I've just found this two little registry hacks on this website to Make Windows 8 Modern UI seem faster. It's about MenuShowDelay and MouseHoverTime which are self-explanatory with their names and do what they say. ![:D]()
MenuShowDelay
MenuShowDelay is the name of a property in Windows 8s registry that sets the time it takes from the moment your mouse cursor points towards a menu till the items of the menu are shown. By default, the value of this property is set to 400. With a few steps, you can change it to a smaller value to make menus appear faster.
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Press Win + Q on your keyboard to launch Search in Windows 8. Type in regedit. It will show up towards the left. Click on it to launch it.
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Using the tree menu on the left side, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Control Panel > Desktop. Click on Desktop. Look for a property called MenuShowDelay, as shown in the screenshot above. Right click on it and choose Modify.
In the window that appears, change Value Data to a value between 0-20. This is the time (in milliseconds) it takes from the moment your cursor is placed over a menu till the relevant menu appears. Click OK, and then Restart your computer.
MouseHoverTime
MouseHoverTime is another property in Windows 8s registry. It determines the time that the system waits to display a pop-up menu when you hover over an item. Its value, too, can be changed to a smaller one to speed up things. Heres how you can access it:
Once again, launch Windows 8 Search using Windows button + Q. Search for regedit. Launch it when it shows up.
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Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Control Panel > Mouse. Be sure to have Mouse highlighted by clicking on it in the left column. Now look for a property called MouseHoverTime, as shown in the screenshot above. Right click on it, and choose Modify.
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In the window that pop ups, change Value data to something between 0-20. This is the time in milliseconds that the system waits before showing information when you hover over an item. Once youve entered the value, click OK, and restart your computer.
MenuShowDelay
MenuShowDelay is the name of a property in Windows 8s registry that sets the time it takes from the moment your mouse cursor points towards a menu till the items of the menu are shown. By default, the value of this property is set to 400. With a few steps, you can change it to a smaller value to make menus appear faster.
Press Win + Q on your keyboard to launch Search in Windows 8. Type in regedit. It will show up towards the left. Click on it to launch it.
Using the tree menu on the left side, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Control Panel > Desktop. Click on Desktop. Look for a property called MenuShowDelay, as shown in the screenshot above. Right click on it and choose Modify.
In the window that appears, change Value Data to a value between 0-20. This is the time (in milliseconds) it takes from the moment your cursor is placed over a menu till the relevant menu appears. Click OK, and then Restart your computer.
MouseHoverTime
MouseHoverTime is another property in Windows 8s registry. It determines the time that the system waits to display a pop-up menu when you hover over an item. Its value, too, can be changed to a smaller one to speed up things. Heres how you can access it:
Once again, launch Windows 8 Search using Windows button + Q. Search for regedit. Launch it when it shows up.
Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Control Panel > Mouse. Be sure to have Mouse highlighted by clicking on it in the left column. Now look for a property called MouseHoverTime, as shown in the screenshot above. Right click on it, and choose Modify.
In the window that pop ups, change Value data to something between 0-20. This is the time in milliseconds that the system waits before showing information when you hover over an item. Once youve entered the value, click OK, and restart your computer.