Although Windows 8 is quite better in terms of speed than Windows, but there is always space to make the things better. Therefore, I'm going to share two useful registry hacks of the Windows 8 to let you enjoy Windows 8 smoothly without any unwanted delay.
MouseHoverTime:
MouseHoverTime is a Windows 8 registry attribute that makes you compute the time that your system takes to display a pop-up menu. Now you can simply speed up your mouse hovering processes to get the things done as soon as you want. Here’s how you can do it:
- Open Windows 8 Search using Windows button + Q. Enter “regedit” to search for registry.
- Now browse through HKEY_CURRENT_USER --> Control Panel --> Mouse. Search for the property MouseHoverTime and simply right click it. “Choose Modify”.
- You can change the time by entering “Value data” option that ranges from 0-20. The unit of time is in milliseconds to show information whenever you hover your mouse pointer over a specific menu.
- Finally, click “OK” button and restart your system.
MenuShowDelay:
Presenting you another Windows 8 registry named MenuShowDelay which sets the time while you point your mouse pointer to prompt items of a menu. The property is by default set as 400 but you can easily change this value matching your suitability.
- Press Windows +Q to search for “regedit” menu of your system.
- Browse through the tree on the left pane to look for MenuShowDelay at this location HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Control Panel > Desktop. Right click this property and choose “Modify”.
- Now you will see a “Value Data” option which usually ranges from 0-20. This is the time expressed in milliseconds that is required to invoke the items of a particular menu.
- Click “OK” and restart your system to finally see the changes made.
Hope you liked the latest edition to our stream of posts detailing interesting Windows 8 hacks.
