The default speed of the Start Menu is pretty slow, but you can fix that by editing a Registry Key. Fire up the Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER Control Panel Desktop MenuShowDelay Speed Start menu Search - MS Windows Vista Compatible Software:: Speed-Up Windows Vistas Start Menu SearchWhen you perform a search using the One way to speed-up searching in your Start Menu applications is to narrow the http://www.windowsvistaplace.com/speed-start-menu-search/othersoftwareHOME | tm Online Guard:: If you click Install Speed Up, Smart Update will start and update the engine and the program. If you right-click Speed Up tray icon, the menu will appear. http://v3.tm.net.my/SpeedUp/speedup.aspHOME |
By default, the value is 400. Change this to a smaller value, such as 0, to speed it up.
If this doesn't work for some reason, then you might try the following: Navigate to
Display Properties then Appearance then Effects and turn off the option titled Show menu shadow. You will get much better overall performance.
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