Regedit Settings to Decrease Shutdown Time

win+r –> regedit

* HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop\

AutoEndTasks, modify the Value data to 1.

* HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop\

Set WaitToKillAppTimeout value to 1000

Set HungAppTimeout value to 1000

* HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\

Set ClearPageFileAtShutdown value to 0

* HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\

Set WaitToKillAppTimeout value to 1000

Set HungAppTimeout value to 1000

* HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\

Set WaitToKillServiceTimeout to 1000

Other settings:

Disable any hardware driver that you will not use such as modem (dial-up) and diskette driver.