Maschine 3 freezes while scanning

Not one to let an issue beat me, and after dealing with this issue for multiple days, I decided upon a different approach. As stated, I deleted all paths in plugin preferences to just the VST 3 folder. Re-scanned and the program opened normally. Expanded to then include VST 2 folder, and with the exception of 1 single plugin it hung up on, it again opened normally after its removal. Then I decided to reinstall a 3rd party plugin I previously deleted in my purge marathon. One I actually use regularly. Maschine scanned both paths AND this previously rejected-now reinstalled VST 2 plugin (BX_Masterdesk) and opened without issue. I don't get it....this means Maschine wanted a fresh install of the plugin before it wanted to accept it. I will try to now reinstall all previously purged plugins to restore my plugin access to its original state.

Side note: none of my other programs had any issue opening and utilizing the 1,480 plugins.