Speed up the feel of Windows with the double-click speed setting

Filed under: Windows, Productivity, Microsoft, How-Tos, Mods

Speed is all about perception, so any tip that makes a computer feel faster is gold as far as we're concerned. Today's tip is a doozy from Raymond Chen, the venerable Microsoft developer and blogger.

According to Chen, a number of user interface timers in Windows key off of the double-click speed registry setting.

The default double-click speed in Windows is 500ms , or exactly 1/2 of a second. Try dropping that down to 250ms -- about three-quarters of the way towards Fast -- and watch the rest of Windows feel just a bit snappier, since a number of other Windows user interface timings use that setting as a reference. Cool!

Speed up the feel of Windows with the double-click speed setting originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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