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I found a lot of nice tweaks from xptuneup.com
Here's one:
# 39. How to improve on shutdown time ? Close apps automatically & quickly at shutdown
"Open Registry by going to START-RUN and typing REGEDIT. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USERCONTROL PANELDESKTOP and look for AutoEndTasks. On my computer default value is 0. Change it to 1. Thats all. Further more you can reduce the time it takes for Windows to issue kill directive to all active/hung applications. In doing this only constraint that you should make sure exists is that HungAppTimeout is greater than WaitToKillAppTimeout. Change the values of WaitToKillAppTimeout to say 3500 (since default value for HungAppTimeout 5000 and for WaitToKillAppTimeout is 20000)"
I also got a patch from the Microsoft Corp update site concerning hangs on restarts (occasionaly hangs at "Saving Your Settings"). Seems to help. Also, if you use Nvidia cards, you may want to disable Driver Help Services. Tends to be a problem at shutdown sometimes.
Keep in mind the risks involved with messing with the registry. I've had no long-term negative effects from these tweaks/adjustments, but your results may vary...
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