Why did Windows 7, for a few months, log on slower if you have a solid color background? - The Old New Thing
It's waiting for Godot and eventually gives up.
Hasnain says:
If I was still at Meta this would probably go in the clowntown group
"Personally, I use a solid color background. It was the default in Windows 95,¹ and I’ve stuck with that bluish-green background color ever since. It’s sort of like my comfort food.
Imagine my surprise when someone pointed me to a support article titled “The Welcome screen may be displayed for 30 seconds during the logon process after you set a solid color as the desktop background in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2.” Why is logon slower with a solid background?"
Posted on 2025-04-30T05:16:34+0000