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Why Windows 7 Took Forever To Load If You Had a Solid Background

Some Windows 7 users experienced a 30-second delay between the welcome screen and desktop when using a single-color background after the OS launched in 2009.
This delay occurred because the logon system waited for a message that background loading finished, which never came if users enabled the Hide desktop icons policy.
Microsoft veteran Raymond Chen explained this stemmed from a programming error in the InitialiseDesktopIcons function that did not check policy status before reporting readiness.
Chen explained that due to a coding issue, the Welcome screen remained visible for a fixed duration of 30 seconds instead of disappearing as soon as all system components had finished loading, causing an unnecessary delay.
Microsoft resolved the issue with an update in November 2009, ending the vexing startup delay for affected Windows 7 users after about four months.

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