WaitToKillAppTimeout Registry Value Has No Effect (301296)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This article was previously published under Q301296 SYMPTOMS
After you change the value of the Waittokillapptimeout value in the following registry key, your changes have no effect:
HKEY_USER\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop RESOLUTIONA supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: Date Time Version Size File name
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05-Apr-2002 18:38 4.0.1381.33535 170,256 Gdi32.dll
01-Nov-2002 17:09 4.0.1381.33544 332,048 User32.dll
04-Feb-2003 04:10 4.0.1381.33546 1,280,400 Win32k.sys
01-Nov-2002 17:09 4.0.1381.33544 196,368 Winsrv.dll STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. MORE INFORMATION
You are supposed to be able to alter the value of the Waittokillapptimeout value to change the default amount of time your computer will wait for a program to end on its own when a shutdown or logoff is in progress.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 10/19/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbenv kbfix kbprb kbQFE KB301296 |
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