Windows 8.1 Black Screen with Cursor After Login

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Xenov_

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Hi,
I've been searching the forums for hours now, but there has been no avail for my problem.
So, I have Windows 8.1 and have had it for 2 years and I haven't encountered any problem until now.
My problem being; I cannot access anything after login. When I type my password, it loads for 2-3 minutes which is odd as-is, and after the login, instead of being greeted by the desktop, it's just a black screen with the cursor on it. Also, I can't ctrl alt delete.
If any extra info is needed, I can provide it, I just need my problem fixed, and quick.
 
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Colif
I have seen this before, in my case it was my speakers not working at start up and slowing my login process down to a minute or more, and the blank desktop trick as well. I had access to ctrrl alt del though (and it was on win 10) so often after a restart it booted fine. That was problem, it wasn't constant and I could go days without it happening. Was driving me mad.

Try disconnecting all extra devices from PC at start besides mouse/keyboard, the fault could be a device windows is waiting for a response from and as it never answers, explorer times out. If PC boots fine without devices, its one of them and a matter of adding them one at a time until you find the culprit

Another choice is a fresh boot -...
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I have seen this before, in my case it was my speakers not working at start up and slowing my login process down to a minute or more, and the blank desktop trick as well. I had access to ctrrl alt del though (and it was on win 10) so often after a restart it booted fine. That was problem, it wasn't constant and I could go days without it happening. Was driving me mad.

Try disconnecting all extra devices from PC at start besides mouse/keyboard, the fault could be a device windows is waiting for a response from and as it never answers, explorer times out. If PC boots fine without devices, its one of them and a matter of adding them one at a time until you find the culprit

Another choice is a fresh boot - https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/929135 - this would prove whether its windows causing slow down or another start up application
 
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