Vincent,
The distortion stays on the right side of the screen (see my original post for the picture). I tried all three of your steps, but it still appears. In BIOS and Safe Mode, the distortion wasn't nearly as bad - it was only a distorted line at the very top - but it was still there. I even noticed that same line on initial power-up when "vaio" appears in the center before Win10 loads. So, I am assuming it is an issue with the display and/or the connection, not with software?
Thanks,
Eric