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How to Fix Slow Shutdown & Restart Problem in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP

It is everyone’s desire to have a computer that speeds like a super computer. The speed is realized when a fresh Windows is installed but after sometimes the startup-speed and shutdown-speed  become down day-by-day. Is your Windows 10, 8, 7 take long time to shutdown too? If so, it means there must be a problem with the Windows settings or system files. To optimize your Windows 10 shutdown & restart speed, here are a few steps that can fix this slow shutdown issue.

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Steps to Fix Windows 10 Slow Shutdown

To fix this, you’ll need to modify some system registry values using the Registry Editor.

Let’s see how to do it……

Step 1:

Open the registry editor by typing “regedit” in the Run box. Run box will be open up by pressing Windows + R buttons.

Step 2:

Navigate to the following registry path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop




Step 3:

Look at the right-side pane and double-click on the WaitToKillServiceTimeout and change its value to 500. The default value is 2000 Milliseconds you can set to 500 MS to kill the app. (See the following screenshot)

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Step 4:

Navigate to the following location in the registry editor: [HKLM\system\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management]

Step 5:

Look at the right-side pane and double-click on the ClearPageFileAtShutdown and change its value to 0 (See the following screenshot)

 

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Step 6:
(for XP, Vista and Server 2000 users only)

Open group policy – press Windows + R keys together and type Secpol.msc and click OK to open in group policy.

Step 7:

In the group policy, click Local Policies  >> Security Options.
In the right-pane, double-click on the “Shutdown: Clear Virtual Storage Pagefile” and then choose the disabled option (See the following screenshot)

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That’s it.

In this tutorial you have learned how to fix slow shutdown problems. Leave your experience in the comments section down below.

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