Microsoft Windows Search Indexer High CPU usage and Windows Explorer Freezing

[Joshua Wygal]

Whenever I try to open a folder from the Windows explorer, it freezes and never responds. I have to restart it to unfreeze it. I currently cant open any files from Windows Explorer. I can use another file explorer application to access files, as well as browse from within other programs such as Notepad++ or Word.The Microsoft Windows Search Indexer has a relatively high CPU usage around 10% and maintains this all the time. Sometimes it will go up to ~20%. I had this issue previously and tried to update windows, drivers and programs. I tried to uninstall my antivirus and many other programs. I

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