Desktop and Shutdown Tweaks Combined

How to Speed Up Windows 7 Desktop and Shutdown
Published 26 Sep 2009

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Zardoc

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How to Speed Up Windows 7 Desktop and Shutdown

Information

Brink has a few individual registry tweaks in this section that you might notice here. However, this tweak combines most registry hacks that I have been using for a few years to speedup desktop and shutdown of Windows.

METHOD ONE

Using a REG File Download

1. To Speed Up Windows 7 Desktop and Shutdown

A) Click on the Download button below.

B) Go to step 3.

2. To Undo Speed Up Windows 7 Desktop and Shutdown
NOTE: This will undo both METHOD ONE and METHOD TWO, and restore the default settings for this in Windows 7.
A) Click on the Download button below.

B) Go to step 3.

3. Save the .reg file to the desktop.

4. Right click on the downloaded .reg file, and click on Merge.

5. Click on Run, Yes, Yes, and OK when prompted.

6. Log off and log on, or restart the computer to apply the changes.

7. When done, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

METHOD TWO

Using a Registry Script

Here is a registry script that you can paste into notepad and save as a .REG file. Then follow step three above.
(details are given at the end of the code to explain what each registry command does)
Please save your registry before you make these changes. To do so, type in start menu ''regedit''. Select file and export. (Name the file Full registry around 35 megs). You may also write down original settings and reset.

Code:

 Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoLowDiskSpaceChecks"=dword:00000001
"LinkResolveIgnoreLinkInfo"=dword:00000001
"NoResolveSearch"=dword:00000001
"NoResolveTrack"=dword:00000001
"NoInternetOpenWith"=dword:00000001
 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"AutoEndTasks"="1"
"HungAppTimeout"="1000"
"MenuShowDelay"="0"
"WaitToKillAppTimeout"="2000"
"LowLevelHooksTimeout"="1000"
 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Control]
"WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="1000"
 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control]
"WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="1000"
 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control]
"WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="1000"
 
[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-19\Control Panel\Desktop]
"AutoEndTasks"="1"
"HungAppTimeout"="1000"
"MenuShowDelay"="0"
"WaitToKillAppTimeout"="2000"
 
[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Control Panel\Desktop]
"AutoEndTasks"="1"
"HungAppTimeout"="1000"
"MenuShowDelay"="0"
"WaitToKillAppTimeout"="2000"
 
 
NoLowDiskSpaceChecks = Low Disk Notification 
deactivated
 
LinkResolveIgnoreLinkInfo = Determines whether Windows traces shortcuts back 
to their sources when it cannot find the target on the user's system.
 
NoResolveSearch = Prevents the system from conducting a comprehensive search 
of the target drive to resolve a shortcut.
 
NoResolveTrack = Prevents the system from using NTFS tracking features to
resolve a shortcut.
 
NoInternetOpenWith = Specifies whether to use the Microsoft Web service
for finding an application to open a file with an unhandled file association. 
 
AutoEndTasks = Specifies whether user processes end automatically when 
the user either logs off or shuts down Windows .
 
HungAppTimeout = Specifies how long the system waits for user 
processes to end after the user clicks the End Task command button in 
Task Manager. 
 
MenuShowDelay = Specifies the interval from the time the cursor is 
pointed at a menu until the menu items are displayed.
 
WaitToKillAppTimeout = Specifies how long the system waits for user 
processes to end after the user attempts to log off or to shut down 
Windows. When the time specified in this entry expires, the End 
Task dialog box appears, stating that the process did not respond. 
If the value of AutoEndTasks is 1, the system ends the process
automatically.
 
LowLevelHooksTimeout = This tweak changes the time to wait to kill 
a service, which is not responding
 
WaitToKillServiceTimeout = Determines how long the system waits 
for services to stop after notifying the service that the system is 
shutting down.

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26 Sep 2009	#1
mickey megabyte ultimate 64 sp1 8,636 posts	looks useful - thanks! there are those who say that windows 7 magically doesn't need tweaking, but i tweak away regardless...
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26 Sep 2009	#2
Zardoc Windows 7 x64 Ultimate SP1 567 posts Canada	You're welcome Mickey. I wouldn't use these if I didn't see a difference. But I do!
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18 Oct 2009	#3
niranjannj Win 7x64 Eternity 3 posts	How can i change shutdown screen ?
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19 Oct 2009	#4
mickey megabyte ultimate 64 sp1 8,636 posts	hi niranjannj, and welcome to sevenforums - you'll like it here, click this link to learn how to change your welcome/ctrl-alt-del/shutdown screen. the easiest way is to download a simple small program to do the hard work for you. full instructions within the link!
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19 Oct 2009	#5
Zardoc Windows 7 x64 Ultimate SP1 567 posts Canada	Visual Master. I love it!!! Works fine with Win 7 and does a bit more HERE
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20 Oct 2009	#6
Mouratti Windows XP 18 posts	This is works?? Anybody try?
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20 Oct 2009	#7
Zardoc Windows 7 x64 Ultimate SP1 567 posts Canada	Of course it works my friend. I would not put it there if didn't
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26 Oct 2009	#8
niranjannj Win 7x64 Eternity 3 posts	Thanks guys it works......
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29 Oct 2009	#9
Zardoc Windows 7 x64 Ultimate SP1 567 posts Canada	You're welcome.
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