Win 7 laptop keeps showing "preparing desktop"


  1. angeleyes58
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    Win 7 laptop keeps showing "preparing desktop"


    I have a windows 7 laptop, its a dell inspiron 1545, every now and then on boot up it displays "preparing desktop" and windows loads into a different looking desktop with only a few files and folders showing, only able to rectify this by restarting the system, but I was wondering if there is something I can do to prevent this from happening?
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  3. Brink
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    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    Hello Angeleyes,

    Are you getting a user profile error before this happens?

    You might consider doing a system restore at boot using a restore point dated before this started happening to see if it may be able to fix this for you.

    Hope this helps,
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