Disable taskbar tooltips in windows 7

Question

I find they frequently get stuck open if you have a near-full-screen application open.

Is it possible to disable them?

RJFalconer · Answer 1 · 2011-02-10 13:39:09Z

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Open "regedit" as adminstrator.

Navigate to:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]

Find "ShowInfoTip", right-click and select "Modify" and change the value to "0"

answered Feb 10 '11 at 13:39

	this is a life saver... I was thinking of going back to windows XP ;) – playcat Apr 1 at 20:39
	This hides all tooltips, right? Not just those in the taskbar? If so, it's worth making that explicitly clear in your answer. – Cody Gray yesterday

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