Windows 7 automatically switching to basic (non-aero) theme


  1. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    Windows 7 automatically switching to basic (non-aero) theme


    Windows 7 randomly switches off Aero and goes back to the basic theme with the following error message:

    "The color scheme has been changed to Windows Basic - The current color scheme has exceeded its allowed memory so the color scheme has been automatically changed to improve performance. Click to see more information."

    Hardware specs:
    3 monitors
    Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.4GHz
    32 GB RAM
    ATI Radeon 7970 (3GB GDDR5)
    64-bit Windows 7
    SSD Harddrives in RAID0 config.

    What's strange is that aero runs fine with running GPU intensive games. It fails when browsing the web, or if I just let the computer sit with the desktop up for awhile.
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 284
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
       #2

    Some software will do this. Perhaps you've installed something that is causing this.
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  3. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    It's a relatively recent install, here are the currently installed programs:


    I've tried to narrow this down, and was able to get the issue to repro when the only programs running were dropbox and chrome.
      My Computer


 

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