Toad hangs or takes long time to start with CPU spike (100%) on Windows Server 2008 and 2012 Virtual Machine. (4268258)

Toad hangs, freezes, or takes a long time to startup or launch (or very slow to start up) with CPU usage spike increase of 100% on Windows Server 2008 VM and Windows Server 2012 VM.

Trying to start Toad for Oracle on a virtualized Windows Server VM. Remote Desktop Services (formerly known as Terminal Services), the CPU usage spikes to 99-100% and Toad hangs or takes a very long time to startup.

The message "reboot" may pop up and the machine says: "Programs need to be closed"

Virtualized server maybe VMware, Citrix, or MS Virtual PC.