Speed Up Windows XP Shutdown

Want to speed up shutdown in Windows XP?

If so, one thing you can do is allow the shutdown routine to force shutdown of applications. Some applications will prompt you to save data before shutting down. If you want to shutdown, and shutdown fast, try this out:

Click Start and click the Run command. Type Regedit in the Open text box and click OK.

Navigate to the following Registry key:
HKEY CURRENT USER\Control Panel\Desktop

 

Double click on the AutoEndTasks entry and replace the 0 with a 1 in the Value data text box. Click OK in the Edit String text box.

 

Double click on the WaitToKillAppTimeout entry in the right pane and change the Value data to 3500.

Click OK

Click Start and then click Turn off the Computer.

Click the Turn Off button and watch how fast the computer shuts down!