I discovered two things that helped me with this.
First, you can reboot the sync system by holding in the power button and forward track/search button at the same time for about 5 seconds and the entire sync system will reboot. That way you don't have to turn the car off and wait for everything to power down.
Second, I did a manual sync update with a USB drive and so far it has fixed all of the sync issues I was having, including the blue screen issue.
https://www.ford.com/support/sync-maps-updates/