JSI Tip 0083 - How to alter the time it takes WinNT to shutdown.

Jerold Schulman

March 19, 1997

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Edit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlWaitToKillServiceTimeout (or add it as a REG_SZ)

This key tells the service control manager how long to wait for services to complete the shut-down request. The default is 20000 milliseconds.

You must wait long enough for the services to complete an orderly shutdown.


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