

Tried clean boot at the result was the same. I've tried safe mode and its the same, only the transition to logging in and shutting down have improved slightly. Reset BIOS, removed battery for CMOS, removed all components 1-by-1, ran CHKDSK no problem found, only standard keyboard/mouse/display connected, no change whatsoever!
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I've updated my BIOS to the current version and my display driver and chipset are up-to-date, all drivers offered on the asus website, i even installed the realtek sound driver which i wasn't using previously. On Microsoft Community forum and so on, all i can say is that there are many others experiencing a issue only with a blinking cursor and their circumstances are different so i don't believe its related.
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I've checked with windows update and no updates are available, all of my softwares (and third party applications) are up to date. This time fluctuates and I'm not sure why. Normally after the shut down screen the computer would power off completely, however now my computer screen is blank/black and the computer is still powered on for about 10-15 minutes, I know that it is on as all the fans/HDD LED are active. I had no issues with the download & installation of windows 8.1, however the instant between windows loading screen and the switch to user log in screen is blank/black for a good 3 minutes, if not more.

I uninstalled both of the apple software's and upgraded the Bitdefender to a version compatible with Windows 8.1. And found only 3 softwares to have conflict with the upgrade, these 3 are as followed: Apple QuickTime, iTunes and Bitdefender Total Security - Version 17.15.0.68. Prior to upgrade i had no issues whatsoever with the windows 8, before the upgrade i ran the Windows 8.1 Upgrade Assistant. I've just upgraded from windows 8 to windows 8.1, via the Windows Store. I believe this might be a BSOD issue but yet again I'm not computer wiz. Hi there, I'm new to the forum so i hope this thread is where it should be.
