Allow verbose status messages
This setting enables you to set-up Windows message that you will get, if your computer perform a shutdown, restart, logon or logoff.
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Description:
This setting enables you to set-up windows message that you will get, if your computer perform a shutdown, restart, logon or logoff. If you start, shutdown, login or logoff your computer, windows will display a small window containing information about what tasks windows will do next. Normally, it only displays general information like loading personal settings, but you wont see detailed information about which files or settings are included in this task. If you use this setting, windows slow down a little and it can help you get the detailed information. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. You can create dword values verbosestatus and disablestatusmessages, if these values do not exist. Now, right-click and modify the value to 1 of verbosestatus and to 0 of disablestatusmessages which can allow verbose status messages. However, if you want to get back to the original state, delete the created values. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
This setting enables you to set-up windows message that you will get, if your computer perform a shutdown, restart, logon or logoff. If you start, shutdown, login or logoff your computer, windows will display a small window containing information about what tasks windows will do next. Normally, it only displays general information like loading personal settings, but you wont see detailed information about which files or settings are included in this task. If you use this setting, windows slow down a little and it can help you get the detailed information. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. You can create dword values verbosestatus and disablestatusmessages, if these values do not exist. Now, right-click and modify the value to 1 of verbosestatus and to 0 of disablestatusmessages which can allow verbose status messages. However, if you want to get back to the original state, delete the created values. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Second, go to the <b>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\]</b> key, right-click on the blank area in the right pane and click on "New > DWORD Value" to create a new DWORD value with the name "verbosestatus".

Third, right-click on the 'verbosestatus' DWORD value and click on "Modify".

Fourth, enter the value "1" in the text box and click on 'OK'.

Fifth, right-click on the blank area in the right pane and click on "New > DWORD Value" to create a new DWORD value with the name "DisableStatusMessages".

Sixth, right-click on the 'DisableStatusMessages' DWORD value and click on "Modify".

Finally, enter the value in the text box and click on 'OK'.
Registry Entries
- back to top- Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\]
- Location: Local Machine
- Value Name: verbosestatus
- Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
- Enabled Value: 1
- Disabled Value: 0
- Action Type: Add an Entry
- Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\]
- Location: Local Machine
- Value Name: DisableStatusMessages
- Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
- Enabled Value: 0
- Disabled Value: 1
- Action Type: Add an Entry
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