Intermittent hangs "Querying Device Advanced Settings..."

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Windows 10 Pro 21H2
Pioneer BDR-209M drive
Plextor BD-R media
ImgBurn 2.5.8.0

I've used ImgBurn successfully for years.  Workflow is I create an ISO of files with ImgBurn and then burn the ISO to a BD-R disk.  Lately, after every few burns, ImgBurn hangs after "Write Speed Successfully Set!" with the message "Querying Device Advanced Settings...".  When it hangs, I have tried:

• Press the abort button.  I'm asked to confirm the cancellation, and then it says "Abort Request Acknowledged", but it continues to hang.
• Press the abort button again.  I get "Please be patient, I head you the first time!".  
• Close the window.  I get "Please be patient, I head you the first time!".  
• Eject the disk. Continues to hang.
• Disable and then enable the drive from Device Manager.  Continues to hang.
• Kill ImgBurn from the Task Manager.  Then restart ImgBurn.  Will get stuck in the same place every time.
• Reboot the computer.  This resolves the matter for a few burns.

This drive is getting old and I'm happy to replace it to resolve the matter.  However, I'm filing this as a Bug Report because the behavior is surely not intended.

ImgBurn is otherwise a great product.  Thanks in advance for your assistance!