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Did a Wallpaper Really Slow Down Windows 7?

Ever wonder why your old Windows 7 machine crawled to the desktop when you used a solid color wallpaper? Turns out, a simple programming oversight made the system wait for a signal that never came—because a color isn’t technically an image. Veteran Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen spilled the beans, revealing how a tiny code quirk led to those infamous 30-second delays. Would you trade aesthetics for speed, or is this just a relic of clunky design? #Windows7 #TechThrowback #ProgrammingFails #UserExperience #TechDebate #Tech