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*This tweak works for all operating systems

When Windows shuts down it activates a service called "wait to kill service timeout". This service is set by default to 12-20 seconds before your PC can actually be shut off. It waits mainly to make sure all of your programs are properly closed but it is not needed. Follow these steps to speed up your shutdown.

1. Click Start, Run and type Regedit
2. Once in regedit, navigate to the following line: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
3. Click on Control and look at the right-hand side
4. Double-click on "WaitToKillServiceTimeout" and set the value data to 1000 (1 second)
5. Close regedit and Reboot your computer

*With this tweak I saved about 6 seconds off my shutdown speed*

Cheers!

TechWiz