Improve Windows XP Shutdown Speed©

                                   
This tweak reduces the time XP waits before automatically closing any running 

programs when you give it the command to shutdown.

Step 1:- Open start menu Then open Run.

Step 2:-Type 'Regedit' and click ok.

Step 3:-Find 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\'.

Step 4:-Select 'WaitToKillAppTimeout'.

Step 5:-Right click and select 'Modify'.

Step 6:-Change the value to '1000' and Click "ok".

Step 7:-Now select 'Hung App Timeout', Right click and select 'Modify' Change 

the value to '1000', Click 'OK'.

Step 8:-Now find 'HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop' Select 

'Wait To Kill App Timeout',Right click and select 'Modify', Change the value to 

'1000', Click 'OK'

Step 9:-Now find 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\'

Select 'Wait To Kill Service Timeout'

Step 10:-Right click and select 'Modify' Change the value to '1000', Click 'OK'.


That is it, Good Luck..