After I open Maya, and go to File > Open/Save/import/Project/etc., Maya brings up said window but the box is filled with white and Maya freezes up. I've tried deleting the prefs folder and running a repair install but neither had any effect. Do I need to completely uninstall Maya?
I was just having the exact same issue, on a project where I have to work between Maya and other programs, and this problem was starting to cause me to pull my hair out. This fix worked a charm, huge thanks.
Man, this is years later. have both the 2014 and 2018 and up until today never had an issue and just started freezing maya when I opened the import or save dialog. Thx Dave, very much appreciate the answer and thanks to Polycount for keeping this up here.