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Q301296: WaitToKillAppTimeout Registry Value Has No Effect

Article: Q301296
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbtool
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition 
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SYMPTOMS
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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

RESOLUTION
==========

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to
correct the problem described in this article and should be applied only to
systems experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the
fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and
information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World
Wide Web:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are normally incurred for support calls may
be canceled, if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific
update will resolve your problem. Normal 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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  11-Jul-2001  11:50  4.0.1381.298      166,160  Gdi32.dll
  11-Jul-2001  11:51  4.0.1381.7092     327,440  User32.dll
  26-Mar-2001  19:41  4.0.1381.7095   1,254,512  Win32k.sys
  06-Aug-2001  18:37  4.0.1381.7097     175,376  Winsrv.dll



STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be 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.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbenv kbtool 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbNTTermServ400 kbNTTermServSearch
Version           : :4.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbfix

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