Unreal Engine Slow Startup Issue Since Version 5.3 and 5.4.2

Development Getting Started & Setup
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Hi everyone,

I’ve been experiencing a frustrating issue with Unreal Engine since version 5.3, and it continues in version 5.4.2. When I start the engine, it gets stuck at “Initializing… 0%” for about 5 to 10 minutes before finally opening. During this time, no noticeable activity occurs, and the system resource usage for Unreal remains low. Has anyone encountered a similar problem or found a solution to this?

Thank you in advance for any help or suggestions!

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yup experienceing the same issue…still looking for a solution. My log is showing the pause happens when loading the openXR runintime i seems:

[2024.07.10-01.25.34:525][ 0]LogHMD: OpenXRHMDModule::InitInstance using DefaultLoader.
09/07 18:25:34.530 {DEBUG} [OXR] xrNegotiateLoaderRuntimeInterface loading 1.1.36

then eventually after 5 or so minutes it moves on and starts as usual

UPDATE: after disabling openXR in the project, it launches normally. very odd.

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probably it tries to connect to some online server and fails. but keeps the launch process paused because why not? if one needs to contact their server overloads u no need to work bro