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Microsoft engineer explains what made Windows 7 take 30 seconds to show the desktop

windowslatest.com · published 22 September 2026

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https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/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-b4565ced-703a-cc85-bf9c-6b3d586d6421

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