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Well, since yesterday after I log-in on Windows 7 (x64 Ultimate) I get the desktop as usual, but as soon as I try to interact with it with a click, it turns totally white.

The taskbar doesn't respond (like when explorer.exe crashes). I can interact with any programs that opend on startup but nothing else. I can press CTRL ALT DEL to get the menu where you can select log off, switch user, taskbar manager, etc. If I select the taskbar manager (or press CTRL SHIFT ESC) it brings it up, but it's blank and I can't interact with it.

I can boot up in Safe Mode (I'm posting this from Safe Mode with Networking) and everything looks fine. I tried running Malwarebytes but nothing comes up, I also ran chkdsk /r and the problem persists.

I should also add that this happens with the two Win users I have on this machine.

Any ideas?

// Edit: Screenshot from msconfig.exe with all startup programs:

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magicandre1981
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I would start with cleaning up your msconfig definitely. From your screenshot I see at least a dozen items that could be killed, I typically on allow apps that go along with drivers to run at startup (NVIDIA's control panel or ATI's control panel, for example) and even then I experiment with turning those off just to see if they're really needed. I see you've turned some stuff off and that's a good start. Specifically, looking at your screenshot, I'd turn off:

Everything in the top third of the screenshot, except for Comodo: that looks important

Everything in the middle third of the screenshot.

Everything in the bottom third of the screenshot that's not already disabled.

Then reboot into normal mode and see what's what. It's not a guaranteed fix but I would definitely start by eliminating anything extra that runs when you login.

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