Windows 8 black screen with mouse pointer after login

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Published on 2012-11-28T13:25:45Z Indexed on 2013/11/06 4:00 UTC
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I restarted my system today and after logging in, i could see see nothing but a black screen with mouse pointer. I can start task manager via alt+ctrl+del, Task manager and msconfig show fine but when i try to run 'explorer' nothing happens. In safe mode everything seems fine.

I do not have any system restore points and repair options from the DVD show "this option is not available for the selected OS"

I've also updated my graphic drivers. Didn't help

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