Symptoms: Windows 7 machines appears to take a very long time to log into their desktop.
Fixes:
Solution 1: Registry Hack
- Run gpedit.msc.
- Go to computer configuration.
- Go to Administrative templates.
- Go to System.
- Go to User profiles.
- Enable “Set maximum wait time for the network if a user has a roaming user profile or remote home directory” and set to 0 seconds
- Source: blog.bigsmoke.us/2010/03/17/fixing-extremely-slow-domain-logon-windows-7
Solution 2: Desktop Background
- Change the background from a solid color to an image.
- If a solid color is necessary, create a 1×1 pixel of the color and save it as a bmp and use that image