UE4 Always crashes when opening file explorer from the editor

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The UE4 editor always crashes when opening the file explorer from the editor, for example when trying to import a heightmap file or trying to migrate assets from one project to another using the migrate functionality. Below is the crash reports for the latest crash when I was trying to migrate assets; it happened when the file explorer which chooses which project to migrate to opened.

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This is the file explorer window I’m talking about. I can consistently reproduce the crash 100% of the time by doing any action which involves opening a file explorer window from the Editor. It happens no matter the complexity of the current level nor the complexity of the project or assets within the project.

I am using the Editor from the Unreal Launcher (not GitHub and no source control)

Version: 4.25.1-13594126+++UE4+Release-4.25

I don’t believe my system is the problem as the complexity of the project does not seem to affect the crashing.
System Specs: GTX 1050Ti, 8GB ram, i7-8750H

Any help is appreciated. Thank you. (edit:clarity)

Unhandled Exception: 0x80040155

KERNELBASE
rpcrt4
rpcrt4
combase
rpcrt4
rpcrt4
rpcrt4
rpcrt4
rpcrt4
combase
combase
combase
combase
combase
combase
combase
combase
combase
user32
user32
combase
combase
combase
combase
kernel32
ntdll

Dump:
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Dxdiag:
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I am also going through the same Crashes on opening exploring windows.

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Having same problem over here. Literally can’t work.

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Ya I’m having the same issues.

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Same here. Same version, same everything (apart from the pc specs)

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Remove Antivirus If any
Right Click On Unreal Engine.exe or Unreal Desktop Shortcut
Go to Properties … Advanced … check Run as Administrator
It Worked Fine for me atleast

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Didn’t seem to work.

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I have the same problem. It began after Windows update to version 2004

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Can I ask, for those of you where its crashing, are you using the Launcher Version or Source Built Version of Unreal. I’m finding every version of UE or project I open from the Launcher crashes about 5 seconds after a windows explorer window opens - select build location, export asset location, doesn’t matter. However the same UE version 4.26.2 I’ve compiled from source does not exhibit this behavior.