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"Why does MATLAB get stuck in the 'Initializing' state or take a long time to start on a Windows machine?"

Although MATLAB does not have an answer for why it happens, to fix the problem you can take the following steps (make sure you have enabled viewing of hidden files and folders first):

1. Browse to the folder
   z:\Application Data\Mathworks
2. Remove the directory named "MathWorks"
3. Once this has been removed, restart MATLAB. This directory will be recreated the next time you start MATLAB.

UCLA offers legal alternatives for online music and video services to the campus community. We encourage you to explore these services as an ideal means of acquiring digital entertainment while avoiding the risks, viruses and malware associated with illegal file sharing. Information about this program is at http://www.getlegal.ucla.edu.