Unable to Boot up properly

So I've found myself in a predicament that is a bit of a pain; namely that I'm unable to start my laptop outside of Safe Mode.
Essentially what happens is that whenever I do try to boot up, I arrive at the desktop with everything there as normal, but am unable to do anything from there. Pressing any taskbar buttons results in it freezing for up to fifteen minutes and then doing nothing, or sometimes brings up the window for whatever and then freezes that.
Booting it up in Safe Mode results in perfect working order, so the issue is definitely something that begins on startup, and doesn't seem to be directly assosciated with the internet, since I'm able to access it in the "Safe Mode (with networking)" option.
I can access system configuration, and have tried disabling some things, but since I have no idea what anything does, I don't like to mess with too much.
Any information or help that can be provided would be appreciated.

 

try running a virus scanner in safe mode. you might have some kind of virus that's causing problems.

 

If you're able to, running a System Restore is usually the easiest course of action. Otherwise

This, definitely. Run a scan with your anti-virus program (I recommend Security Essentials), then run one with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. See if the problem persists. If so, post back here and we'll try to go from there. Most computer problems can be solved by sys restore or virus/malware scans, though.

 

I'd run a couple of anti-viruses before, including malwarebytes, but nothing worked.
I just tried System Restore though, and as far as I can tell, everything is back in perfect working order. I'm honestly surprised it was that easy, but I won't complain.
The thread can be locked now, since the problem seems to be solved.

 

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