After logging in, Windows 7 first set up the desktop piece by piece, i.e. the taskbar, the desktop window, icons for applications, and even the background image.

Soon after Microsoft released Windows 7 in October 2009, some users reported a 30-second delay when booting PCs if the desktop background was a solid color. Microsoft ...

The Rain option is pretty, too. Through a window pane fogged up with raindrops, you can see a mountain landscape. If you want to put your own video on the desktop, select Add Background and then ...