dcoaster Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I've seen many complaints about the time it takes to display the window previews in the new taskbar. Does anyone have an idea where in the registry to look for such a registry key? I have already sent feedback, but I'm still wondering if theres somewhere in the registry that may allow us to change it without needing the next build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdood Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I suppose you could try running a registry monitor and restart Explorer? I do hope it's configurable (if only with an optional key) in the final version though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcoaster Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 If anyone knows more about the registry, maybe they are in a certain section commonly used for the taskbar or animation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdood Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Yes, but the problem is that the keys for many settings in Windows don't actually exist until someone creates them with a custom value, so even if there was such a key for the taskbar (which there is no real reason to assume there is), you wouldn't necessarily find it by just looking through the registry. Hence the RegMon suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcoaster Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 Gotcha. I'll try it out and see what I can find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shasoosh Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 HKEY_CURRENT_USER --> Control Panel--> Mouse --> MouseHoverTime change 400 to 50 or less, restart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2III7 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 now if there only was a way to change aero peek delay time, it would be perfect :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svnO.o Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 HKEY_CURRENT_USER --> Control Panel--> Mouse --> MouseHoverTimechange 400 to 50 or less, restart. I gotta try this out. This was one thing that slightly annoyed me about the superbar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger H. Veteran Posted January 14, 2009 Veteran Share Posted January 14, 2009 seems to work just fine. I used 50ms and it seems to pop up super fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xiphi Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 HKEY_CURRENT_USER --> Control Panel--> Mouse --> MouseHoverTimechange 400 to 50 or less, restart. Thanks! That worked. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcoaster Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 Awesome! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda X Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 HKEY_CURRENT_USER --> Control Panel--> Mouse --> MouseHoverTimechange 400 to 50 or less, restart. Thanks. That's awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOHW Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Works great! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shasoosh Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 no problem guys :) btw, i use 0 ..i agree 50 is fast enough but 0 gives me a more "smooth" feel to the taskbar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rakeshishere Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 The memory consumption is increased when this reg hack is performed... so the default value should perhaps be improved by Microsoft before RTM not causing any strain on performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shasoosh Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 The memory consumption is increased when this reg hack is performed... so the default value should perhaps be improved by Microsoft before RTM not causing any strain on performance. interesting, where did you noticed that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Live Veteran Posted January 14, 2009 Veteran Share Posted January 14, 2009 The memory consumption is increased when this reg hack is performed... so the default value should perhaps be improved by Microsoft before RTM not causing any strain on performance. You're making a joke, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdood Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 HKEY_CURRENT_USER --> Control Panel--> Mouse --> MouseHoverTimechange 400 to 50 or less, restart. Nice. You can also still turn the thumbnails off with the standard policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George P Global Moderator Posted January 14, 2009 Global Moderator Share Posted January 14, 2009 This just shows you how many settings are hidden off in the registry still. I know it might not be the best of ideas, but why don't they just show these options in the UI from the get go instead of having you run around in the registry which would be a worse idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcoaster Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 This just shows you how many settings are hidden off in the registry still. I know it might not be the best of ideas, but why don't they just show these options in the UI from the get go instead of having you run around in the registry which would be a worse idea. Same question. Brandon, you out there? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinN206 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 My question has been answered! I changed the value to 0 and now the previews pop-up the instance the cursor's tip touches the icon's border. The value of 400 gave approximately 0.5-1.0 second delay. While this might not be long, it's certainly annoying that you've to wait or click on the icon. What's the harm in making it zero? This is a genuine question. This should be default, or at least make it an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rseiler Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I thought that registry setting might also reduce the time it takes for the Control Panel to fan-out in the Start menu (if you have it configured to do that), but it inexplicably still takes 3 seconds. At least navigating the program groups is faster than in Vista. It's not "MenuShowDelay" in the Desktop section either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinN206 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 The Taskbar is now much more enjoyable to use with the value set to 0. I have spent about four hours using Windows with the new setting, and it's much smoother. The work flow is now just instant. Why put an artificial delay in the first place, for something that has to be responsive and fast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shasoosh Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 i used 0 but went back to 50. If you use 0, the sub menus pop instantly, (im talking about the notepad, word, paint menus showing the last files you used, above All programs) limiting you to view any sub menu if you over above them trying to reach the top option, with 50 you can skip those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Examinus Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Does this affect anything else, or just the delay to the thumbnails? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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