Windows 7 desktop freeze issue: log off and back in avoids the problem

[babipsylon]

Windows 7 desktop freeze issue

On the desktop screen during startup, I get a freeze after few seconds, and a red cross through my network connection, and the pc seems not willing to load all start-up programs: nothing works (task bar, programs, right click, all trigger the waiting icon forever), except starting the task manager through ctrl+alt+delete. I got no restore points for some reason. Did all the obvious: disabled start-up programs and some non microsoft boot systems and disabled external devices, uninstalled recently installed programs, and so on. Nothing helps, only seems to make it worse. I can still startup in save mode just fine.
But this is the best thing, one trick works: logging off (taking forever) and back on solves the problem. I don’t know why. In the past I had a similar problem, and shutting down and then quickly cancelling the shut down also solved the problem. So it seems there is a certain driver or so that is enabled at some point during startup, but not during log on, that seems to cause the problem? What could that be? I really would like to avoid a clean install. Or something that is disabled during log off and not switch on when logging back in? Or maybe it’s the sequence of loading drivers that is different during start up on log on that seems to cause the problem.

 

[babipsylon]

I have an event log file if needed..

 

[Megahertz07]

I would say you have a program being load by Task Schedule on boot. When you log off it is canceled, then it runs normally.

Let's start with the basic.
Open a CMD window as administrator and type:
chkdsk C:
If it finds any problems, type:
chkdsk C: /f
It will say that the disk is in use and if you want to schedule to next start = Yes
Restart

Do a system file check
Open a CMD window as administrator and type:
sfc /scannow