6. Expand the branches to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Control.
7. Double-click the WaitToKillServiceTimeout value. This works the same
as the WaitToKillAppTimeout value described above, except that it
applies to services (managed in services.msc) instead of applications.
8. Close the Registry Editor when you??™re done. You??™ll have to restart Windows
for the change to take effect.
These values also affect the timeouts at times other than just shutting down,
such as when you click End Process or End Task in Task Manager. In most
cases, however, these values won??™t affect applications that delay shut down
merely because they??™re waiting for you to save an open document.
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Start Applications Faster
One of the things we spend most of our time doing at a PC is waiting for
applications to start. Larger applications, particularly, can take what seems
like an eternity??”OK, 10 to 15 seconds on a fast PC??”before they??™re ready
to use. And small programs, even though they load quickly, don??™t always
???pop??? on screen as quickly as one would like.
Windows has a lot to do when it loads a program. It has to suck the program
file data off your hard disk, something that a clean, optimized drive will handle
more quickly (discussed later in this chapter). It also has to make room in your
PC??™s system memory (RAM) for the program, which means your virtual memory
settings (see ???Optimize Virtual Memory and Cache Settings,??? later in this
chapter) play a significant part, and, of course, more RAM definitely helps.
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