About this tag
Discussions tagged with 'long disuse' on WindowsForum.com focus on boot failures and system hang issues that occur after a Windows 7 PC has been left unused for an extended period, such as a month. Common symptoms include the system loading only the desktop background without icons or the taskbar, safe mode working, and intermittent success using sleep or hibernation to trigger a user login screen. Troubleshooting steps mentioned include diagnostic startup mode and repeated F8 presses. The tag covers user experiences with Windows 7 startup problems linked to prolonged inactivity.
  1. M

    Windows 7 windows 7 home 64 bit won't fully loaf.

    Hi. After shutdown and a long disuse (a month or so) the 7 will do this: It will go all the way to the theme background, but will hang there. No icons, nothing, just background photo. 1. Will boot to safe mode. 2. Several times (discovered accidentally) I was able to put it to sleep (or is it...
    • morzh
    • Thread
    • background boot issues diagnostic mode hibernation home edition icons log out screen long disuse performance power button reboot safe mode services startup startup options system freeze troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support