My bad, thanks.
So this hasn't just started, this has happened a few times in the month and a half I've owned the laptop. Literally perhaps about 3 times out of the many times I used it. It hasn't happened since I created the thread.
It did not occur after any PC change either, I believe it's happened since its purchase.
So I'm not sure if I've enabled start with Windows. I also do not know how disable start with Windows. And certainly not sure of any newly installed driver not working with my configuration.
specs:
Windows 8.1
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4700HQ CPU @ 2.40GHz
Installed memory (RAM): 24 GB (23.9 GB usable) DDR3
System type: 64-bit Operating System, x64-based processor
1 TB HDD 7200 rpm Hard Drive, 256 GB SSD