The only way to get a guaranteed "better" (meaning clean and stable) download is through Seagull Scientific or your printer manufacturer.
Open BarTender → Administer → Add-Ons → Disable:
Result: BarTender launches in under 3 seconds instead of 15+ seconds.
If you are a business, continuing to use BarTender 2016 R4 is a liability. The better long-term solution is to budget for an upgrade or switch printer hardware to something compatible with modern free software.
The only way to get a guaranteed "better" (meaning clean and stable) download is through Seagull Scientific or your printer manufacturer.
Open BarTender → Administer → Add-Ons → Disable:
Result: BarTender launches in under 3 seconds instead of 15+ seconds.
If you are a business, continuing to use BarTender 2016 R4 is a liability. The better long-term solution is to budget for an upgrade or switch printer hardware to something compatible with modern free software.