Stuck at "scanning VST3 plug-ins"

Hi

I now tried waiting for many minutes without luck. SSD activity looks to be zero.
So I’m pretty sure it’s just stuck for some reason.

None of my (3) plugins can be updated.
But I tried removing their vst folders so Cubase can’t see them at all. Still stuck on VST3 scan on splash screen.
I also tried reinstalling the Elicense Control Center and running it as admin including maintenance. Still stuck on VST3 initialize splash screen.
And I tried renaming the appdata/roaming/cubase folder so it would re-initialize it all. It did, but still stuck on VST3 initialize splash screen.

Maybe I need to uninstall everything and start from scratch? :confused: