Black screen with moving mouse

[Shebin]

I just booted kali linux 2018.1 and everything was successful and the log in screen came. I entered username as root and my password. Then a black screen comes with a moving mouse. I can click and drag which shows the blue selecting rectangle like in windows. Right clicking shows option like terminal new folder etc. I can create new folders which just stays a folder icon on the black screen. Also I can enter the settings and all. But I can't see my wallpaper or any applications. The normal GUI startup screen doesn't come.. Just a black screen!
Help please ASAP!

[grid]

Does this behavior happen when running Kali live? That is, when you run directly from DVD or USB.

[Shebin]

No it doesn't. It works fine in the live mode using USB. Any idea what's going on? I checked the checksum to see if it's tampered with but that's verified too!

[grid]

Odd that it's just after install. Feels like a video driver problem, but if that were the case, I'd think you'd see it in live mode.

On what hardware are you running?

[Padgett]

A few times when booting the latest live Kali I have seen this. Lasts a few minutes then eventually completes the boot. May be a rendering issue.

[Shebin]

Dell Inspiron 13 5378 is my lap with i5 7th Gen, 8gb ram, 1tb HDD. Dual booting with windows 10 home.
So this is not a common issue? Should I reinstall the kali 2018.1 or rollback to an older version like 17.2 or 17. 3?

I don't have any problem running the live Kali. It's after installation. There's no screenshot option here I guess cuz I can't see any but if I'm wrong do say n I'll attach it

[Padgett]

T'were me I'd just leave it for about 15 minutes and see if anything happens.

[Shebin]

Thank you for replying. I solved the problem though.. I had installed 2017.3 before n it was on the disk. So I guess both of it clashed. I formatted the disks again n tried n voila!