Windows 8.1 desktop hangs after opening folder after boot

Having read all the articles on fixing context menus I cannot find a solution for the exact issue I am seeing.
 
When I boot my PC I can right click and select 'open' on my PC. I can then quite happily bring up the context menu on any folder on my drive.
 
However for a period of around 10-15 seconds I an unable to select anything displayed on my desktop. After which period everything works fine until the next reboot.
 
My PC is a Lenovo T440s that was shipped with windows 8 and has been upgraded to windows 8.1.
 
I have tried disabling all non-Microsoft extensions using shexview and has tried safe mode but the problem still ex

Also check 'Windows Event Viewer'.
To do this, right-click the start orb and select 'Windows Event Viewer'. Check the 'Application' and 'System' logs for anything out of the ordinary around the time you right-clicked your desktop.
Have you installed the Windows 8.1 drivers for your T440s after the upgrade was done?
Did it work correctly in Windows 8? Perhaps you might want to rollback or reset to factory and perform the update again. And then install your favorite software afterwards when the upgrade has successfully completed.
Some third-party software may stop working correctly when upgrading from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1, and may be causing this issue.
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