Solved Looping between desktop and start

DeclaredInsane

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Hi everyone. I'm new to windows 8. It's running on a Compaq laptop and it's being running ok for a few days.

Once I login into windows it jumps to the start screen with apps then goes to the desktop (but you only see the taskbar) and back to the start screen again. It's does this every second. I can bring up task manager and tried a few things which was a pain because its still loops but with patience I managed a few troubleshooting.

Here's what I tried so far:

- System Restore (from cmd.exe) - it restored system but it still does the same thing
- Advanced Boot Option - keep getting error in cmd (The boot configuration data store could not be opened. Access Denied.)
- If I stop the Windows Explorer task the loop stops but once I start it again it loops again.

I can backup all my documents and just reinstall but do you guys know of anything else I could try to get it working again?

Thank you for any help!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
Can you boot into safe mode?
Have you checked to see if your "windows" key is stuck, this would cause it to switch back and forth between the desktop and start screen.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
Refresh PC don't work says it was unable to do that. Ok so I haven't reformatted yet and managed to get the desktop to load
I booted into safe mode and disabled all windows third party services and processes and restarted. The desktop loads and doesn't switch like before I then re-unabled all services and it still loads normal. But know I get a error message every time, "explorer.exe - System Warning, Unknown Hard Error". I tried some suggestions like scanning the registery with HijackThis and I also tried scanning with WinOptimizer but the error still popups. Closing the error message reloads the desktop and I get the error message again.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
Try running sfc /scannow in administrator command prompt.

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Then run Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth in administrator command prompt & restart & run sfc again.

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Post back with results.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
    Stepping 0
    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
    Browser
    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security
David Bailey,

I wanted to jump in and say thanks for this. I was unaware of the online image repair service. I was getting sfc /scannow reports that it found errors but could not repair them.

I followed your guidance given to DeclaredInsane and now sfc /scannow reports no errors. I did have to run it twice after restart to get the no errors response. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer V3 771G-6443
    CPU
    i5-3230m
    Motherboard
    Acer VA70_HC (U3E1)
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD4000 + GeForce GT 730M
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" Generic PnP Display on Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250 GB
    ADATA SSD SP900 128GB
    PSU
    90 watt brick
    Mouse
    Bluetooth
    Antivirus
    Comodo
    Other Info
    Asus RT-AC56R dual-band WRT router (Merlin firmware). Intel 7260.HMWWB.R dual-band ac wireless adapter.
David Bailey,

I wanted to jump in and say thanks for this. I was unaware of the online image repair service. I was getting sfc /scannow reports that it found errors but could not repair them.

I followed your guidance given to DeclaredInsane and now sfc /scannow reports no errors. I did have to run it twice after restart to get the no errors response. :)

Glad I was able to help. :)

EDIT-- Thanks for the Rep. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
    Stepping 0
    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
    Browser
    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security
Thanks for the help! Unfortunately I reinstalled windows already, only now saw the post.
I have papers to submit so the reinstall was now the quickest solution. But glad someone else found the info of help. So I'll mark as solved. Thanks a million stars for your help!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
I was having this Windows 8.1 Blink Flashing Desktop Login Screen on 08/03/2015 with two HP Envy d7 Laptop Computers. The sfc and dism solution above did not work for me as I was unable to obtain a recovery source for dism. However, I found another post (Windows 8 keeps flashing between desktop and a blue screen, which - Microsoft Community) that suggested removing Norton Antivirus. After removing Norton, I was able to use the computer without any issues.
 

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  • OS
    Ubuntu 14.04 and Win 7 Pro
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