Windows 10: Since May Feature update, cpu always hangs on restarts and explorer can be very slow

Hi there,


Installed on 28.‎05.‎2020 the Win 10 feature update, no problems. Since then, two persistent problems have come up:


1 Each time I restart, the system hangs on the blue screen saying "restarting" this is *after* i tell it to ignore any programs still shutting down. ressing ctrl-alt-del does not do anything once it hangs, so I can't see what it's "hung on". I'm forced to manually hold the power button until it shuts off, then it starts up without a problem.


2 Now and then when I open up windows explorer to view my file system, it just takes forever to load certain folders more accurately it just keeps working, but never stops.


Both of these problems started after the update, and have persisted for a few weeks since, despite more recent updates.


I'm currently on OS version 10.0.19041 Build 19041, should be up-to-date.

Lenovo 7470s, 64-bit Win 10 Education version


Thoughts?

Thanks!

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To assist you, kindly provide us additional information.

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We suggest you to disable Internet Explorer from optional features and enable it again. To do so, follow the steps below:

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