INCREASE SHUTDOWN SPEED IN WINDOWS XP.

One of the defect/shortcomings of WindowsXP is its slow shutdown speed.
Though,this problem can be said to be default because there's a way to actually reduce the time XP waits before automatically closing all running programs when given the command to shutdown.

Speed-up XP shutdown.

STEP1:-

• Go to Start » Run,Type Regedit and Click ok.
• Find this HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\ and Select WaitToKillAppTimeout.
• Right click and select “Modify”.Change the value to 1000 and Click “OK”.
• Next,select HungAppTimeout & Right click it » Select “Modify” and
  change the value to ́1000̀.Click ́OK̀.

STEP2:-

• Find HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop » Select WaitToKillAppTimeout and Right click it.
• Select “Modify” & change the value to ́1000̀.Click ́OK̀

STEP3:-

• Find HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ & Select WaitToKillServiceTimeout
  

Right click and select “Modify”.
Change the value to ́1000̀.Click ́OK̀.

That'll be all.If you have any questions/suggestions,please do not hesitate to use the comment form below.