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Here's why Windows 7 took so long to boot with solid color backgrounds in 2009
Soon after Microsoft released Windows 7 in October 2009, some users reported a 30-second delay when booting PCs if the ...
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I adore these special Windows wallpapers celebrating its 50th birthday, and I think you will too
Microsoft celebrates 50th anniversary with 8 themed wallpapers in light and dark modes. Choose from one of four themes: Microsoft Mahjong, Cascading Solitaire, Yellow tulips, and Windows logo.
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Turns out that the earliest versions of Windows 7 took longer to load depending on your choice of desktop wallpaper
Well, it turns out my younger self's retina-burning mauve desktop background may have been to blame. Though many preferred Windows 7 to Windows Vista's quirks back in 2009, some users who set ...
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Windows 7 had a bug that caused startup to slow down when using a solid color wallpaper
This issue was fixed in November 2009, about four months after Windows 7 was released. Cheng added that the reason he prefers solid color backgrounds is because using 0.75MB of wallpaper was ...