Shutdown Windows XP Fast

While Windows XP is certainly no slouch in the speed stakes it does, like previous versions, have a tendency to drag its heels when it comes to shutting down. The reason for this is that the system has to close down all of the services running in the background. Unfortunately, they don’t always close down as quickly as they should. To give them time to do so, Win 2k is configured to wait a specified period before shutting down. The amount of time given is set in the registry and by modifying it Windows can be forced to shutdown more quickly.