Users who used a single-color background in Windows 7 sometimes had to wait longer to log in. By Laura Pippig. Staff Writer, PC-WELT May 3, 2025 9:00 am PDT. Image: Friemann / Shutterstock.com.

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 ...

You can shut down any background app in Windows 7 through the Task Manager, but this isn't a permanent solution. If the app's own settings tell it to load at startup, it will run again in the b.

Some apps have the ability to run background processes on your computer: they can send notifications, download or upload data, etc. This quick tutorial will teach you how to stop apps from running in ...

Windows 7 came onto the market in 2009 and put Microsoft back on the road to success after Windows Vista’s annoying failures. But Windows 7 was not without its faults, as this curious story proves.