Specify the Response Time for Hung Applications (All Windows)

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Specify the Response Time for Hung Applications (All Windows)
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This setting controls the amount of time to wait for a response from a hung application before the system task manager automatically terminates the task.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new String value, or modify the existing value called 'HungAppTimeout' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
HungAppTimeout	REG_SZ	"1000"


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
System Key: [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop]
Name: HungAppTimeout
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value: Time in milliseconds (1000 = 1 second)

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Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: September 19, 2002

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