How to speed up the Start Menu

How to speed up the Start Menu

23/02/2006 - 20:04 (Category: Windows)

You can speed up the Start Menu editing the Windows' Registry. Just follow these simple steps:

1) click the Start button
2) click on 'Run'

(if you are really lazy, just press Win + 'R', where 'Win' is the Windows button and 'R' stands for 'run')

3) type 'regedit' and press Return (regedit is the Windows' registry editor)
4) go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Control Panel -> Desktop
5) right-click the String Value 'MenuShowDelay', and select Modify
6) change its value accordingly (the default value is '400' milliseconds: you can decrease it to '0' if you like)
6) press OK, close the registry editor
7) disconnect and reconnect (or restart Windows)

WARNING: the Windows' registry is the heart of Windows: you will be in *TROUBLE* if you damage it! Your computer could be temporarily unavailable! So, before editing it, please make sure you have a backup copy of it. Refer to this article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/en-us to know more about the Windows' registry backup procedure

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