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I have a custom built PC* running Windows 8.1 Pro. My account is a local account, not an online account. While my computer takes about fifteen seconds to boot, it takes about another ten to fifteen to connect to the Ethernet network, (and I tried this on two separate networks, one at home and one at school) and even more strange is the fact that the computer won't login until it has connected. It doesn't give an error, it just hangs with the login wheel spinning until the network is connected and then it logs in. If I wait for the network to connect first it will log in instantly. I've looked on the internet and have found no other reports of this and I have run the typical malwarebytes/ccleaner/etc. I reinstalled the LAN drivers which didn't help, however in that process I needed to restart my computer with the LAN driver uninstalled and it still wouldn't login without a network connection. (I luckily have a wifi adapter too) The issue has been around for about half a year and I've had the computer for about a year, so it wasn't always like this and I don't remember doing anything before it happened. While the issue isn't critical, I'd definitely appreciate if anyone has any input. Thanks!

*Details
Motherboard: Asrock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer
Processor: Intel i7 4770k
RAM: 8GB (Team Elite, 1 Stick)
GPU: NVidia GTX 660 (EVGA)
Disks: 64GB SSD (Windows) + 2TB HDD (Documents/Program Files)

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Try rolling back to a previous system restore point, I faced computers with similar issues in the past and that's resolved it. Pick one that's before the date when the problem first occured

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  • Unfortunately I don't have any restore points that far back. :/ Jul 24, 2015 at 19:03
  • Try doing a windows repair then?
    – TechKno
    Jul 24, 2015 at 19:05
  • I think I tried that as well, but as with the LAN drivers I'll try again just to double check. Jul 24, 2015 at 19:06
  • I only saw startup repair, and that didn't help. Neither did installing the LAN drivers. Jul 24, 2015 at 19:22

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