FASTER SHUTDOWN IN WINDOWS

ALL THE TRICKS RELATED TO FASTER SHUTDOWN IN WINDOWS XP AND OTHER WINDOWS ARE HERE.

• Don't have paging file cleared by XP while shutdown

Xp clears the paging file (associated with virtual memory) every time before shutdown for security purpose.If we stop this thing then xp will shutdown faster.To do this (stop clearing paging file) open registry editor by typing regedit in run command in start menu and visit the entry "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management" and see/double click the entry ClearPageFileAtShutdown and setr the value to 0. Exit registry editor and restart to see effects.

• Turn off unnecessary services

Start->Run type services.msc which will open Services Computer Management Console showing services running in windows xp. Some services start manually and some automatically at start-up but they run in hidden mode in background. You can choose un-necessary services not to run on start-up and set it to run if started manually by user. To do that right click on the service (the service you want to run manually rather than automatically at startup) and click properties option, then a window will open.There under the label "startup type" select Manual (here service will run if user starts it manually) (there's an option to disable but don't do that if u mess with some thing-it'll go out of order).Press ok and at next boot it'll have effect. Again if you want to stop that services at the same instant rightclick on it and click stop. Services start at startup but take time to close during shutdown.

• Wait to kill running applications with out user interaction

When during shutdown u regularly are given an error dialog "closing xyz application" endnow or cancel and many other options then to remove it run the Registry Editor and go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop. Look for the String value WaitToKillAppTimeout. Edit the value by entering the amount of time you want XP to wait before displaying the dialog box, in milliseconds. The default is 20000, or 20 seconds. If you want XP to wait 25 seconds, enter the value of 25000. Exit the Registry and reboot.