Visual effects changes not saving in Windows 7

Ran into a weird issue where visual effects changes were not saving in Windows 7 after a reboot. Apparently, if you use the following steps to make changes to the Visual Effects tab in the Performance Options in Windows 7, it doesn’t save the changes after you reboot the computer. Some folks like to modify these settings to increase the performance of their computers. Also there may be times where some of these settings don’t transition properly and cause problems for you or your users leaving half-painted screens on your desktop.

Steps to modify Visual Effects that DO NOT SAVE
Right-clicking Computer
Select Properties
Select Advanced Settings
Select the Advanced Tab
Select the Settings button in the Performance section
Make your changes

Steps to modify Visual Effects that WILL SAVE

If you use the steps below to modify the Visual Effects settings in Windows 7, it WILL SAVE these changes after a reboot.
Open Control Panel
Select Performance Information and Tools
Select Adjust Visual Effects
Make your changes
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Can you say “Microsoft Bug”?

References
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-desktop/win-7-64-bit-wont-remember-visual-effects-settings/8a635594-177e-4bf8-9de0-0bb30aa12495

 

George Almeida

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Scott Slanda
Scott Slanda
8 years ago

Wow, what idiot programmers MS must hire sometimes.

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