Regarding 4), I think it is an operating system method. I have also noticed that the first load of KM is much longer than the next load. This happens with other programs also. I have KM 1.1.6 and KM 1.5.3 on my system. When I use one and then the other, each load is slower. If I use one version two times, the second load is much faster.
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