Windows by default imposes a delay period when the users navigate through the start menu. You have have experience a delay while pointing to “All Programs” (Program Files) in Start Menu. This is only due to the default delay. However this delay can be removed by editing an entry in the Windows Registry. Simply follow the below steps to change the delay in navigation.
Speed Up Start Menu Using Registry
- Open “Run” command (Start Menu -> Run) or Press (Windows Key + R) .
Registy Editor
- Enter “regedit” in the Textbox and press “Enter” key. This will open the Windows Registry Editor.
- Now in the Left Side Panel , Open the Hive “HKEY_CURRENT_USER“, then select the option “Control Panel” and then choose “Desktop“.
- Now in the right side panel check if there exists any key by the name “MenuShowDelay”. If it exists then double click on that key and chage the value to “0″ and Skip to Step 7.
- Incase the key does not exists then in the Menu Bar choose “Edit -> New -> String value”.
- A new string value will be added, Name the value as “MenuShowDelay” , double click on the value to change it to “0″.
Speed up Start Menu with Registry Editor
- Close the Registry Editor, the changes will now take place, in some computer you got to restart for the changes to take place.
This is applicable to all the version of Windows higher than Windows XP.
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Registry tips are really cool and interesting. Good one.
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Thanks Pavan, more registry tips to be posted in the upcoming days.
I have never faced any folder browsing speed issue in my Vista, but ya XP sucks! Will try your tip on my lappy, which has XP installed.
Hi, Ankit its not folder browsing problem, its the delay you get when you point to menus of Start button.. Windows XP sucks but XP 64 bit rocks mate, If you are on a multi processor, dont miss XP 64 bit, the best of the best Windows OS ever made..
Cool! earlier I used to do this through big utility software… now i know the trick! thanks mate
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Glad that the post was informative mate. Keep Visiting
Nice quick registry hack. Way to go buddy
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very nice tricks
Thanks Sudharshan
Does this setup work in windows vista too?
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Yes Sir, It does work on Vista, Let me give you another tip too, Incase you set it to a negative value , the menu shows much more faster , Do try it and BTW I reckon this is your first time visit to ByteChip. I welcome you on behalf of the team of ByteChip, if you are interested in our posts, do subscribe to our feeds here on http://feeds.feedburner.com/Bytechip
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