new start screen goes gray out forces me to reboot game 2 or 3 times

olchaos  That's possible, but I wouldn't expect the problem to keep going away on its own in that case.  Please also be aware that some custom content doesn't work with both the DX9 and DX11 versions of the game, so you might need to set aside your cc after switching.  ReShade and GShade both have separate DX9 and DX11 versions, although the game tends to crash outright when the wrong one is present.