Windows 7 Only showing background on startup

[Sirmaroun]

I just did a fresh install of windows, all I installed was the network driver, graphics driver, and Microsoft security essentials. The windows update wasn't finding any updates for some reason. After I restarted my computer the only thing that shows is my background. There's no icons, explorer, or cursor. When I hit ctrl alt delete I get a black screen. Everything works in safe mode though. Any ideas on how to fix this?

 

[kemical]

Hi,
try opening Device manager, if you can, and see if anything is amiss. You could be missing drivers or similar.
Please post your system specification.

The way Windows 7 and 8.1 receives updates has changed. You will still get the odd security update until 2020-3 but for general updates you need to go get them yourself.
See this Sticky on how to access updates:
Microsoft update changes for Windows 7 and 8.1