Slow boot, login page missing profile picture/password box

[stubarnes4prez]

My computer was displaying some abnormal behavior this weekend where it was registering the touchpad portion, but not the keyboard portion of my Logitech wireless keyboard-touchpad combo. I thought a simple reboot would solve the problem, but it's only led to a whole bigger issue.

The reboot process much more slowly than normal, but computer did load eventually load the lock screen correctly. However, when I click to move to the login screen, I'm met with mostly blank login screen with no login box and no apparent way to login. The only things on the screen are the accessibility and power buttons in the lower corners of the screen. I've included a screenshot below.

Any ideas on how to fix this short of a clean install of Windows 8.1? I've tried rebooting four or five times and I get the same login screen each time. I also tried to "refresh" my Windows installation, but it failed around 13%

Thanks!

 

[calcor]

safe mode.
For details on how to enter safe mode contact your pc manufacturer or your motherboard manufactorer.
In most cases you hold/repeat press F8

 

[stubarnes4prez]

Thanks!

Is there anything you recommend I do once I login via Safe Mode? Or should restarting after I login while in Safe Mode be enough to get things back on track?

 

[calcor]

Booting to safe mode might solve it but to be on the safe side when the F8 menu shows up select safe mode with cmd. Then in the cmd type sfc /scannow. This scans the system and try's to fix any and all problems.


Let me know how this works out!

 

[stubarnes4prez]

I was able to login in with Safe Mode, but sfc /scannow fails at 3% during the verification process with the error: "Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation."

 

[Nuccii]

You might try Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth It may appear to be frozen at 20% but let it run

Then do the sfc /scannow command again and reboot.

 

[stubarnes4prez]

You might try Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth It may appear to be frozen at 20% but let it run

Then do the sfc /scannow command again and reboot.

This also failed, unfortunately. It returned:

"Error: 1117
The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error"

Thank you both for all of your help so far.

 

[Nuccii]

From an elevated command prompt type chkdsk <volume drive letter> /r /f
If you receive the message 'Would you like to schedule this volume to be checked the next time your system restarts?' press 'Y' then enter then reboot so it may perform the process.
This will take a while to run

 

[calcor]

Sorry, I am unable to help any further.
I hope my help so far has been valuable to you and I will be glad to attempt to help in future.

 

[caperjack]

shutdown computer ,unplug from power source,hold power button in for about 1 minute ,then remove and reseat Ram,unplug and replug harddrive ,start computer again