#Idk what causes it but it's almost always Tkinter windows opened by Python scripts that do it so it is probably some legacy code glitching

[robobun]

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back when I used to use this awful cheap HP Windows 7 laptop I would keep it set on the windows classic theme that made it look like windows 95. I honestly miss that theme, windows isn't the same without the ability to make it look ancient and outdated on purpose.

i thought my laptop was on its last leg because it was running at six billion degrees and using 100% disk space at all times and then i turned off shadows and some other windows effects and it was immediately cured. i just did the same to my roommate's computer and its performance issues were also immediately cured. okay. i guess.

so i guess if you have creaky freezy windows 10/11 try searching "advanced system settings", go to performance settings, and uncheck "show shadows under windows" and anything else you don't want. hope that helps someone else.