Ya, I doubt that resetting your computer would fix this as it looks like a video problem to me. As if the game is trying to use video settings that won't work.
I would try to see if there's a way to verify that AH3 isn't trying to use an onboard video card for example, unplug any extra monitors, check video drivers and try to manual set the settings in the video file.
I seem to vaguely recall having an issue like this once and if I recall correctly I delete all the video config files I could find and once I got to the video selection screen I was able to fix it.
The only other idea I have is to try to run it in safe mode and see if you can get to the video settings selection screen in AH3 that way.
Just thought of another thing. USB stuff can cause this. Have you tried unplugging all your USB stuff to see if it makes a difference?
Maybe somebody else knows of another file that stores video config data that could be causing the problem.