How to disable slow motion effect in Mac OS X (shift key)?

Question

Mac OS X has a fantastic feature that enables you to play window effects in slow motion by holding down the Shift key while playing the animation (like minimize, maximize, Exposé, etc...)

As a matter of fact, I don't like it! :)

How can I disable it?

Answer 1

Open up Terminal.app

Type:

defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnableSlowAnimation -bool false

If you want to go back, use:

defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnableSlowAnimation -bool true

You'll need to restart the Finder after running the command.

Answer 2

At least for me, in Yosemite 10.10.3, the following answer from our friends at Ask Different worked: https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/115698

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You can disable the hotkeys for slow motion effects by following these instructions:

1. Open Terminal

2. Go to ~/Library/Preferences by typing cd ~/Library/Preferences.

3. Write open com.apple.symbolichotkeys.plist and press Enter.

4. A window similar to this will open:

5. For items 34, 35, and 37, set enabled to NO.

6. Restart your system.

7. Enjoy.

Source

1. MacWorld
2. In Translation