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

[TaranVH]

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=1133868...

[Bruce Bullis]

Your suspicion (on the spreadsheet) is correct; this is a Windows-specific issue. We continue to seek a solution, with Microsoft.

[Kevin-Monahan]

Hey there, @TaranVH,

Thanks for the message. It’s been a long while since you filed this bug. I see you got a response and the dev team has marked your bug as "Started." Are you still having this issue? I sure hope not, but let me know so I can update the forum here.

I'll move your post to the Discussions board while we await your information.

Thanks,


Kevin

[jmart278]

I'm still having this issue! I don't know if I just need to update or what... 

About 80% of the time, using the "Save As" function does not pull up the dialogue box like it should but acts as if it is opened, which means I can't click anything in the original window anymore.

Thank god for auto-save.

[Ann Bens]

Auto save can get corrupt too.

Reset preferences: see how that goes.

Use the option Save a copy to make backups.