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 · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-10 13:39:09Z

up vote 10 down vote accepted

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

RJFalconer
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	this is a life saver... I was thinking of going back to windows XP ;) – playcat Apr 1 '12 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 May 29 '12 at 13:33
	For some reason this does not work for me. I double-checked the key and value and they are as mentioned. If I leave my mouse over some pinned programs on the taskbar, the tooltip always show. I run Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit, SP1. – Eric Fortier Aug 23 '12 at 19:31
	Didn't work for me, either, on Windows 7 pro x64. – BGM Apr 12 at 1:00

Paul Lammertsma · Answer 2 · 2013-05-14 14:00:32Z

You might be experiencing this issue, described on Microsoft's Q/A forum:

The suggestion there is to make sure your video drivers are up to date. For a momentary fix, you can try:

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