Speed Up Windows menu

Here’s a nice trick that can help you to enhance your navigation in both Windows XP and Windows Vista menus. By default, there is almost a half of a second of delay between the time you move your mouse over a menu item and the time the menu item is opened. This setting seem not too convenient to many users I met, who that asked how they can either speed up or slow down the menu responsiveness.

Here’s the trick. Note that its implementation requires a modification of your system registry.

Remember! If you use the registry editor incorrectly, you might cause serious problems that might require you to reinstall your operating system. Use the registry editor at your own risk.

• Backup the registry file. Use instructions provided in section 2 here.
• Click Start , In the Start Search type Regedit to open your Registry Editor.
• Browse to My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop.
• Right Click MenuShowDelayValue and click Modify.
• Set an appropriate value in milliseconds for the delay between the time you highlight the menu and the time it opens up. The default is 400 milliseconds. If you want to slow down the menu responsiveness, set the value to approximately 1200.
• Click OK
• Close the Registry editor
• Logoff and login again.