[FIX] Welcome Screen is Displayed for 30 Seconds If a Solid Color is Set as Desktop Background in Windows 7

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Some Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 users might face a weird bug which has been confirmed by Microsoft and would be fixed in upcoming SP1.

The bug appears when you set a Solid Color as Desktop background.

Right-click on desktop and select Personalize option.
Click on Desktop Background at the bottom of the window.
Select Solid Colors option in Picture location list.
Now select any solid color and click on Save changes button.

Now if you try to log on to your computer, Welcome screen would be displayed for 30 seconds before showing your Desktop.

To fix this problem, you can set any image as Desktop background or create a new image in MS Paint or any other image editing software, fill it with your desired solid color and set it as Desktop background.

There is also a registry method available to fix this issue which requires following steps to follow:

1. Type regedit in RUN or startmenu search box and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor.

2. Now go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

3. In right-side pane, create a new DWORD value DelayedDesktopSwitchTimeout and set its value to 5

4. That's it. Log off or restart your system and your problem should be solved.

NOTE. If you want a ready-made registry script to do the task automatically, download following ZIP file, extract it and run the extracted REG file:

Download Registry Script

PS: You can also request Microsoft for a hotfix to fix this problem.

BONUS TIP: This bug was also present in Windows Vista and Server 2008, so if you are facing such problem in Windows Vista or Server 2008, you can follow the same steps mentioned in this tutorial.

Thanks to our active reader "James" for this info...

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Joshua Carlin

I never use the solid colours, so this won't affect me. But thanks anyway. :)
MAGNUMHEART

oh... nice bug find. ^^

hehe. i never thought there are still hidden bugs after the official build. :D

nice to hear an update over windows 7. :)

that would be nice if they would add more efficiency and speed.
Someone

I have a problem in Windows 7 Control Panel. The personalization app changes the different settings I make, but I can save thed changes, because they don't reconize any changes.
Chad

Who would want to use a Solid Color? LOL. xD

I love wallpapers. Except the "Solid Colors".
Jack

Hi VG, i dint know where to ask a question if i wanted to.. so iam asking here.. plz help me i have a problem with my Windows 7, Windows Experience Index, it is not able to calculate my system rating since a long time now.. i have all the latest hardware n software drivers for my Motherboard n other components.. this is the message i get whenever i try to compute my system rating
"Cannot complete assessment. The assessment or other operation did not complete successfully. This is due to an error being reported from the operating system, driver, or other component"
Please can u help me cause this is very frustrating.. thankyuuu.
MAGNUMHEART

@VG i have a question?

why does after typing from my IE search bar (google)

it redirects the search in findgala.com

and not only that... it only displays spam searches...

why is this happening?

thnx! ^^
VG

^^ Its a malware.

@Jack
Check the solution given in following topic:

http://www.askvg.com/performance-information-and-tools-aka-windows-experience-index-page-problem-in-vista/
MAGNUMHEART

ok. but i can't find it in hjt... i'll post in removing malware section...
burt

Actually I have encountered this problem right now.. Last friday (Jan 18) I have set my desktop background to solid color to make it look classic. My desktop requires a password for login, The error in my situation is that the screen lags and I reset twice my PC then I back again with my desktop.
Im a frequent visitor of this site, and its a good timing after that trouble, VG posted the bug! What a coincidence!

I have just applied that solution and I will never set my background to solid color again.

Thanks for the help VG..
Michael Shongwe

Hi Vg,i can't change my wallpaper,i'm using win7 hb and when i click save changes it doesn't change to the desired pic but only allows solid colours eg white,red,blue,black etc. It doesn't give any error mess. It started last week when i was changing the wall paper i had put last month.Pls help