Windows 11 File Explorer unresponsive upon opening folder while contents disappear and seem to be reloading

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When I open certain folders in Explorer it sort of hangs, while visually all columns aside from the icon at the very left go blank, one by one down the list. Once this reaches the bottom of the folder, it "blinks" and visually loads everything correctly. While this is happening I am unable to interact with the window in any way, i.e. cannot close via any method, cannot go back, etc.Here is a link to an example on my PC.I{ve found that restarting the Windows Explorer process via Task Manager resolves the issue, but only temporarily. I have verified that Windows Update is current. Windows 11 v22

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