As soon as I updated to 1.68, the pairing screen grinds almost to a halt.
This happens upon game launch and also any time entering the pairing screen from the main menu.
Zwift functions absolutely fine so long as avoiding pairing screen.
Never had the problem before.
Exit and re-launch does not resolve.
Reboot PC does not resolve.
Windows 11, no OS updates, GPU driver updates or other software installed since it last worked.
Direct Connect for trainer/cadence
HRM paired via Android companion app.
Do you have an ANT+ and/or Bluetooth dongle plugged in? If so, close Zwift, unplug them, restart Zwift and see if the pairing screen is ok. Assuming it is, close Zwift, plug the dongles back in and try Zwift again.
I did have an ANT+ dongle plugged in.
Pairing screen with it plugged in - stuttering, almost crashing.
Unplugged the ANT+ and it immediately started responding again. Plugged it back in - no problem.
Closed the game down, ANT+ still plugged in, and relaunched the game.
Issue has gone…
Zwift config or ANT+driver must have had something corrupted which was resolved by removing and re-inserting.
Thanks for the suggestion Arend.
Hope this assists others should they ever run into the same problem.
It’s one of those bizarre things that happens very infrequently and somehow rebooting doesn’t reset it but the unplug/replug does.
Tnx, had exact same problem. Missed a race and one hour of deleting, reinstalling and frustration before stumbeling over this solution:)
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I have been seeing the same issue in the same time frame (last month).
Effectively almost impossible to run Zwift two days in a row without rebooting or replugging the dongles.
This is on a Zwift-dedicated Windows 11 system that has been stable and unchanged other than Zwift for over a year.