Any "Save As..." dialouges can premanently freeze Premiere

Any action that spawns an Explorer window can cause Premiere to permanently freeze. It will never recover, and must be shut down through Task Manager. These actions include:
-File > Save as...
-Clicking the OUTPUT name in the Export Media window.
-Clicking "browse" on the Export Frame dialogue box.
-Even hitting the little "setup..." button on the Image Matte Key effect.
-Using Explorer rather than Media Browser when relinking footage.
-Double clicking a blank area of a bin
-And many more.

This has happened to me in Windows 10 and 7.
(Doing "Reveal in Explorer" does not cause this freezing, since that kind of Explorer window is not a save/load dialogue box that is tied to the program.)

This is the most devastating bug I've ever encountered in Premiere. It happens to me a few times a day, and has wasted a huge amount of my time, and my team's time. To me, it is inexcusable that Premiere cannot do something as simple as a "Save As..." without freezing.

Here is a forum thread on this bug: https://forums.adobe.com/message/9696942

This is unique ID# 508 on my Premiere problems spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dVJb7kI_ZETLavrplfARgn9gL8HUpvkq6A0jCPxqA3w/edit#gid=1133868629