Photoshop 22.3.1 runs like a slug

[Adrenaline Junkie]

Software runs like slug. Especially at startup. Worked fine until I upgraded. Took a network trace and ran some process level checks and photoshop has an extensive amount of spyway activity built into it. A lot of encypted network activity which is uneccessary and unthical for PC based app. How can I turn off the unthical spyway related network activity. Software should respond instantly when you run ultra high end hardware with masive amounts of ram.

[Derek Cross]

I don't know about "spyway", but how much RAM and spare disk capacity do you have? Have you tried resetting your Photoshop preferences?