How To Speed Up Windows XP Slow Shutdown

Windows XP Slow Shutdown has always been a problem for many XP users. While many have accepted this as an inevitable fact when computer is aging, other find it surprising how their computer has slowed down since they started using it. To understand this, you have know what happens to your computer during shutdown:

When you shut down your computer, it turns off all the processes that you used from the very minute you boot your computer—most of these processes are actually part of the Windows XP operating system. Every process that is running waits in line while to be turned off; so it is normal that the more processes you use, the longer you have to wait before your computer finally shuts off. It is easy to say, therefore that if you use more programs during operation, you will find it much longer for your computer to turn off. However, there is nothing ordinary if you have to wait for more than 5 minutes before your computer completely shuts down. Waiting longer than normal is usually caused by several underlying problems.

If your computer that takes forever to shut down, problems could be installed third-party driver or software, poor maintenance, or registry problems.

Correcting The Problem

Microsoft may not be directly saying it, but third-party drivers or softwares are to blame to the concurrent slow down of your pc not only during the actually use, but also during shut down. Yes, programs and drivers that you install so that your computer will have a purpose, are the reasons why you experience slow shutdown time and Microsoft hasn't come up with the right solution to address this problem. Nonetheless, what we can do about it is to make sure that you only keep programs that you use and uninstall properly those you rarely use or used just once. {Uninstall unwanted, unused, or unimportant programs in Add/Remove Programs found in your Control Panel}.

Similar to your car engine, your Windows XP needs to be checked regularly from problems by using anti-virus/anti-spyware programs and built-in maintenance programs such as disk defragmentation and disk cleaning. Routinely running these programs will free up some disk space and remove unwanted viruses and spyware that will speed up XP shutdown time.

Windows registry is the cause of the problem in almost all cases of slow shut down. {Windows registry is the location where Windows saves all of its important and critical keys and data, which can impact the total speed of your pc}.

One way to speed up 1 way to speed up Windows XP slow shutdown time is to follow this sequence: go to Windows Registry by typing "regedit" in Run option; and follow this folder, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerMemory Management. {Set ClearPageFileAtShutdown to 0}. {Now, you can change the setting of your Windows Registry, but be sure that you know what you are doing or else, you may create unrepairable damage to your pc}. So, if you are not confident to make some changes in your registry, leave it untouched and get a registry cleaner.