Bridge 13 unusable due to high CPU usage - Bridge 12 asking to install latest Version of PS.

After the initial problems with Bridge v13 I went back to Bridge v12 but it's very annoying that it doesn't recognise Photoshop 24.
With the update announcement in this forum I thought I'd give it another got but the issues with Bridge v13 continue to plague me and it's noticeably slowing down my system, using loads of ressources - even when there's 'nothing' going on. I'm not running scripts, all previews are generated, I'm not browsing files etc.

So back to v12 it is - at least the interface is pleasant as ever, no confusing highlited windows, no constant CPU spikes and memory leaks. 
But as I said it doesn't recognise Photoshop 23, asking me to install the latest version when I have to run batches and stuff like Image Processor. Sure, I can find ways around that, opening the files manually in Photoshop and then running the batch/scripts from there but - really, I shouldn't have to compensate for Adobes incompetence. 

Is there ANY way to make Bridge v12 work with Photoshop 24 like it used to work previously? I'm somewhat technically versed but I don't know anything about coding scripts or anything like that.