| Registry DataBase : Shutdown | |
| Unstable tasks - Restrictions - Other settings | |
| Top | Unstable tasks |
| Key :
HCKU \Control Panel \Desktop Entry : AutoEndTasks System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K Type : REG_SZ Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Speeds up Windows shutdown by closing VDM and 16-bit applications more quickly. See also HungAppTimeout. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Control Panel \Desktop Entry : HungAppTimeout System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K Type : REG_SZ Range : 1 to 65536 Default : 5000 |
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| Delay in milliseconds until Windows closes a task after you have clicked on End Task. Afterwards, the system indicates that the task does not respond any more or closes it by force if AutoEndTasks is enabled. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Control Panel \Desktop Entry : WaitToKillAppTimeout System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K Type : REG_SZ Range : 1 to 65536 Default : 20 |
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| Delay after which Windows considers a task does not respond any more at shutdown. Reduce this delay to speed up shutdown. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Control Panel \Desktop Entry : WaitToKillServiceTimeout System : NT, 2K Type : REG_SZ Range : 1 to 65536 Default : 20,000 |
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| Delay after which Windows NT closes a service at shutdown. Reduce this delay to speed up shutdown. | |
| Top | Restrictions |
| Key :
HKCU \Software\Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \System Entry : DisableTaskMgr System : NT, 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Disables Task Manager
and Task Manager button when you hit Ctrl+Alt+Del.
Needs Service Pack 2 at least. Corresponding Windows 95/98 entry : DisableTaskManager. |
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| Key :
HKCU \Software\Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \System Entry : DisableLockWorkstation System : NT, 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Disables Lock Workstation button when you hit Ctrl+Alt+Del. Needs Service Pack 4 at least. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software\Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \System Entry : DisableChangePassword System : NT, 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Disable Change Password button when you hit Ctrl+Alt+Del. Needs Service Pack 4 at least. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \System Entry : NoLogoff (NT) System : NT, 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Disable Log Off button when you hit Ctrl+Alt+Del. | |
| Key :
HKLM \SOFTWARE \Microsoft \Windows NT \CurrentVersion
\Winlogon Entry : ShutDownWithoutLogon System : NT, 2K Type : REG_SZ Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 in NT Server, 1 in NT Workstation |
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| 0 : Disables shutdown without logon. Disables Shutdown button in the logon dialog box. | |
| Key :
HKLM \SOFTWARE \Microsoft \Windows NT \CurrentVersion
\Winlogon \Shutdown Entry : LogoffSetting System : NT, 2K Type : REG_SZ Range : 0, 1, 2, or 3 Default : 0 |
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| Logoff dialox default option. 0 : Log off 1 : Shutdown 2 : Shutdown and restart 3 : Shutdown and turn off |
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| Key :
HKLM \SOFTWARE \Microsoft \Windows NT \CurrentVersion
\Winlogon \Shutdown Entry : ShutdownSetting System : NT, 2K Type : REG_SZ Range : 0, 1, 2, or 3 Default : 0 |
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| Shutdown dialox default option. 0 : Log off 1 : Shutdown 2 : Shutdown and restart 3 : Shutdown and turn off |
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| Top | Other settings |
| Key :
HKLM \SOFTWARE \Microsoft \Windows NT \CurrentVersion
\Winlogon Entry : PowerDownAfterShutdown System : NT, 2K Type : REG_SZ Range : 0 or 1 |
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| 1 : Turns computer off at shutdown. | |
| Key :
HKLM \SOFTWARE \Microsoft \Windows NT \CurrentVersion
\Winlogon Entry : EnableQuickReboot System : NT, 2K Type : REG_SZ Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Enables quick restart with Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Del, at the risk of losing data, by forcing all current applications to close. Uses the same API as the Resource Kit shutdown /c utility. You had better avoid enabling that entry. | |
| Key :
HKLM \SOFTWARE \Microsoft \Windows NT \CurrentVersion
\Winlogon Entry : DeleteRoamingCache System : NT, 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 |
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| 1 : Deletes roaming profiles from the cache at each logoff. | |
| Key :
HKLM \SYSTEM \CurrentControlSet \Control \Current User
\Shutdown Entry : FastReboot System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME Type : REG_SZ Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Enables Windows 98 quick restart. | |
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