Trick To Improve Windows XP Shutdown Speed

This trick reduces the time XP waits before automatically closing any running programs when you give it the command to shutdown.

• Go to Start then select Run 
• Type 'Regedit' and click ok 
• Find 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\' 
• Select 'WaitToKillAppTimeout' 
• Right click and select 'Modify' 
• Change the value to '1000' 
• Click 'OK' 
• Now select 'HungAppTimeout' 
• Right click and select 'Modify' 
• Change the value to '1000' 
• Click 'OK' 

 

• Now find 'HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop' 
• Select 'WaitToKillAppTimeout' 
• Right click and select 'Modify' 
• Change the value to '1000' 
• Click 'OK' 

• Now find 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\' 
• Select 'WaitToKillServiceTimeout' 
• Right click and select 'Modify' 
• Change the value to '1000' 
• Click 'OK'

That's It. Now check your shutdown speed.