Can't access folders and file explorer unless remote assistance is activated? Windows explorer keeps restarting.

[FeeMort]

I started up my PC this morning to be greeted by an odd problem, whenever I try to open a folder, file explorer or even troubleshooting, the screen will go black for a second then follow itself by removing my apps from the taskbar for another second, it will not open the folder. The files themselves however, seem to open perfectly fine and I can still run programs like Firefox, Steam, etc etc

So I contacted microsoft, they went into remote assistance and voila! Problem solved... until they stopped remote assistance.

Weird problem, hopefully an easy fix. Edit: Seems what it's doing is restarting windows explorer every time I try accessing folders, don't know why remote assistance fixed that though.

Windows 10 64-bit
Gigabyte z87-hd3
i5 4670k
500gb ssd

 

[silverliquicity]

What did Microsoft do when they remote onto your PC exactly?

 

[FeeMort]

What did Microsoft do when they remote onto your PC exactly?

He checked my folders, saw they were working, then left a scan on as he said goodbye, the scan picked up nothing.