Exclude apps were very delayed before starting VPN.
These apps list is loading before start VPN, Apps are doesn’t work the Split Tunneling both Secure VPN and Norton 360 VPN function.
Why doesn’t loading exclude apps list before starting VPN service?
If you have both the standalone Norton Secure VPN and Norton 360 apps installed, you should uninstall the standalone and just use the VPN feature in 360. Having both installed can cause some strange behaviours.
I'm not sure exactly what your observations are about apps that have been listed in the Split Tunnel feature. Are you suggesting the excluded app list needs to be loaded somewhere before the VPN feature is started? As the VPN is the only thing that needs the list of excluded apps, there is no need for that list to be loaded anywhere if the VPN is not running.
Please clarify if this is not what you are asking.