Desktop flashing after updating to Windows 8.1

cahan

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Hi,

I recently updated to 8.1 from 8. Now when I start my laptop, it boots up normally and loads my desktop screen, but the screen flashes every 10 seconds or so, sometimes more.
In addition to this, all my desktop and taskbar icons are gone/not showing, and when I put my mouse over the taskbar it displays the loading symbol and I can't click on anything. Task manager shows a certain process is using 100% of the diskspace. Should I just kill the process?
Help would be greatly appreciated :)

Thanks.

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8/8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba
    Memory
    16GB
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Norton
Yes, kill all those Seagate Dashboard tasks. Then disable/uninstall it and see if things are better. May need to reboot also.

EDIT: Also, Indexing Service may cause high usage for awhile after a major update/upgrade.
 

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.
Yes, kill all those Seagate Dashboard tasks. Then disable/uninstall it and see if things are better. May need to reboot also.

EDIT: Also, Indexing Service may cause high usage for awhile after a major update/upgrade.

Yup, I stopped it running and disable it from running on startup and restarted my computer. However now just the "System" process is using 100% instead. I've restarted a few times and sometimes it's this program, sometimes it's another
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8/8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba
    Memory
    16GB
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Norton
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