Windows 8.1 update and game hangs at GGG loading screen

Updated to windows 8.1 and now the game hangs at GGG loading screen.

and then gives me this error when it crashes

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BEX
Application Name: PathOfExile.exe
Application Version: 0.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 53e41465
Fault Module Name: StackHash_5861
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 00000000
Exception Offset: PCH_83_FROM_ntdll+0x0003D72C
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Data: 00000008
OS Version: 6.3.9600.2.0.0.768.101
Locale ID: 4105
Additional Information 1: 5861
Additional Information 2: 5861822e1919d7c014bbb064c64908b2
Additional Information 3: d1d9
Additional Information 4: d1d94a13d3609d6b740644c12508f581

Anyone know how to address this issue and get POE to run properly again?
So a few things to check:

1) do you have the latest video card drivers from the video card manufacturer's site (not the site for the brand of PC)? IE: Do you have the latest drivers from either the nvidia, radeon, or intel site for whichever card you have?

2) If you're using a Laptop, have you made sure that if you have a dedicated video card that your software is set to run Path of Exile using the dedicated card and not the integrated card?

3) can you try renaming your production_Config.ini file in the My Games\Path of Exile\ folder and restarting and see if it fixes the problem. If so, you'll need to copy your settings over or re-apply them.
Remember one thing if you upgrading your windows to newer version you need to make clean instal for your drivers for this version of windows too.
Sorry for my English, it's not my native language.

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