How to Improve WinXP Shutdown Speed
This tweak reduces the time required by Windows XP waits before automatically closing any running programs when you give it the command to shutdown .
Follow the steps as given below :
- Go to Start then select Run command
- Type ‘Regedit’ and then click ok
- Find ‘HKEY_CURRENT_USER Control Panel Desktop’
- Select ‘WaitToKillAppTimeout’
- Right click and select ‘Modify’
- Change the value to ’1000′
- Now Click ‘OK’
- Now select ‘HungAppTimeout’
- Right click and select ‘Modify’
- Change the value to ’1000′
- Then Click ‘OK’
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I’ve also posted a similar trick over here
Thats really good . Keep up the good work prateek