File Explorer freezes for several minutes when I click on a file, but it doesn't display as "Not Responding"

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The title really explains it all. I click on any file in File Explorer, it freezes and the cursor spins, but it doesn't get marked as "Not Responding". It doesn't say that in Task Manager either. It's like everything works normally, it just won't let me click on anything.I've tried updating my graphics drivers, running SFC and DISM in the terminal, doing a general update, but it just won't quit doing this no matter what I do.Is there ANYTHING I can do to fix this? I have a lot of projects I'd love to get back to work on, but I literally can't because File Explorer just keeps freezing for no re

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