XenDesktop 7.8 and 7.9 - System Hangs on Telemetry Service

Customers report provisioned targets device running VDA 7.8, hang after system boot on screen "please wait" or "getting devices ready" VDA 7.8 or 7.9 is booted and hangs at one of below reported screens at console, never progressing further: "Please wait" spinning wheel, "Please wait while...