Photoshop CS6 problem - can't open new files

I have been using Photoshop CS6 (Windows 7) for a while now, and it has been working fine. However for two weeks or so I am having constant issues opening existing, or new documents.
I can either drag a picture, or File>New several times and nothing ever happens.
The only time it works, for maybe 15 minutes, is after I restart the computer.
This issue needs to be fixed! I have been looking through threads with the same problem and no one from Adobe has given a solution! And my version is original, through Creative Cloud.
What is there to do? Can I contact someone from Adobe personally to fix this? I am paying for Creative Cloud monthly, Shouldn't there be some sort support for this?
Also I have had the IT manager look into my computer and there is nothing wrong with it. Everything update, functioning smoothly. This is stricly an Adobe issue.

Well, the bad news for you is that this is very likely something outside Adobe which we can't fix for you. From the sound of it you have a "security suite" running amok that is blocking access to temporary files, the clipboard and specific features that allow Windows apps to interact liek that drag&drop stuff. If this is the case, get rid of whatever this tool may be. It's rubbish if it behaves that aggressively and interferes with normal operations. Otherwise check for generic permissions/ user privilege issues that may trigger security stuff plus verify your hardware. Come to think of it this could be a ahrrdrive on the verge of imploding on itself and preventing the system from functioning right because temp files no longer can be written in damaged sectors. Check disk health, defragment, remove unused temporary files and back up your data before it crashes completely and goes *poof*. And finally of course reinstall your Adobe software just to be sure.
Mylenium

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