start menu wont open -> Host for windows shell using all available RAM

I have win10 64 bit installed. i7-8700K, Gigabyte Aorus Gaming 7 Motherboard, G.Skill TridentZ 3200MHz CL16 ´16GB RAM, GTX 980Ti, OCZ Arc 100 SSD, Seagate FireCuda SSHD and a Seagate HDD. I noticed that the control panel wouldn't load so I restarted my PC. I noticed that windows took significantly longer to load after typing in the password (probably ~15-20 seconds, which is long considering I'm using an SSD it was almost instant before) and then the issue appeared...
Whenever I try to open the Start Menu or the explorer via the shortcut on my task bar the process "host for microsoft shell" uses all available RAM for a short period of time , then the explorer.exe crashes and restarts. I can access the explorer by using firefoxs download "open file in folder" menu and then navigate the explorer without any issues until i right click something.

I reinstalled windows yesterday, which fixed the problem temporarily but then an hour or so ago the thing described above happened.

I tried: Restarting the PC and sfc /scannow with admin privileges but sfc /scannow just returned that some files were corrupt and couldn't be repaired... Great, that helps a lot.

Win10 is only giving me trouble, a few days ago it wouldnt boot anymore for some reason until I reinstalled windows. I reinstalled windows 5 or so times in the last 2 weeks and it's starting to REALLY get on my nerves. I didn't pay that much money to get a product that breaks all the time..

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