After update to windows 8.1, computer does not restart

rgz

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After windows 8.1 upgrade, takes 5 minutes to restart

After upgrading a Dell XPS One using both Intel HD 4000 and nVidia 640M graphics, the computer takes 5 minutes to restart. The restart screen immediately shows up after hitting the restart button. Then the screen goes black for 5 minutes. Afterwards the Dell logo shows up and everything starts fine from there. I don't understand why the monitor stays black for 5 minutes before restarting.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    dell
    CPU
    core i7
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 640m, intel hd4000
If the harddrive is active during this time of black screen, you must wait, its busy, too busy to even display an image.
It may take a few boots for the problem to go away, but please avoid RESET, you can corrupt files it may be creating or rewriting.
If the prolem persists, try hitting (enter) two or three times during the black screen and see it progresses, again if the harddrive is flashing, its busy...
Busy could also mean having a hard time reading sectors, run scandisk for harddrive errors..
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 & Windows 7 Dual Boot
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP G60
    CPU
    AMD Turion RM-70 Dual Core 2.0 GHZ
    Memory
    3 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce 8200M G
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Mouse
    MS Intellipoint 5 button (love it!)
    Browser
    Chrome and Chromium
    Antivirus
    Avast Free & Malwarebytes
I had the exact same problem. After upgrading to 8.1 restart took over 2 minutes. For me the problem was Qualcomm Atheros Bluetooth suite 64. Since I don't use Bluetooth on my desktop I deleted it and now restart takes only a few seconds. There are many problems with the Qualcomm drivers and Windows 8.1. We're still waiting for a fix.

Hope this helps.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS One Touch 2720
    CPU
    Haswell 1.7
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 750M
    Browser
    ie 11
    Antivirus
    Defender aith Malwarebytes
You might also try setting the system to use just the Intel graphics, if you can. Possibly a video driver is involved, there seems to have been some problems with those.

But Bluetooth has also been involved, as eanhalt1 mentions.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Grown
    CPU
    i7 3770K
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8Z77 -v Pro, Z87-Expert
    Memory
    16 G
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 680 Classified (2)
    Hard Drives
    Kingston SSD 240 GB
I now have the same issue, and I suspect it started after August Windows Updates, but I reboot so infrequently I'm not sure. Did you ever find an answer to the issue?

In my case, the monitor sleeps for about 90 seconds, and then presto, just like you, you see the BIOS logo and Windows boots normally. Normal time for that transition between boots would be about 2 seconds.

It's one of the weirder things I've seen, since it happens outside of Windows (as opposed to a slow-booting Windows issue, which is entirely different), but it's clearly caused by the prior Windows session, since I tried booting a WinRE that I have on USB, and reboots from it do not show the problem.

Win 8.1 x64 (since it came out, so not a recent install). Intel 3000 graphics only. No driver changes.

Update: Taking a cue from an earlier post about a BT driver, I recalled that I did update a wireless NIC driver. Once rolled back to the previous version of the driver (a nifty feature in Device Manager), the problem went away.

Unfortunately, I did the driver update right around the time of Windows Updates for August (though it didn't originate from there), which is how I was thrown so far off the scent.

How a Wifi driver (and in the other user's case, a BT driver) could possibly cause such a problem is beyond me.

In my case, it was a Ralink driver for the 802.11bgn 1T1R. The bad version is 5.1.11.1, while the good one is 5.1.7.0.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-2500K
    Motherboard
    Intel DZ68BC
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 3000
    Sound Card
    Intel/Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Delll 2007WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Crucial 64GB SSD+WD RED 2TB
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