Here is how the top edge of windows on your desktop may look like (the underlying icons being partially visible through the top panel), when the MS Windows visual effect Aero is On (set as default in massively sold PCs). It appeared that this effect significantly slows down the visual output under certain conditions (explained below). Therefore, since the Version 26, the Taylor Center switches it Off immediately after loading (while the OS restores it back when the Taylor Center is closed).  

Since Vista and Windows-7, a new visual feature Windows Aero (a backronym for Authentic, Energetic, Reflective, and Open) employs an effect of translucency which dramatically slows the process of video output: approximately 10 times. This slowness is especially noticeable while resizing a picture of a long curve such as Demo/3 Bodies/Disturbed/2D.

In order to disable the Aero in your Windows, right click at the desktop, choose Personalize, and then the Classic mode.