Independent IT Engineer here...
System recovery isn't going to solve the problem since the issue was there from the very beginning and simply uninstall HP MediaSmart Smart Menu will be enough.
I've seen this issue many times on different HP laptop models and it amaze me that they haven't solve it or cannot be bothered.
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