{"id":50724,"date":"2015-04-15T23:17:47","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T23:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=50724"},"modified":"2015-04-15T23:17:47","modified_gmt":"2015-04-15T23:17:47","slug":"speeding-up-windows-shut-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/speeding-up-windows-shut-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Speeding Up Windows Shut Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><i><font SIZE=\"2\">Speed up Windows shut down with these registry tweaks.&#8211;PC Pitstop.<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n<h4>Speeding Up Windows Shut Down<\/h4>\n<p>By Damien for MakeTechEasier<\/p>\n<p>Windows has come a long way and the shutdown process in Window 7 and 8 is way faster than the older versions. Usually, the Windows shutdown process will be quicker than the bootup process.  What happens in the background is that whenever you shut down your computer, Windows requests every program and service to end their session and exit gracefully. 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