Change the Menu Show Delay (All Windows) Popular
Windows normally delays menus before they are displayed. For regular users this delay can become annoying, with this setting you to change the delay time or remove it altogether.
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Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new string value, or modify the existing value, named 'MenuShowDelay' and set it to equal the delay you would like before the menus are shown as a time in milliseconds.
Log off or restart Windows for the change to take effect.
| (Default) | REG_SZ | (value not set) | |||
| MenuShowDelay | REG_SZ | "400" | |||
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop | ||
Value Name: MenuShowDelay
Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value Data: 0-999 (milliseconds)
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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: April 13, 2002
















