RAS phone pbk file slow in Windows 8(.1)

I upgraded my computer from Windows 7 Pro to Windows 8.1 Pro. I'm using a RAS phone pbk file on my desktop to connect to 1 of our 300 sites. In Windows
7 the 300 entries work well and opened quickly. In Windows 8.1 when I try to open the same file, it takes about 5 minutes for the pbk file to open the dialog window. The processor is working hard to open the file.
Using C# and DotRas project I regenerated the pbk file under Windows 8.1, but this made no difference. Looks like large custom pbk files are not support well in Windows 8.1.

So, that's one of the "sometimes" I suppose? What does one of the "most of the time" examples look like?
Yes exactly. I created a new phonebook with 35 entries (TEST1 to TEST35) and when I open it, it takes about 30s to open it.
The Log size is around 1.5MB, I can't post it here. But it's almost the same as the example above, it tries to open the same entries multiple times.
Can somebody test this on a server 2012 machine?
I cutted out some entries with "Reading TEST1" and post it here. These are not all, only the first ones and the last one before the application starts. In summary there are 65 times entries for "Reading TEST1".
<-- BEGIN -->
RasEnumEntriesW
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:043: IsPublicPhonebook=0
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:043: ReadPhonebookFileEx: called for pbk C:\Phonebook\Test-Phonebook.pbk, flags 1032
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:043: IsPublicPhonebook=0
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:043: path=C:\Phonebook\Test-Phonebook.pbk
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:043: full path=C:\Phonebook\Test-Phonebook.pbk
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:043:  IsVirtualizationNeeded: return value = 0
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:043: ENTRY: Reading "TEST1"
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:045: Reading media group "serial"
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:045: New link format
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:045:
DUPTEST:Port in this media
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:045: Port=COM1
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:045: TESTDU:port is still not configured by matching in the system ports
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:045:     TESTDU: port Not configured from NT4 conversion
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:045: TESTDU:port is still not configured, set the default in ppblink
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:045: SetDefaultModemSettings(bps=0)=1
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:045: TESTDU:port is still not configured
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:045: Reading device group "modem"
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:045: Device List after deleting dupe
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:045: Device List after deleting dupe
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:077: ENTRY: Reading "TEST1"
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:079: Reading media group "serial"
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:079: New link format
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:079:
DUPTEST:Port in this media
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:079: Port=COM1
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:079: TESTDU:port is still not configured by matching in the system ports
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:079:     TESTDU: port Not configured from NT4 conversion
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:079: TESTDU:port is still not configured, set the default in ppblink
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:079: SetDefaultModemSettings(bps=0)=1
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:079: TESTDU:port is still not configured
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:079: Reading device group "modem"
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:079: Device List after deleting dupe
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:079: Device List after deleting dupe
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:113: ENTRY: Reading "TEST1"
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:113:
Before LoadPortsList2 in ReadEntryList()
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:113: LoadPortsList2
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:113: GetRasPorts
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:113: RasPortEnum...
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:113: RasPortEnum=603,c=22
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:113: RasPortEnum...
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:115: RasPortEnum=0,c=22
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:115: RasGetDevConfig
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:123: RasGetDevConfig=603
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:123: RasGetDevConfig
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:133: RasGetDevConfig=0
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:133: SanitizeUnimodemBlob: mdm prot=67506176
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:133: Port=COM1,fHw=1,fEc=0,bps=115200,fSp=0,prot=4061000
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:133: StringCchCopy failed due to error 0x8007007a
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:135: LoadPortsList=0
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:135: successfully finished LoadPortsList2 in ReadEntryList()
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:135: Reading media group "serial"
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:135: New link format
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:135:
DUPTEST:Port in this media
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:135: Port=COM1
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:135:
Trying to match the phonebook port in the system ports
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:135: Port configured
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:135: SetDefaultModemSettings(bps=115200)=1
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:135: Reading device group "modem"
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:135: Device List after deleting dupe
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:135: StringCchCopy failed due to error 0x8007007a
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:135: Device List after deleting dupe
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:169: ENTRY: Reading "TEST1"
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:171:
Before LoadPortsList2 in ReadEntryList()
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:171: LoadPortsList2
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:171: GetRasPorts
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:171: RasPortEnum...
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:171: RasPortEnum=603,c=22
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:171: RasPortEnum...
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:171: RasPortEnum=0,c=22
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:171: RasGetDevConfig
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:181: RasGetDevConfig=603
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:181: RasGetDevConfig
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:189: RasGetDevConfig=0
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:189: SanitizeUnimodemBlob: mdm prot=67506176
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:189: Port=COM1,fHw=1,fEc=0,bps=115200,fSp=0,prot=4061000
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:189: StringCchCopy failed due to error 0x8007007a
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:191: LoadPortsList=0
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:191: successfully finished LoadPortsList2 in ReadEntryList()
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:191: Reading media group "serial"
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:193: New link format
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:193:
DUPTEST:Port in this media
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:193: Port=COM1
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:193:
Trying to match the phonebook port in the system ports
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:193: Port configured
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:193: SetDefaultModemSettings(bps=115200)=1
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:193: Reading device group "modem"
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:193: Device List after deleting dupe
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:193: StringCchCopy failed due to error 0x8007007a
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:193: Device List after deleting dupe
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:227: ENTRY: Reading "TEST1"
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:227:
Before LoadPortsList2 in ReadEntryList()
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:227: LoadPortsList2
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:227: GetRasPorts
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:227: RasPortEnum...
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:227: RasPortEnum=603,c=22
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:227: RasPortEnum...
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:227: RasPortEnum=0,c=22
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:227: RasGetDevConfig
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:237: RasGetDevConfig=603
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:237: RasGetDevConfig
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:245: RasGetDevConfig=0
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:245: SanitizeUnimodemBlob: mdm prot=67506176
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:245: Port=COM1,fHw=1,fEc=0,bps=115200,fSp=0,prot=4061000
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:245: StringCchCopy failed due to error 0x8007007a
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:249: LoadPortsList=0
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:249: successfully finished LoadPortsList2 in ReadEntryList()
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:249: Reading media group "serial"
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:249: New link format
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:249:
DUPTEST:Port in this media
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:249: Port=COM1
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:249:
Trying to match the phonebook port in the system ports
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:249: Port configured
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:249: SetDefaultModemSettings(bps=115200)=1
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:249: Reading device group "modem"
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:249: Device List after deleting dupe
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:249: StringCchCopy failed due to error 0x8007007a
[104] 04-02 07:52:58:249: Device List after deleting dupe
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:522: ENTRY: Reading "TEST1"
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:526:
Before LoadPortsList2 in ReadEntryList()
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:528: LoadPortsList2
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:532: GetRasPorts
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:534: RasPortEnum...
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:538: RasPortEnum=603,c=22
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:542: RasPortEnum...
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:544: RasPortEnum=0,c=22
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:548: RasGetDevConfig
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:560: RasGetDevConfig=603
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:562: RasGetDevConfig
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:574: RasGetDevConfig=0
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:578: SanitizeUnimodemBlob: mdm prot=67506176
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:580: Port=COM1,fHw=1,fEc=0,bps=115200,fSp=0,prot=4061000
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:584: StringCchCopy failed due to error 0x8007007a
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:591: LoadPortsList=0
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:593: successfully finished LoadPortsList2 in ReadEntryList()
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:597: Reading media group "serial"
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:599: New link format
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:603:
DUPTEST:Port in this media
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:605: Port=COM1
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:609:
Trying to match the phonebook port in the system ports
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:611: Port configured
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:615: SetDefaultModemSettings(bps=115200)=1
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:617: Reading device group "modem"
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:621: Device List after deleting dupe
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:623: StringCchCopy failed due to error 0x8007007a
[104] 04-02 07:53:26:627: Device List after deleting dupe
<-- END -->
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:756: ReadRasFile: ReadEntryList returned 0
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:758: ReadPhonebookFile returns 0
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:762: DuplicatePhoneNode
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:764: DuplicateProtocolNode
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:768: DuplicateProtocolNode
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:770: DuplicateProtocolNode
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:774: DuplicateProtocolNode
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:778: DuplicateProtocolNode
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:780: DuplicateProtocolNode
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:784: DuplicateProtocolNode
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:786: DuplicateProtocolNode
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:790: DuplicateProtocolNode
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:792: DuplicateProtocolNode
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:796: DuplicateProtocolNode
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:800: DuplicateProtocolNode
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:802: DuplicateProtocolNode
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:806: DuplicateProtocolNode
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:808: DuplicateProtocolNode
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:812: DuplicateProtocolNode
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:814: DuplicateProtocolNode
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:818: DuplicateProtocolNode
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:822: DuplicateProtocolNode
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:824: DuplicateProtocolNode
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:828: DuplicateProtocolNode
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:830: GetPbkAndEntryName. rc=0x0
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:834: GetInstalledProtocolsEx=0xc.
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:838: RasEnumConnectionsW
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:842: IsRasmanServiceRunning=1
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:844: IsRasmanServiceRunning=1
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:866: RasEnumConnectionsW
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:870: IsRasmanServiceRunning=1
[104] 04-02 07:53:27:872: IsRasmanServiceRunning=1

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