I'v got the same problem with win 7 64 bits. and VLC 3.0.4 VLC is really slow to launch, 5 to 6s... I use the installer 2 VLC 2.2.8 was way faster. I undersand that there is security issue, but is there something we can tweak to improve the start up speed ? I have malwarebyte with real time protecti...