@ Druid thanks for the suggestion but clearing the IronGate registry keys had no effect on load time or performance. I don't think these registry keys are actually used for anything other than system paths. This makes some sense as I have actually uninstalled the game and reinstalled to other available SSD drives ( I have 9x 2TB drives and I tried 3 of them to test) and found no solution after the H&H update. The game is just broken for me at this point.