We have an Ubuntu server which we use for running Selenium tests with Chrome and Firefox (I installed ChromeDriver) and I also want to run the tests locally on my Windows 10 com
As Uri stated in the question, under Update #2, downloading the latest release of chromedriver and placing it in C:\Windows corrects the issue.
I had the same issue with Chrome hanging when the browser window opens (alongside a command prompt window).
The latest drivers can be found at:
https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/chromedriver/downloads
The version in the chromedriver_win32.zip file is working on my 64-bit system.