Over 10 years ago, users experienced slower logins on Windows 7, particularly when a solid color background was set. Now, we finally have an explanation for why this occurred.

Set Solid color as Login screen background in Windows 11/10. Please note, that this involves editing the Windows Registry. Wrongly editing the Registry can cause your computer to stop functioning.

May 11, 2025 09:00:00 Windows 7 had a bug that caused startup to slow down when using a solid color wallpaper. by . Richard Gillin Windows has included a variety of wallpaper images for the ...

Here's why Windows 7 took so long to boot with solid color backgrounds in 2009 Simple wallpapers don't always save time and energy By Daniel Sims May 2, 2025, 8:08 9 comments.