Startup gets past Dell logo to Windows logo, but not further unless I put it to sleep mode and then wake up

Hi guys, new to the forum and very much hoping to get help to the following problem:
I'm experiencing a very unusual problem that I've never encountered before nor read about anywhere on the internet. After installing a clean install of Windows 8 on my Dell Inspirion N5050, startup does get past the Dell logo and onto the Windows loading logo.
However, it won't go further than this. The logo goes away, leaving the screen blank (NOT black) and it won't continue to the logon page or start menu. All lights are burning (meaning it's working somewhere underneath that weird blank screen). And the funny
thing is that when I press the power button (or close the lid) to put it to sleep and then wake it up by pressing again, the logon/start menu is there and Windows is working perfectly.
In short: everything works perfectly, except that I have to put the computer to sleep and wake it back up in order for me to see/get into windows.
Has anyone heard of this problem before? I'm so utterly confused here!
Thanks so much in advance!
Rose

Hi,
This issue can be caused by failing to load files or drivers.
First, I suggest you to try to boot into Safe mode, and shut down and power on to see if there is the same issue:
Please use these steps to boot into Safe mode:
Windows key + Run -> Type msconfig, and press Enter -> Under Boot tab, check on “Safe boot” -> Click Ok to restart computer.
To disable boot into safe mode automatically, repeat above steps  and uncheck the Safe boot option.
If the issue not persists, please try to disable fast startup to make sure all the drivers were load properly and check the results:
How to Turn "Fast Startup" On or Off for a Hybrid Boot in Windows 8 and 8.1
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/6320-fast-startup-turn-off-windows-8-a.html
Can we get this done?
If the issue still persists, please post back the event log (System) here for further research:
How to Save Event Logs
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg163107.aspx
Meanwhile, we need to get the boot trace to see when did this issue happened:
How to collect a good boot trace on Windows 7
http://blogs.technet.com/b/jeff_stokes/archive/2012/09/17/how-to-collect-a-good-boot-trace-on-windows-7.aspx
Once down, please upload the .etl file into SkyDrive or Similar ones and share the public link here for our research.
Keep post.
Kate Li
TechNet Community Support

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