Does MATLAB phone home on startup? (Startup time with VPN and without VPN)

My R2026a Home Edition takes a long time with Mullvad VPN enabled and much less when it is not. Is MATLAB phoning home or something? I have an M3 Mac with 36GB RAM running Sequoia.
Timing results below:
With VPN: 2+ minutes
Opening timing log **********_log.15060 ..

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MATLAB Startup Performance Metrics (In Seconds)

total item gap description
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3.53 3.53 0.00 MATLAB script
32.76 29.23 -0.00 main
32.78 0.02 0.00 Session Initialize
78.81 0.59 45.44 Toolbox cache load Start
78.81 30.07 15.96 Session Initialize
86.12 7.31 78.81 cachepath
88.33 1.68 86.65 LM Startup
88.95 0.61 0.00 splash
104.71 0.15 15.61 Constant Initialization
109.77 20.82 0.00 Engine Startup
109.77 0.00 0.00 mljInit
109.77 0.00 0.00 Java initialization
110.42 0.00 0.64 psParser
110.42 0.00 0.00 Toolbox cache join
110.61 0.20 0.00 Package Registry initialization
113.57 0.25 2.71 matlabpath
119.71 0.03 6.11 matlabpath
122.24 0.02 2.51 matlabpath
122.27 0.02 0.01 matlabpath
123.34 0.20 0.86 matlabrc
123.54 0.20 0.00 Startup File
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Items shown account for 76.3% of total startup time

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Without VPN: 21 seconds
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MATLAB Startup Performance Metrics (In Seconds)

total item gap description
=========================================================
2.80 2.80 0.00 MATLAB script
11.96 9.16 0.00 main
11.98 0.02 0.00 Session Initialize
13.23 0.01 1.24 Toolbox cache load Start
13.23 0.83 0.42 Session Initialize
13.31 0.08 13.23 cachepath
13.85 0.49 13.36 LM Startup
13.87 0.01 0.01 splash
14.38 0.12 0.39 Constant Initialization
14.44 0.57 0.00 Engine Startup
14.44 0.00 0.00 mljInit
14.44 0.00 0.00 Java initialization
14.45 0.00 0.01 psParser
14.45 0.00 0.00 Toolbox cache join
19.27 4.81 0.00 Package Registry initialization
19.86 0.19 0.40 matlabpath
20.05 0.02 0.16 matlabpath
20.43 0.02 0.36 matlabpath
20.46 0.03 0.01 matlabpath
20.66 0.05 0.15 matlabrc
20.68 0.02 0.00 Startup File
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Items shown account for 92.4% of total startup timeMy R2026a Home Edition takes a long time with Mullvad VPN enabled and much less when it is not. Is MATLAB phoning home or something? I have an M3 Mac with 36GB RAM running Sequoia.
Timing results below:
With VPN: 2+ minutes
Opening timing log **********_log.15060 ..

Home License — for personal use only. Not for government,
academic, research, commercial, or other organizational use.
MATLAB Startup Performance Metrics (In Seconds)

total item gap description
=========================================================
3.53 3.53 0.00 MATLAB script
32.76 29.23 -0.00 main
32.78 0.02 0.00 Session Initialize
78.81 0.59 45.44 Toolbox cache load Start
78.81 30.07 15.96 Session Initialize
86.12 7.31 78.81 cachepath
88.33 1.68 86.65 LM Startup
88.95 0.61 0.00 splash
104.71 0.15 15.61 Constant Initialization
109.77 20.82 0.00 Engine Startup
109.77 0.00 0.00 mljInit
109.77 0.00 0.00 Java initialization
110.42 0.00 0.64 psParser
110.42 0.00 0.00 Toolbox cache join
110.61 0.20 0.00 Package Registry initialization
113.57 0.25 2.71 matlabpath
119.71 0.03 6.11 matlabpath
122.24 0.02 2.51 matlabpath
122.27 0.02 0.01 matlabpath
123.34 0.20 0.86 matlabrc
123.54 0.20 0.00 Startup File
=========================================================
Items shown account for 76.3% of total startup time

_____________________________________________________________________

Without VPN: 21 seconds
Home License — for personal use only. Not for government,
academic, research, commercial, or other organizational use.

MATLAB Startup Performance Metrics (In Seconds)

total item gap description
=========================================================
2.80 2.80 0.00 MATLAB script
11.96 9.16 0.00 main
11.98 0.02 0.00 Session Initialize
13.23 0.01 1.24 Toolbox cache load Start
13.23 0.83 0.42 Session Initialize
13.31 0.08 13.23 cachepath
13.85 0.49 13.36 LM Startup
13.87 0.01 0.01 splash
14.38 0.12 0.39 Constant Initialization
14.44 0.57 0.00 Engine Startup
14.44 0.00 0.00 mljInit
14.44 0.00 0.00 Java initialization
14.45 0.00 0.01 psParser
14.45 0.00 0.00 Toolbox cache join
19.27 4.81 0.00 Package Registry initialization
19.86 0.19 0.40 matlabpath
20.05 0.02 0.16 matlabpath
20.43 0.02 0.36 matlabpath
20.46 0.03 0.01 matlabpath
20.66 0.05 0.15 matlabrc
20.68 0.02 0.00 Startup File
=========================================================
Items shown account for 92.4% of total startup time My R2026a Home Edition takes a long time with Mullvad VPN enabled and much less when it is not. Is MATLAB phoning home or something? I have an M3 Mac with 36GB RAM running Sequoia.
Timing results below:
With VPN: 2+ minutes
Opening timing log **********_log.15060 ..

Home License — for personal use only. Not for government,
academic, research, commercial, or other organizational use.
MATLAB Startup Performance Metrics (In Seconds)

total item gap description
=========================================================
3.53 3.53 0.00 MATLAB script
32.76 29.23 -0.00 main
32.78 0.02 0.00 Session Initialize
78.81 0.59 45.44 Toolbox cache load Start
78.81 30.07 15.96 Session Initialize
86.12 7.31 78.81 cachepath
88.33 1.68 86.65 LM Startup
88.95 0.61 0.00 splash
104.71 0.15 15.61 Constant Initialization
109.77 20.82 0.00 Engine Startup
109.77 0.00 0.00 mljInit
109.77 0.00 0.00 Java initialization
110.42 0.00 0.64 psParser
110.42 0.00 0.00 Toolbox cache join
110.61 0.20 0.00 Package Registry initialization
113.57 0.25 2.71 matlabpath
119.71 0.03 6.11 matlabpath
122.24 0.02 2.51 matlabpath
122.27 0.02 0.01 matlabpath
123.34 0.20 0.86 matlabrc
123.54 0.20 0.00 Startup File
=========================================================
Items shown account for 76.3% of total startup time

_____________________________________________________________________

Without VPN: 21 seconds
Home License — for personal use only. Not for government,
academic, research, commercial, or other organizational use.

MATLAB Startup Performance Metrics (In Seconds)

total item gap description
=========================================================
2.80 2.80 0.00 MATLAB script
11.96 9.16 0.00 main
11.98 0.02 0.00 Session Initialize
13.23 0.01 1.24 Toolbox cache load Start
13.23 0.83 0.42 Session Initialize
13.31 0.08 13.23 cachepath
13.85 0.49 13.36 LM Startup
13.87 0.01 0.01 splash
14.38 0.12 0.39 Constant Initialization
14.44 0.57 0.00 Engine Startup
14.44 0.00 0.00 mljInit
14.44 0.00 0.00 Java initialization
14.45 0.00 0.01 psParser
14.45 0.00 0.00 Toolbox cache join
19.27 4.81 0.00 Package Registry initialization
19.86 0.19 0.40 matlabpath
20.05 0.02 0.16 matlabpath
20.43 0.02 0.36 matlabpath
20.46 0.03 0.01 matlabpath
20.66 0.05 0.15 matlabrc
20.68 0.02 0.00 Startup File
=========================================================
Items shown account for 92.4% of total startup time matlab MATLAB Answers — New Questions

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