Windows 10: I can't figure out why my Windows Explorer Keeps crashing

Every time I try to copy some files from a secondary hard drive to my user account, Windows Explorer doesn't even pop up, and sometimes my taskbar will disappear and reappear. When I open the Problem Details in the control panel, there are a bunch of errors for the Windows Explorer. Here is one before I did anything to try and repair it:


Source

Windows Explorer



Summary

Stopped working



Date

‎3/‎8/‎2021 8:48 AM



Status

Report sent



Description

Faulting Application Path: C:\Windows\explorer.exe



Problem signature

Problem Event Name: APPCRASH

Application Name: Explorer.EXE

Application Version: 10.0.19041.746

Application Timestamp: ca234864

Fault Module Name: KERNELBASE.dll

Fault Module Version: 10.0.19041.804

Fault Module Timestamp: 0e9c5eae

Exception Code: 0eedfade

Exception Offset: 000000000002d759

OS Version: 10.0.19042.2.0.0.256.48

Locale ID: 1033

Additional Information 1: a0b2

Additional Information 2: a0b2ee3aa0879ce3684e0d8121c8c579

Additional Information 3: 8f88

Additional Information 4: 8f88750ca7ad84a9683c13ac42b73b65



Extra information about the problem

Bucket ID: 9b7d671832c486d56b4ea617b2230cd1 1967692707910585553




I have also run sfc /scannow, DISM Check and Restore health, and also a scan to check for viruses.


Here is the error after running all that:



Source

Windows Explorer



Summary

Stopped working



Date

‎3/‎8/‎2021 10:06 AM



Status

Report sent



Description

Faulting Application Path: C:\Windows\explorer.exe



Problem signature

Problem Event Name: APPCRASH

Application Name: explorer.exe

Application Version: 10.0.19041.746

Application Timestamp: ca234864

Fault Module Name: KERNELBASE.dll

Fault Module Version: 10.0.19041.804

Fault Module Timestamp: 0e9c5eae

Exception Code: c000041d

Exception Offset: 000000000002d759

OS Version: 10.0.19042.2.0.0.256.48

Locale ID: 1033

Additional Information 1: d32e

Additional Information 2: d32e294e7f90392776892e3b24e8627e

Additional Information 3: b678

Additional Information 4: b6785686b707537b5496dd940f5c3b41



Extra information about the problem

Bucket ID: d4f4b6e8740dbc0d496af1d5855d0368 1831542097847321448




This is a fresh install of Windows 10. The only thing I really edited was changing user permissions to full control for my main administrator profile. I am also having issues with not being able to create a system image as a backup, Im not sure what that is about

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