Speed up the Start Menu

Speed up the Start Menu

The default speed of the Start Menu is pretty slow, but you can fix that by editing aRegistry Key.

Fire up the Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop \ MenuShowDelay

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.