Periodic high CPU usage by Windows Explorer on my laptop (Windows 10)

[Peter Pro]

Can anyone help me with this laptop issue of mine, where Windows Explorers CPU usage periodically spikes to above 20%, ramping up my laptops fans until it's restarted, either in Task Manager, or clicking the Task Bar a few times?Things I've tried thus far that haven't solved it:1) cleaning junk files/disk cleanup2) virus scans (McAfee LiveSafe, Malwarebytes and the Malicious Software Removal Tool)3) disabling cloud storage (Dropbox)4) creating a new user account; it still happens, even in the new one5) Windows updates (up to date at time of writing)6) clearing out the Windows\Temp folder7) mov

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