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- Make Internet Explorer 8 Load Faster
- Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows 7
- Learning About Your Own Account with Whoami in Windows 7
- Automatically Delete Temporary Files using batch script in Windows 7
- Save Hard disk Space by disabling memory dump files in Windows 7
- Make Windows 7 Shut down Faster
- Increase Windows 7 PC Memory (RAM) with your Flash drive
- Understanding Disk Management Terminology in Windows7
- All about VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) in Windows 7
- Administer your Windows7 PC using Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
- Types of Stop Error on Windows 7 PC
- Enable the hidden Administrator account in Windows 7
- Managing Installed Drivers in Windows 7 PC
- Cracking Hardware Errors in Windows 7 PC
- Command-Line (CMD) Editing Keys in Windwos 7
- Display Empty Removable Drives
- List of inbuilt applications you would like to replace in Windows 7
- Enable GodMode Feature on Windows 7
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- Create keyboard shortcuts to your favourtie application in Windows 7
- Show additional time zone in your Windows 7 taskbar
- Auto Login to your Windows 7 PC
- Install Telnet with only one command in Windows 7
- Open Command Prompt From Any Folder in Windows 7
- Automate Powershell script to find high processes running on Windows 7 PC
- Check RAM issues with Windows Memory Diagnostic tool in Windows 7
- Show your downloads on Windows 7 start Menu
- Unlock new themes in Windows 7 PC
- Use Windows 7 Without Activation
- Turn off Autoplay Feature in Windows 7 with one Click
- Running Disk Defragmenter from command line in Windows 7
Make Windows 7 shut down faster
More programs you install on to your Windows 7 PC, it slows down and can take a long time to shut down your PC. More Programs means more services and when you shut down your PC it waits for all the services to stop before it continues with the shut down.However if you have all your work saved, there is no need to wait for these services to stop. Follow following steps to perform registry hack to decrease "wait to kill service timeout" and shut down your PC faster.
Step I - Go to start menu and type regedit and hit enter. You'll need to OK a User Account Control Prompt first.

Step II - Navigate in the left tree view to the following location as shown below
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control

Step III - In the right pane you will see a key called "WaitToKillServiceTimeout", with a default value of 12000 (12 seconds). Right Click on key and click Modify as shown below

Step IV - Change the value data from 12000 to 4000 as shown below.

This will reduce your shut down time by 8 seconds, Computer Anthem don't recommend this value to be less than 4000 as this might increase the chance of data loss.
Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Use the information provided here at your own risk, Computer Anthem will not be liable for any damage caused due to this Registry changes.
- 22/01/2011 07:52 - Make Windows 7 shut down faster
- 13/03/2011 01:32 - Managing Installed Drivers in Windows 7 PC
- 05/03/2011 06:04 - Enable the hidden Administrator account in Windows 7
- 27/02/2011 06:05 - Types of Stop Error on Windows 7 PC
- 20/02/2011 04:56 - Administer your Windows7 PC using Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
- 13/02/2011 04:40 - All about VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) in Windows 7
- 06/02/2011 03:39 - Understanding Disk Management Terminology in Windows7
- 29/01/2011 06:27 - Increase Windows 7 PC Memory (RAM) with your Flash drive
- 16/01/2011 08:33 - Save Hard disk Space by disabling memory dump files in Windows 7
- 09/01/2011 06:10 - Automatically Delete Temporary Files using batch script in Windows 7
- 04/01/2011 02:03 - Learning About Your Own Account with Whoami in Windows 7
- 04/01/2011 00:14 - Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows 7
- 19/12/2010 11:01 - Make Internet Explorer 8 Load Faster in Windows 7
- 12/12/2010 09:25 - Find Windows 7 Problem Reports history on Your PC
- 05/12/2010 02:01 - A List of Run Commands For Windows 7
Last Updated (Thursday, 08 December 2011 05:17)
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