Resolved Forced shutdown

When I tell Windows to shut down, 90% of the time I get a message saying that there are some programs that it has to close, do I wnat to close them. I always click on Yes or whatever, and have Windows shut them down.

This is an annoyance, and I found online a registry hack.---see the post by Anonymous in the comments section. It will get Windows to automatically do this, without waiting for your confirmation.

Is forcing WIndows to shut these progams down a good idea? I typically close out all programs in the task bar (before telling Windows to shut down), so its not like I'd lose 3 hours of work or anything like that.

What is the risk, if any, of using a registry hack like that? I also saw that some recommended a desktop shortcut/CML paramater, but I'd rather do it from the start menu/windows orb if possible.

 

Great. Like I said I always close all the programs in the taskbar before doing my shutdown, so I'll go ahead. Looks like the risk is zero. Thanks.

 

I do like this reg tweak. It will in fact show the window that mentions the programs, but just as quickly now, does the work of automatically shutting them down itself, so I don't have to do a thing.

Excellent. Thanks again.