Premiere Elements Slow.........

I have used Premier Elements since 2017.   I am using v 2022.    No changes in hardware.   However,   I am experiencing slow loading of existing projects  (or fails),  long rendering (or stalls) and freezing up.    The only thing I see that may be different is I am shooting photos in 16x9 - but the file size is no greater than 4x3.    I have deleted cache and even uninstalled and reinstalled - and still have this issue periodically.