Windows 7 is very slow to stop
When I stopped in Windows 7 the "Shutting Down" screen stays on for more than three minutes. I tried to start in safe mode, but I get the same result. I tried to disable third-party programs and get the same result.
It's annoying when you have to restart.
Hey Dchan35, I finally cured the problem with some settings in my registry. Microsoft technical support has not helped at all. Click here for more information: http://www.w7forums.com/turning-off-computer-t3916p3.html
What you want to do is to go into the registry and change some values. Open the registry and find the key {\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management}, then change the value of ClearPageFile to the stop to 0 IF the value is 1. If the value is 1, it will take longer for your computer to stop... this fix it cures everything for me. I did it too: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\
Highlight the WaitToKillServiceTimeout value
Change this value to 1000.
It seems that you are not beginner, so I recommend to make this registry change. Just go into the menu regedit and the type start-up and the Registry Editor appears to the top (you may already know lol). Locate the keys above, change the values, save and restart and it should work for you. I hope that it is Man... its really frustrating when it happens and you don't get any help from MS is supported.
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