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Hello,
I have a little problem with shutting down Vista, which is taking more than 2 minutes to stop, whereas before it took less than 1 minute...!
I have searched through all the forums and can't find out why... I modified the WaitToKill to 2000ms, removed 3/4 of the Windows services (prefetch, readyboost, transparency, Windows Defender, ...) but nothing helps...
Actually, I wanted to know if it is possible to detect the program that is taking time to close when shutting down Vista?
Thank you for your help!!
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I have a little problem with shutting down Vista, which is taking more than 2 minutes to stop, whereas before it took less than 1 minute...!
I have searched through all the forums and can't find out why... I modified the WaitToKill to 2000ms, removed 3/4 of the Windows services (prefetch, readyboost, transparency, Windows Defender, ...) but nothing helps...
Actually, I wanted to know if it is possible to detect the program that is taking time to close when shutting down Vista?
Thank you for your help!!
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Configuration: Windows Vista Firefox 2.0.0.12
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Hello,
I too have noticed a very long shutdown time for my PC recently.
So I followed the advice given above and here are the results:
EventData
- System
- Provider
[ Name] Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance
[ Guid] {cfc18ec0-96b1-4eba-961b-622caee05b0a}
EventID 200
Version 1
Level 2
Task 4007
Opcode 40
Keywords 0x8000000000010000
- TimeCreated
[ SystemTime] 2008-10-24T03:21:12.390Z
EventRecordID 312
- Correlation
[ ActivityID] {00000000-9B8C-0001-2AB1-583F8735C901}
- Execution
[ ProcessID] 248
[ ThreadID] 3404
Channel Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance/Operational
Computer PC-de-Bureau
- Security
[ UserID] S-1-5-19
- EventData
ShutdownTsVersion 1
ShutdownStartTime 2008-10-23T18:18:48.622Z
ShutdownEndTime 2008-10-23T18:20:03.066Z
ShutdownTime 74443
ShutdownUserSessionTime 5437
ShutdownUserPolicyTime 0
ShutdownUserProfilesTime 1
ShutdownSystemSessionsTime 3352
ShutdownPreShutdownNotificationsTime 548
ShutdownServicesTime 2636
ShutdownKernelTime 65653
ShutdownRootCauseStepImprovementBits 0
ShutdownRootCauseGradualImprovementBits 0
ShutdownRootCauseStepDegradationBits 0
ShutdownRootCauseGradualDegradationBits 0
ShutdownIsDegradation false
ShutdownTimeChange 0
Thank you for letting me know if there is a remedy for this problem, you are very kind.
I too have noticed a very long shutdown time for my PC recently.
So I followed the advice given above and here are the results:
EventData
- System
- Provider
[ Name] Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance
[ Guid] {cfc18ec0-96b1-4eba-961b-622caee05b0a}
EventID 200
Version 1
Level 2
Task 4007
Opcode 40
Keywords 0x8000000000010000
- TimeCreated
[ SystemTime] 2008-10-24T03:21:12.390Z
EventRecordID 312
- Correlation
[ ActivityID] {00000000-9B8C-0001-2AB1-583F8735C901}
- Execution
[ ProcessID] 248
[ ThreadID] 3404
Channel Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance/Operational
Computer PC-de-Bureau
- Security
[ UserID] S-1-5-19
- EventData
ShutdownTsVersion 1
ShutdownStartTime 2008-10-23T18:18:48.622Z
ShutdownEndTime 2008-10-23T18:20:03.066Z
ShutdownTime 74443
ShutdownUserSessionTime 5437
ShutdownUserPolicyTime 0
ShutdownUserProfilesTime 1
ShutdownSystemSessionsTime 3352
ShutdownPreShutdownNotificationsTime 548
ShutdownServicesTime 2636
ShutdownKernelTime 65653
ShutdownRootCauseStepImprovementBits 0
ShutdownRootCauseGradualImprovementBits 0
ShutdownRootCauseStepDegradationBits 0
ShutdownRootCauseGradualDegradationBits 0
ShutdownIsDegradation false
ShutdownTimeChange 0
Thank you for letting me know if there is a remedy for this problem, you are very kind.
Good evening
I am almost always at the same point. None of the solutions are satisfactory. What is certain is that the use of a browser is always at the root of the problem. Whether it's Firefox or IE7, after a period of use, neither of them respond anymore. The rest of the machine works perfectly. When this happens (once every two times), shutting down becomes very slow, just like hibernation. This doesn't solve anything. It is imperative to reboot to get out of it. Unless a web genius knows how to restart the 'non identified' piece in question. I confirm that if web access is not used, the problem never occurs... Sorry, still not good news...
I am almost always at the same point. None of the solutions are satisfactory. What is certain is that the use of a browser is always at the root of the problem. Whether it's Firefox or IE7, after a period of use, neither of them respond anymore. The rest of the machine works perfectly. When this happens (once every two times), shutting down becomes very slow, just like hibernation. This doesn't solve anything. It is imperative to reboot to get out of it. Unless a web genius knows how to restart the 'non identified' piece in question. I confirm that if web access is not used, the problem never occurs... Sorry, still not good news...
Good evening, to all those who are having trouble shutting down Vista, I did the following:
start ---> Regedit ---> Hkey_local_Machine ---> System ---> CurrenControlSet ---> Control ---> Session Manager --->
Memory management. Then right-click for new Dword value (32 or 64 according to the system)
called IoPageLockLimit, then double-click for the value 000F0000 and there you go, it's done
restart the session or reboot the computer and it works better!! =)
It relates to the computer's cache memory generally blocked at 512Ko, after that you can see the change. I still recommend making a system backup before any registry modifications.
To do this, type restore and create a system restore point in the Vista program.
There you go, I hope I have helped you well =)
start ---> Regedit ---> Hkey_local_Machine ---> System ---> CurrenControlSet ---> Control ---> Session Manager --->
Memory management. Then right-click for new Dword value (32 or 64 according to the system)
called IoPageLockLimit, then double-click for the value 000F0000 and there you go, it's done
restart the session or reboot the computer and it works better!! =)
It relates to the computer's cache memory generally blocked at 512Ko, after that you can see the change. I still recommend making a system backup before any registry modifications.
To do this, type restore and create a system restore point in the Vista program.
There you go, I hope I have helped you well =)
Hello,
of course I also sometimes have problems with long shutdowns on Vista. It's when it shows *logging off*. Otherwise, when it shows shutdown, there’s no problem. Until now, I had a radical method of pressing the shutdown button, but that might not be recommended, yet 7 minutes to turn off is a bit too much for my patience....
to answer kiamajor, I didn't fully understand about "then right-click new Dword value (32 or 64 depending on the system)
called IoPageLockLimit then double click for the value 000F0000"
if we right-click, we create a new value but we can't rename it, it stays as new value #1 or can we do it later??? and for this new value, we set the value you indicated, is that it?
of course I also sometimes have problems with long shutdowns on Vista. It's when it shows *logging off*. Otherwise, when it shows shutdown, there’s no problem. Until now, I had a radical method of pressing the shutdown button, but that might not be recommended, yet 7 minutes to turn off is a bit too much for my patience....
to answer kiamajor, I didn't fully understand about "then right-click new Dword value (32 or 64 depending on the system)
called IoPageLockLimit then double click for the value 000F0000"
if we right-click, we create a new value but we can't rename it, it stays as new value #1 or can we do it later??? and for this new value, we set the value you indicated, is that it?
Good evening GGCCLL, you were almost done with the manipulation =)
You see, it's not complicated! Try to do it all over again and I'm sorry, but it's true that when you create a new value, the computer gives it a default name. I hadn’t mentioned it!! Sorry!! It’s simple to do, just change the name as I indicated in the message. Then double click and there you set the values to 000F0000. That's it, just restart the session or the computer. See you soon!
You see, it's not complicated! Try to do it all over again and I'm sorry, but it's true that when you create a new value, the computer gives it a default name. I hadn’t mentioned it!! Sorry!! It’s simple to do, just change the name as I indicated in the message. Then double click and there you set the values to 000F0000. That's it, just restart the session or the computer. See you soon!
ok kiamajor,
I couldn't do it because it needs to be renamed when we create it, then I couldn't manage it, otherwise the value is this now: 0X000F000 (983040)
Actually, I had this problem when I displayed Logoff..., otherwise it's Shutting down... no problem, the PC shuts down in 20 seconds.
We're going to test all this now and see if the problem reappears. In any case, thank you.
I couldn't do it because it needs to be renamed when we create it, then I couldn't manage it, otherwise the value is this now: 0X000F000 (983040)
Actually, I had this problem when I displayed Logoff..., otherwise it's Shutting down... no problem, the PC shuts down in 20 seconds.
We're going to test all this now and see if the problem reappears. In any case, thank you.
Good evening ggccll =) I'm glad to have helped you!!
You will also be able to enjoy a bit more speed when opening your applications.
Make sure to write down the steps on paper, it’s always useful =)
See you next time, if you have any issues, let me know. If I visit the forum, I’ll try to help!!
P.S. It works on all Windows =)
You will also be able to enjoy a bit more speed when opening your applications.
Make sure to write down the steps on paper, it’s always useful =)
See you next time, if you have any issues, let me know. If I visit the forum, I’ll try to help!!
P.S. It works on all Windows =)
Hello,
Apparently it's not working... I had the issue again last night, the computer displayed *logging off* again and it was another 10 minutes of waiting....
I need to try something else again.....
Apparently it's not working... I had the issue again last night, the computer displayed *logging off* again and it was another 10 minutes of waiting....
I need to try something else again.....
Hello ggccll
Well, there aren't many possible solutions - the fastest one!!! VIRUS!!!
Then you need to know if your antivirus update is up to date. When was it last updated?? (Personally, I hate Norton and Panda)
Do you know the site Les News du Web?? Here is the link: https://www.google.com you will find practical free antivirus options, especially with regular updates.
Have you installed a resource-hungry program on your computer? How's the hard disk space, is there enough space or is it almost full??
Are you using the Windows defragmenter and scandisk?? It's rather advisable ;)
Finally, have you performed a system restore since the registry change?? If for example, you did a system restore 7 days before the change, the computer will take as long as before.
Come on, don't panic, it's man who created the computer, not the other way around, so by definition, man is smarter than the computer =)
Keep me posted @+
By the way, I want to wish you all the best for 2009
as well as to our friends who will come to this site.
Well, there aren't many possible solutions - the fastest one!!! VIRUS!!!
Then you need to know if your antivirus update is up to date. When was it last updated?? (Personally, I hate Norton and Panda)
Do you know the site Les News du Web?? Here is the link: https://www.google.com you will find practical free antivirus options, especially with regular updates.
Have you installed a resource-hungry program on your computer? How's the hard disk space, is there enough space or is it almost full??
Are you using the Windows defragmenter and scandisk?? It's rather advisable ;)
Finally, have you performed a system restore since the registry change?? If for example, you did a system restore 7 days before the change, the computer will take as long as before.
Come on, don't panic, it's man who created the computer, not the other way around, so by definition, man is smarter than the computer =)
Keep me posted @+
By the way, I want to wish you all the best for 2009
as well as to our friends who will come to this site.
Hello,
thank you for your response..
Good point about the config, I use Antivirus and it's up to date. I clean with Ccleaner and scan with Spybot, and I also control with Hijackthis. I have plenty of disk space, no problem on that side but there must be some action going on, that's for sure... I need to search. I haven't done a system restore. Resource-hungry program??? Well, I frequently use Photoshop and handle quite a few heavy photos, could that be the weak point???
Otherwise, my PC is as follows:
Dell XPS M1530
Intel P8300m
4GB of RAM
320GB HDD 7200rpm
Nvidia 8600GT
I have a dual boot with Vista, Mandriva
50 GB on the C: partition of which 20 used
But it doesn't happen every time, that's what's strange?? Well, as you said, the machine won't dominate us, I will eventually find it....
See you later.
thank you for your response..
Good point about the config, I use Antivirus and it's up to date. I clean with Ccleaner and scan with Spybot, and I also control with Hijackthis. I have plenty of disk space, no problem on that side but there must be some action going on, that's for sure... I need to search. I haven't done a system restore. Resource-hungry program??? Well, I frequently use Photoshop and handle quite a few heavy photos, could that be the weak point???
Otherwise, my PC is as follows:
Dell XPS M1530
Intel P8300m
4GB of RAM
320GB HDD 7200rpm
Nvidia 8600GT
I have a dual boot with Vista, Mandriva
50 GB on the C: partition of which 20 used
But it doesn't happen every time, that's what's strange?? Well, as you said, the machine won't dominate us, I will eventually find it....
See you later.
Well, I'm back, it's great as you say you use all the right antivirus programs, Spybot, CCleaner...
By the way, have you ever disabled programs from loading in Windows? Do you know MSCONFIG??
Start --> Run ---> msconfig, then you sort through the services or startup tab. But make sure to hide Microsoft files.
You can disable programs you don't use much like "Messenger," which takes a long time to load. Do you use eMule? If so, back up your game or movie files on an external HDD, CD, or DVD and then delete them. There might be one that is infected. That's a weak point of eMule—the "virus box."
You do photo editing; that shouldn't hinder a machine like yours. Photoshop is indeed a full software but hey!! Your computer can handle it for a while longer =)
Plus, in an uncommon issue, I think the best solution remains MSCONFIG. If you disable them one by one, then log off and restart, you'll eventually find the program that really causes problems.
Keep us updated!! @+
By the way, have you ever disabled programs from loading in Windows? Do you know MSCONFIG??
Start --> Run ---> msconfig, then you sort through the services or startup tab. But make sure to hide Microsoft files.
You can disable programs you don't use much like "Messenger," which takes a long time to load. Do you use eMule? If so, back up your game or movie files on an external HDD, CD, or DVD and then delete them. There might be one that is infected. That's a weak point of eMule—the "virus box."
You do photo editing; that shouldn't hinder a machine like yours. Photoshop is indeed a full software but hey!! Your computer can handle it for a while longer =)
Plus, in an uncommon issue, I think the best solution remains MSCONFIG. If you disable them one by one, then log off and restart, you'll eventually find the program that really causes problems.
Keep us updated!! @+
Hello,
I had used msconfig some time ago and unchecked everything that is not Windows or not essential but kept the Wi-Fi card, sound, antivirus and I will use it again. Otherwise, I also tried this:
at the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control
I assigned the value 1000 to the key "WaitToKillServiceTimeout"
apparently this value corresponds to the number of milliseconds before Vista shuts down, ??? but since the PC has shut down normally for now, I don't know if it works or not.
Thanks!
I had used msconfig some time ago and unchecked everything that is not Windows or not essential but kept the Wi-Fi card, sound, antivirus and I will use it again. Otherwise, I also tried this:
at the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control
I assigned the value 1000 to the key "WaitToKillServiceTimeout"
apparently this value corresponds to the number of milliseconds before Vista shuts down, ??? but since the PC has shut down normally for now, I don't know if it works or not.
Thanks!
Hey ;)
Well, actually, the registry command you mentioned in your post corresponds exactly to the Windows shutdown.
The value 1000 for the key "WaitToKillServiceTimeout" is measured in milliseconds, which equals 1 second.
We can't go any lower than that. I hope it works well now.
Also, another interesting tip: ACCELERATE THE START MENU
We can also speed up the display of the Start menu in Vista.
Click on Start, then regedit in the search bar.
Go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Set MenuShowDelay to a value between 5 (very fast) and 400 (slow).
"(0 also gives very good results)"
Well, actually, the registry command you mentioned in your post corresponds exactly to the Windows shutdown.
The value 1000 for the key "WaitToKillServiceTimeout" is measured in milliseconds, which equals 1 second.
We can't go any lower than that. I hope it works well now.
Also, another interesting tip: ACCELERATE THE START MENU
We can also speed up the display of the Start menu in Vista.
Click on Start, then regedit in the search bar.
Go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Set MenuShowDelay to a value between 5 (very fast) and 400 (slow).
"(0 also gives very good results)"
Hello
Okay, I've added it too, we'll see....if the problem comes back, I'll let you know. Thanks again for your help.
Bye
Okay, I've added it too, we'll see....if the problem comes back, I'll let you know. Thanks again for your help.
Bye
I found this on the Développez.com forum
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I have the same problem with a DELL laptop running Vista.
According to the tech support guy, there are quite a few DELL customers in the same situation. But he didn't tell me if the origin of the problem had been formally identified.
I spent an hour on the phone following his instructions and trying 6 or 7 manipulations, especially in safe mode (where this mode has no session closure issues), to no avail.
I followed the instructions from Chibouki mentioned below.
msconfig;
service;
uncheck "show microsoft services"
uncheck "dell wireless"
I struggled at first because I couldn't find
"show microsoft services"
"dell wireless"
to uncheck.
I only found "Dell Wireless WLAN Tray Service" which was similar.
I unchecked it.
I restarted (having to force it one last time again).
Then no more session closure issues!
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So I tried this unchecking Dell Wireless WLAN Service from Msconfig and it seems to work. I have conducted several tests, no issues.
This session closure must be related to the WIFI or network card.
Let's see in the future if that's the case or not..
Bye
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I have the same problem with a DELL laptop running Vista.
According to the tech support guy, there are quite a few DELL customers in the same situation. But he didn't tell me if the origin of the problem had been formally identified.
I spent an hour on the phone following his instructions and trying 6 or 7 manipulations, especially in safe mode (where this mode has no session closure issues), to no avail.
I followed the instructions from Chibouki mentioned below.
msconfig;
service;
uncheck "show microsoft services"
uncheck "dell wireless"
I struggled at first because I couldn't find
"show microsoft services"
"dell wireless"
to uncheck.
I only found "Dell Wireless WLAN Tray Service" which was similar.
I unchecked it.
I restarted (having to force it one last time again).
Then no more session closure issues!
*******************************************************************************************************************3
So I tried this unchecking Dell Wireless WLAN Service from Msconfig and it seems to work. I have conducted several tests, no issues.
This session closure must be related to the WIFI or network card.
Let's see in the future if that's the case or not..
Bye
Hello, on the same subject here's what I see. What should I do? Thank you.
Journal Name: Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance/Operational
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance
Date: 26/03/2009 03:48:23
Event ID: 200
Task Category: Shutdown Performance Analysis
Level: Critical
Keywords: Event Log
User: LOCAL SERVICE
Computer: PC-de-Thierry
Description:
Windows shut down:
Shutdown duration: 452817ms
IsDegradation: false
Incident time (UTC): 26/03/2009 02:29:52
Event XML:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance" Guid="{cfc18ec0-96b1-4eba-961b-622caee05b0a}" />
<EventID>200</EventID>
<Version>1</Version>
<Level>1</Level>
<Task>4007</Task>
<Opcode>40</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000010000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2009-03-26T02:48:23.107Z" />
<EventRecordID>645</EventRecordID>
<Correlation ActivityID="{00000000-E0E8-0000-533B-7EF0BCADC901}" />
<Execution ProcessID="1844" ThreadID="2052" />
<Channel>Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance/Operational</Channel>
<Computer>PC-de-Thierry</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-19" />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="ShutdownTsVersion">1</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownStartTime">2009-03-26T02:29:52.964Z</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownEndTime">2009-03-26T02:37:25.782Z</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownTime">452817</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownUserSessionTime">17335</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownUserPolicyTime">74</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownUserProfilesTime">3</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownSystemSessionsTime">23159</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownPreShutdownNotificationsTime">5093</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownServicesTime">17266</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownKernelTime">412323</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownRootCauseStepImprovementBits">0</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownRootCauseGradualImprovementBits">0</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownRootCauseStepDegradationBits">0</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownRootCauseGradualDegradationBits">0</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownIsDegradation">false</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownTimeChange">0</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
Journal Name: Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance/Operational
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance
Date: 26/03/2009 03:48:23
Event ID: 200
Task Category: Shutdown Performance Analysis
Level: Critical
Keywords: Event Log
User: LOCAL SERVICE
Computer: PC-de-Thierry
Description:
Windows shut down:
Shutdown duration: 452817ms
IsDegradation: false
Incident time (UTC): 26/03/2009 02:29:52
Event XML:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance" Guid="{cfc18ec0-96b1-4eba-961b-622caee05b0a}" />
<EventID>200</EventID>
<Version>1</Version>
<Level>1</Level>
<Task>4007</Task>
<Opcode>40</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000010000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2009-03-26T02:48:23.107Z" />
<EventRecordID>645</EventRecordID>
<Correlation ActivityID="{00000000-E0E8-0000-533B-7EF0BCADC901}" />
<Execution ProcessID="1844" ThreadID="2052" />
<Channel>Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance/Operational</Channel>
<Computer>PC-de-Thierry</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-19" />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="ShutdownTsVersion">1</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownStartTime">2009-03-26T02:29:52.964Z</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownEndTime">2009-03-26T02:37:25.782Z</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownTime">452817</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownUserSessionTime">17335</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownUserPolicyTime">74</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownUserProfilesTime">3</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownSystemSessionsTime">23159</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownPreShutdownNotificationsTime">5093</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownServicesTime">17266</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownKernelTime">412323</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownRootCauseStepImprovementBits">0</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownRootCauseGradualImprovementBits">0</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownRootCauseStepDegradationBits">0</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownRootCauseGradualDegradationBits">0</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownIsDegradation">false</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownTimeChange">0</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
Hello,
I have a new DELL PC (Inspiron 545), and I'm experiencing the same slow shutdown issue. It takes nearly 2 minutes to shut down, while it takes less than a minute to start up.
First, I modified the well-known 'waittokillservice timeout' command to 2000: no change.
Then, I found the mentioned trick regarding DELL (unchecking 'Dell Wireless WLAN').
Problem: this line does not appear in my list of services!
Maybe it’s listed under a different name?
If anyone has a suggestion, I'm all ears! I have very few software installed (received the PC two days ago), so it's not cluttered yet!!, and I have an antivirus that I believe is reliable (Kaspersky).
Thanks in advance!
Patrick
I have a new DELL PC (Inspiron 545), and I'm experiencing the same slow shutdown issue. It takes nearly 2 minutes to shut down, while it takes less than a minute to start up.
First, I modified the well-known 'waittokillservice timeout' command to 2000: no change.
Then, I found the mentioned trick regarding DELL (unchecking 'Dell Wireless WLAN').
Problem: this line does not appear in my list of services!
Maybe it’s listed under a different name?
If anyone has a suggestion, I'm all ears! I have very few software installed (received the PC two days ago), so it's not cluttered yet!!, and I have an antivirus that I believe is reliable (Kaspersky).
Thanks in advance!
Patrick
I had this problem (see the beginning of this post). It completely disappeared once I switched firewalls under Vista). I had ZoneAlarm and switched to PCToolFireWallPlus (free version). It has been months since I've had any issues. Along with disabling multiple services that are useless in my case, my Vista has become much faster (a bit more than XP on the same machine, even though it still consumes a little over a Gig of memory). If this can help...
Hello and thank you for the ultra-fast response!
I don't think the problem comes from there since I haven't (yet) installed a firewall.
However, while searching on various websites, I found a message from someone who resolved the issue by resetting the value to default (0) in the 'ClearPageFileAtShutDown' key; I had set the value to 1 and just restored it to 0...
I'm going to restart the machine and see if it makes any difference!
Patrick.
I don't think the problem comes from there since I haven't (yet) installed a firewall.
However, while searching on various websites, I found a message from someone who resolved the issue by resetting the value to default (0) in the 'ClearPageFileAtShutDown' key; I had set the value to 1 and just restored it to 0...
I'm going to restart the machine and see if it makes any difference!
Patrick.
Good evening everyone,
Although this topic is old, I am allowed to post because, like the user who first presented their problem, my Vista is very slow to shut down. I looked into what you were talking about to fix my issue. Unfortunately, it is not related to the user session shutdown. Here are the following results:
ShutdownTsVersion 1
ShutdownStartTime 2009-08-19T05:36:10.880Z
ShutdownEndTime 2009-08-19T05:39:58.493Z
ShutdownTime 227613
ShutdownUserSessionTime 2305
ShutdownUserPolicyTime 3
ShutdownUserProfilesTime 1
ShutdownSystemSessionsTime 27895
ShutdownPreShutdownNotificationsTime 7606
ShutdownServicesTime 19649
ShutdownKernelTime 197411
ShutdownRootCauseStepImprovementBits 0
ShutdownRootCauseGradualImprovementBits 0
ShutdownRootCauseStepDegradationBits 0
ShutdownRootCauseGradualDegradationBits 0
ShutdownIsDegradation false
ShutdownTimeChange 0
So from what I see, it seems to be related to the shutdown of the "Kernel," but I am not precisely sure what that is or if it is possible to fix this. I hope the question has not already been asked; if it has, could you kindly provide me with the link?
For information, I am running Windows Vista, 64 bits. For the problem, I don't think it is necessary to provide more information, but if it is, I am available.
Thank you for reading.
Good evening everyone.
Although this topic is old, I am allowed to post because, like the user who first presented their problem, my Vista is very slow to shut down. I looked into what you were talking about to fix my issue. Unfortunately, it is not related to the user session shutdown. Here are the following results:
ShutdownTsVersion 1
ShutdownStartTime 2009-08-19T05:36:10.880Z
ShutdownEndTime 2009-08-19T05:39:58.493Z
ShutdownTime 227613
ShutdownUserSessionTime 2305
ShutdownUserPolicyTime 3
ShutdownUserProfilesTime 1
ShutdownSystemSessionsTime 27895
ShutdownPreShutdownNotificationsTime 7606
ShutdownServicesTime 19649
ShutdownKernelTime 197411
ShutdownRootCauseStepImprovementBits 0
ShutdownRootCauseGradualImprovementBits 0
ShutdownRootCauseStepDegradationBits 0
ShutdownRootCauseGradualDegradationBits 0
ShutdownIsDegradation false
ShutdownTimeChange 0
So from what I see, it seems to be related to the shutdown of the "Kernel," but I am not precisely sure what that is or if it is possible to fix this. I hope the question has not already been asked; if it has, could you kindly provide me with the link?
For information, I am running Windows Vista, 64 bits. For the problem, I don't think it is necessary to provide more information, but if it is, I am available.
Thank you for reading.
Good evening everyone.
Hello
I have a serious problem with my Vista
I've followed all your instructions AND now it's acting up (it takes the same time to shut down, the sound doesn't work, sometimes it turns off...)
I haven't even had it for a year
It's a Vista Home Premium edition
I need your help
Thank you in advance
I have a serious problem with my Vista
I've followed all your instructions AND now it's acting up (it takes the same time to shut down, the sound doesn't work, sometimes it turns off...)
I haven't even had it for a year
It's a Vista Home Premium edition
I need your help
Thank you in advance
Hello Boysscoot, you explain that you've done all the manipulations and now your computer is acting up??
Did you start by backing up your system before trying a registry manipulation????
It's strongly advised, even essential... so that if your computer works and you make an adjustment that doesn't suit your machine, you can revert to your previous settings.
So what I recommend is to launch the system restore (type restore in run and Vista will display it directly) and choose a date prior to your modifications to get your computer back to the way it was before.
Now, another point not to overlook is that you shouldn't try multiple modifications at the same time... if you modify the registry, for example, restart your computer right away and see if that resolves your issues. Don't try 3, 5, 7, or 10 manipulations at once... not even 2... you need to try gradually.
For now, go ahead and launch your restore and keep us updated ^^
Best, Kiamajor =)
Did you start by backing up your system before trying a registry manipulation????
It's strongly advised, even essential... so that if your computer works and you make an adjustment that doesn't suit your machine, you can revert to your previous settings.
So what I recommend is to launch the system restore (type restore in run and Vista will display it directly) and choose a date prior to your modifications to get your computer back to the way it was before.
Now, another point not to overlook is that you shouldn't try multiple modifications at the same time... if you modify the registry, for example, restart your computer right away and see if that resolves your issues. Don't try 3, 5, 7, or 10 manipulations at once... not even 2... you need to try gradually.
For now, go ahead and launch your restore and keep us updated ^^
Best, Kiamajor =)
Hello everyone!
I have the same problem as everyone here. For some time now, I have been trying to optimize and personalize Vista by following different tips and tutorials found on the net.
But now, I find that my Vista takes quite a long time to shut down. In fact, as soon as I close it, I immediately get to the "shutting down" screen but it lasts, it lasts, it lasts...
I have seen a bit of what has been explained here but it’s a bit too complicated for me!
In the computer management, under Windows performance diagnostics, I have 120 error messages (4 in sleep mode, 43 shut down mode, 73 at startup).
But I have no idea how to analyze that!
A little help would be appreciated!
Thank you!
I have the same problem as everyone here. For some time now, I have been trying to optimize and personalize Vista by following different tips and tutorials found on the net.
But now, I find that my Vista takes quite a long time to shut down. In fact, as soon as I close it, I immediately get to the "shutting down" screen but it lasts, it lasts, it lasts...
I have seen a bit of what has been explained here but it’s a bit too complicated for me!
In the computer management, under Windows performance diagnostics, I have 120 error messages (4 in sleep mode, 43 shut down mode, 73 at startup).
But I have no idea how to analyze that!
A little help would be appreciated!
Thank you!
Hello Mayke, as I was saying in my last message, don't do multiple tweaks at the same time. To restore your computer to the last valid configuration (good working order), do a system restore, and choose the date before your adjustment attempts.
Then you can try this: MSCONFIG in the start menu, in the startup tab, choose advanced options and check maximum memory and number of processors. Otherwise, another setting, MSCONFIG in the startup tab, there's a delay box, you can set it to 3 seconds instead of 30, which makes your computer boot up faster. With these settings ^^
Upon restarting your computer, you'll see a message saying you've changed settings, click OK and don't notify me anymore.
To speed up opening the start menu and your folders and applications, in the start menu do Regedit, click HKEY-Current-Users ---> Control Panel ----> Desktop and look for
"MenuShowDelay", the value is 400, double click and set it to 0
Then close regedit and restart your computer
If you have any questions, feel free to ask ^^
Then you can try this: MSCONFIG in the start menu, in the startup tab, choose advanced options and check maximum memory and number of processors. Otherwise, another setting, MSCONFIG in the startup tab, there's a delay box, you can set it to 3 seconds instead of 30, which makes your computer boot up faster. With these settings ^^
Upon restarting your computer, you'll see a message saying you've changed settings, click OK and don't notify me anymore.
To speed up opening the start menu and your folders and applications, in the start menu do Regedit, click HKEY-Current-Users ---> Control Panel ----> Desktop and look for
"MenuShowDelay", the value is 400, double click and set it to 0
Then close regedit and restart your computer
If you have any questions, feel free to ask ^^
Hello Kiamajor!
Thank you for your response. In fact, I restored the pagination clearing to 0 instead of 1 as I had done to speed up the startup, and magically, my PC shuts down almost instantly and starts up faster!!! Look for the error since theoretically it should have sped up my startup. From 220 seconds, I'm down to 107. I had 79 not long ago but I won't nitpick for a few seconds!
Thanks to you anyway.
I still checked maximum memory and number of processors (1) and lowered the delay to 3 instead of 30.
Thank you very much. It's really nice not to have to wait X time to close the screen of my laptop!
Very good site, efficient and quick response! Keep it up ;-)
Thank you for your response. In fact, I restored the pagination clearing to 0 instead of 1 as I had done to speed up the startup, and magically, my PC shuts down almost instantly and starts up faster!!! Look for the error since theoretically it should have sped up my startup. From 220 seconds, I'm down to 107. I had 79 not long ago but I won't nitpick for a few seconds!
Thanks to you anyway.
I still checked maximum memory and number of processors (1) and lowered the delay to 3 instead of 30.
Thank you very much. It's really nice not to have to wait X time to close the screen of my laptop!
Very good site, efficient and quick response! Keep it up ;-)
I don't understand why on Windows Vista Internet Explorer is slow and takes a long time to close tabs?
Thank you in advance for your response.
Nickita
Thank you in advance for your response.
Nickita
Why is Internet Explorer slow to open and slow to close tabs in Windows Vista?
Thank you for your response.
Nickita
Thank you for your response.
Nickita
Good evening Nickita,
I'm sorry I don't have the answer you were hoping for, I hardly use Internet Explorer but Mozilla....which I find faster
You can easily find settings online to configure Mozilla Firefox, you just need to search on Google (which is your best friend) to see if it's possible on IE
Kiamajor ^^
I'm sorry I don't have the answer you were hoping for, I hardly use Internet Explorer but Mozilla....which I find faster
You can easily find settings online to configure Mozilla Firefox, you just need to search on Google (which is your best friend) to see if it's possible on IE
Kiamajor ^^
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"Problem: Windows Vista has become very slow to shut down.
1°) By looking in the computer management of Vista, it is highlighted
that the user session shutdown time is the main cause
of this slowness.
See: Computer Management/Event Viewer/Application
and Service Logs/Microsoft/Windows/Diagnostics-Performance/Operational.
Once in this folder, look for a Task Category titled
"Shutdown Performance Analysis" with a "Critical" level
(marked with a red circle with a white cross).
Select this task and request the display of "Details".
Open the hierarchy for "EventData", it is now easy to
determine the event that takes the most time to shut down
Vista. Most of the time, it is "ShutdownUserSessionTime"
that is responsible for the slowness.
2°) Once confirmed that the slowness of Vista's shutdown is due to "ShutdownUserSessionTime", we still need to determine the cause of this session shutdown slowness.
If in: "Computer Management/Event Viewer/Windows Logs/
Applications" you have a Warning (Yellow triangle with exclamation point)
with "Source" titled "User Profile Service" and an event ID 1530,
check if you have a problem with the wisptis.exe process.
If this is your case, there is a good chance that your problem can be
solved with the solution below:
Solution: Check with the task manager that the wisptis.exe process is active.
This process directly depends on the WinTab Service. This service
is launched automatically or manually at the startup of Vista.
Therefore, you need to disable this service to prevent it from being launched
again at the startup of Vista.
To disable this service, you need to use the "Computer Management", select "Services and
Applications" and then choose "Services". In the list of services, locate "WinTab Service"
select it and right-click and click on "Properties". In the menu that appears,
on the general tab, change the startup type by selecting "Disabled".
Caution: To have the changes take effect, you must restart Vista.
The result will not yet be visible for this shutdown session. However,
at the next shutdown of Vista, the shutdown will work normally again.
Indeed, disabling the WinTab Service and even stopping it does not close the wisptis.exe process which cannot be stopped once the WinTab.exe service is started. You must therefore prevent the loading of the wisptis.exe process by disabling the WinTab Service.
The results of this action will be visible at the next startup of Vista.
Finally, for those who are worried, the WinTab service is only useful for those who use a graphics tablet. If you do not use one, the WinTab service does not need to be started.
Solution found by DOMIBRIAN after several days of struggle."
Please keep me informed of the result..."
Well, unfortunately, it seems that your problem does not stem from the same service (Wintab Service) as on my computer.
But don't get discouraged, there is indeed a method to find the guilty service, and Vista provides much more information than XP.
To start, you need to know precisely which process takes the most time when shutting down your computer. To do this, proceed as follows:
Note the exact time displayed by your system before shutting down Vista. This will help you find the data we need in the event logs based on the time and date of the Vista shutdown. (Be careful, I seem to remember that the time and date displayed in the logs is in GMT, so you need to take into account the time difference with GMT)...
Use Vista's Computer Management (right-click on the "Computer" icon on your Vista desktop and select "Manage"). Once the "Computer Management" window is displayed, expand the tree in the left column and choose the following folders in order: Event Viewer/Application and Service Logs/Microsoft/Windows/Diagnostics-Performance/Operational.
Once in the "Operational" folder, look for a "Task Category" titled "Shutdown Performance Analysis" with a "Critical" level (marked with a red circle and a white cross). Select this task and request to view the "Details". Open the tree for "EventData", and it is now easy to identify the event that takes the longest time to close Vista (each event is timed in milliseconds). Most of the time, it is "ShutdownUserSessionTime" that is responsible for the slowness. If "ShutdownUserSessionTime" is indeed taking the most time to shut down, we have confirmation that the logoff is not functioning correctly, as this should be very quick.
If it is indeed the logoff that is responsible for your problem, you need to move on to the next search step:
Still in "Computer Management", expand the tree in the left column and choose the following folders in order: Event Viewer/Windows Logs/Applications. In the list that appears on the right (allow Vista time to display the events), check if you have one or more lines named "Warning" with a yellow triangle and an exclamation point in the "Level" column. You can also search in the "Source" column for lines named "User Profile Service" with an event ID 1530. If such lines exist, select one based on the shutdown time noted earlier. You should see in the event details window the name of the culprit(s) causing the slowness of the Vista shutdown.
In my case, I obtained the following information:
"Windows has detected that your registry file is still being used by other applications or services.
The file will be unloaded. Applications or services accessing your registry may not function correctly after this.
DETAIL -
2 user registry handles leaked from \Registry\User\S-1-5-21-3666808540-2539098907-3647455222-1000:
Process 3068 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Windows\System32\wisptis.exe) has opened
key \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3666808540-2539098907-3647455222-1000
Process 1204 (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Windows\System32\svchost.exe) has opened key \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3666808540-2539098907-3647455222-1000".
I did a first search on Google to identify the first process (wisptis.exe) that was causing the problem.
I discovered that it was related to the Wintab Service, which led to the manipulation explained in my previous post. I did not need to go further, as the other process involved, "svchost.exe," did not really pose a problem for the shutdown of Vista.
The shutdown time of Vista for my computer went from 3 minutes and 30 seconds to 20 seconds.
I hope this information will help you locate the service responsible for your shutdown issues.
Keep me updated on your research...
1 user registry handles leaked from \Registry\User\S-1-5-21-1224506239-3730498883-1200569152-1001: Process 1332 (\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Windows\System32\svchost.exe) has opened key \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1224506239-3730498883-1200569152-1001
I looked at other similar occurrences ..... I still only see svchost.exe...
What should I do? svchost.exe doesn't seem to pose a problem, (but especially: moreover) should I act on the indicated registry key and delete it for example?
I am surprised not to see other people complaining about this slowdown that occurred for no apparent reason a few days ago..... Anyway, thank you for the help provided and the time spent.
We need to check and communicate the results of your investigations for this operation:
Use the computer management of Vista (right-click on the "Computer" icon on your Vista desktop and select the "Manage" command). Once the "Computer Management" window is displayed, expand the tree in the left column and choose in order the following folders: Event Viewer/Application and Services Logs/Microsoft/Windows/Diagnostics-Performance/Operational.
Once in the "Operational" folder, look for a "Task Category" titled "Shutdown Performance Analysis" with a "Critical" level (marked with a red circle and a white cross). Select this task and request the display of "Details". Open the tree for "EventData", it will now be easy to identify the event that takes the most time during the shutdown of Vista (each event is timed in milliseconds).
This operation on my computer provided the following information:
- EventData
ShutdownTsVersion 1
ShutdownStartTime 2008-05-05T14:57:13.723Z
ShutdownEndTime 2008-05-05T15:02:07.922Z
ShutdownTime 294198
ShutdownUserSessionTime 282215
ShutdownUserPolicyTime 159
ShutdownUserProfilesTime 309
ShutdownSystemSessionsTime 10035
ShutdownPreShutdownNotificationsTime 5933
ShutdownServicesTime 4008
ShutdownKernelTime 1948
ShutdownRootCauseStepImprovementBits 0
ShutdownRootCauseGradualImprovementBits 0
ShutdownRootCauseStepDegradationBits 0
ShutdownRootCauseGradualDegradationBits 0
ShutdownIsDegradation false
ShutdownTimeChange 0
I have bolded the times in milliseconds for the shutdown of Vista (294198 ms)
and for user session shutdown (282215 ms).
It is highlighted, thanks to this information, that it is indeed the user session shutdown that takes the most time during the shutdown of Vista.
Copy and paste the information provided by Vista in the Eventdata highlighting the shutdown issue of Vista. This information will help to more accurately guide the searches.