How to Speed Up the Shut Down Time in Windows 7 ?
OPTION ONE
Through a Download
1. To Speed Up Shut Down Time -A) Click on the download button below to download the2. To Restore the Default Shut Down Time -
2_Second_Shutdown.zip file.
NOTE: This sets the shutdown "Wait to kill" time to 2 seconds (2000 milliseconds). If you want shutdown to wait for a different amount of seconds, then do the manual method below.B) Go to step 3.
A) Click on the download button below to download the3. Click on Save, and save the .zip file to the desktop.
Default_Shutdown.zip file.
NOTE: The default shutdown "wait to kill" time is 12 seconds (12000 milliseconds).
4. Open the .zip file and extract the .reg file to the desktop.
5. Right click the .reg file (On Desktop) and click on Merge.
6. Click on Run, Yes, Yes, and OK when prompted.
7. When done, you can delete the downloaded .reg and .zip files on the desktop if you like.
OPTION TWO
Manually Through the Registry
2. In the search box, type regedit and press Enter.
3. In regedit, go to:
Code:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
5. Type in a number between 2000-20000 (2-20 seconds) and click on OK.
NOTE: The default time is 12000. I use 2000 (2 seconds) and have not had any problems. Your experience may vary.
6. Close regedit.
NOTE: If you have problems with programs from your computer shutting down to quickly, then repeat the above steps and increase the time (step 5) a bit.
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