Bridge Extra Buggy Offline

Bridge freezes up much more often when I'm working offline. Oftentimes, I spend more time restarting Bridge than I do working in it. I believe the program (app) is trying to access the internet for some reason and freezing when it fails to do so. Are there any settings that I can use to help remedy this situation? I have no files stored on any cloud, so this is not the problem. For reference, I am using Windows 11 on a computer with an Intel Core Ultra 9 with 32 Gb RAM. Both Windows and Bridge are both fully updated whenever I am online (at least weekly). The problem occurs when I'm updating metadata, shutting down, opening a file, deleting a file, batch renaming, etc. Usually, the only other apps I have open are Windows File Explorer and Photoshop. 

Thank you for any suggestions you might have.