After reading most of the posts and trying all the suggested temporary "fixes", I got fed up and did something that appears to stave of this annoyance permanently. i am not going to say that this "resolves" this issue. I did these simple changes yesterday and the issue has not surfaced. Even after playing Asphalt 8 for hours (this usually triggers the issue for me in the past.)
This is what I did:
- Click on the search icon in the task bar (thing that looks like a magnifying glass)
- Click on the three dots in the upper right of box that comes up (options)
- Click on search settings
- Turn Safe Search "OFF"
- Turn off "Work or School account"
That's it, no more annoying circle or having to reset Explorer.
Caveat: This is not a "FIX" for this problem and some persons may not like the idea of turning off these settings. So, that is totally your call. I truly hope the Microsoft people move their asses on this issue with a software patch that fixes it properly. This thing has been reported for months now and they don't seem to care.