How to disable the taskbar popups?


  1. tux
    Posts : 38
    Windows XP and 7 (with Debian Squeeze in a VM)
       #1

    How to disable the taskbar popups?


    OK, maybe I am just blind, but how can I disable the popups that come when I hover a taskbar item?



    Just wondering.
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  2. Posts : 1,506
    W7 Ult. x64 | OS X
       #2

       Warning
    Before attempting registry editing, please backup your registry


    This should effectively turn them off by disabling balloon tips and raising the mouseover time.

    Taskbar Thumbnail Previews - Enable or Disable

    or

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer\Advanced

    EnableBalloonTips > 0/1 (0 to disable)
    ThumbnailLivePreviewHoverTime > Time in MS (I.E. 11111 [11 sec])


    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer\Advanced]
    "EnableBalloonTips"=dword:00000000
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer\Advanced]
    "ThumbnailLivePreviewHoverTime"=dword:11111
    Last edited by Brink; 19 Apr 2010 at 13:00. Reason: added link
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  3. tux
    Posts : 38
    Windows XP and 7 (with Debian Squeeze in a VM)
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Ah, seems that it solves my problem. Thank you. :)
    (There is no way to disable them only if there is only one window, so they would be pointless anyway?)
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  4. Posts : 1,506
    W7 Ult. x64 | OS X
       #4

    I don't know, I don't really notice them much, usually right click to close the window before I notice teh popup.
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  5. tux
    Posts : 38
    Windows XP and 7 (with Debian Squeeze in a VM)
    Thread Starter
       #5

    OK, thanks anyway. :)
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  6. jak
    Posts : 1
    Windows 7
       #6

    Alternative solution for Taskbar Hover problem


    I gave up fighting with the annoying taskbar "jack-in-the-box" popups, so I threw my taskbar to the top of the screen where my mouse rarely goes anyway. Here's how:

    Taskbar - Move Location on Desktop Screen

    1. right-click the taskbar
    2. click "Properties" from the menu
    3. from the "Taskbar location on screen" drop-down menu, choose "Top"
    4. click "Apply"
    5. click "OK"

    Now, with the taskbar at the top of the screen, "popups" will only drop downward ("popdowns"). And you have to go out of your way to reach them at the top of the screen.

    Yeah, yeah, it looks strange, but I'm liking it better than the frequent, accidental mouse-overs near the bottom of my screen.
    Last edited by Brink; 19 Apr 2010 at 13:01. Reason: Added link
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