Folders, and only folders, windows will not resize

When I open any desktop folder and try to resize it to a smaller size it goes to a small unusable size. From this size one can maximize or minimize the window but can not resize it. It also goes into a loop and when I close the window, my desktop and system tray icons temporarily blink off. This is clearly a problem with Windows so how do I adjust the settings for them?
One can resize app windoes, PDF folders, Word and Excel folders for example. Just not any folders created by Windows 10