It also takes a few minutes to verify the blockchain.
I just updated from 2.0 which was working fine.
Yes, Ive checked that my clock is synced and I have restarted the computer
Daedalus 2.1.0 is out now. You might want to download and install it. 2.1.0 includes some major improvements.
2.1.0 made it even slower for me… Any quick fixes I can apply?
No quick fixes at present. More updates are coming that will fix the slow sync times.