Bisq node fails to start. Hangs at startup screen

I have a Bisq node on a windows 10 system that was working last year
but have not started since then.
I tried to start it a few days ago but it just hangs
after login at the startup screen showing:

Bitcoin network peers: 7/synchronized with bitcoin mainnet (using tor)
(3/4) hidden service published/Bisq network peers: 8

How can I get this to start? I have bitcoin in the internal wallet
that I would like to use.

Hi ! this could still help you :
https://bisq.wiki/Connecting_to_your_own_Bitcoin_node

You could also use other bitcoin node from Bisq contributors Settings > Network Info

Thanks, but what i want to do is get the Bisq node to start.

Install the latest version (do a backup first) and try this if it still doesn’t start.