Getting rid of hovering window preview?

[J.R.]

Strange. Have you tried it in HEX?

; 07d0 HEX = 2000 DEC (2 sec)
; 0bb8 HEX = 3000 DEC (3 sec)
; 1388 HEX = 5000 DEC (5 sec)

-------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"ExtendedUIHoverTime"=dword:00000bb8
; this delays the preview window pane on the taskbar
; you have to log off or do a restart in order for it to take effect
; 07d0 HEX = 2000 DEC (2 sec)
; 0bb8 HEX = 3000 DEC (3 sec)
; 1388 HEX = 5000 DEC (5 sec)
----------------------

save everything between the dotted lines as as ExtendedHIHoverTime.reg and see if that works.

 

[ACWN]

Its sitting at 3 seconds, still pops up right away. I just want the stupid thing gone entirely....

 

[J.R.]

I just want the stupid thing gone entirely....

Yeah, so do I. You can extended the delay time further....

Haven't come across a way to disable the preview panes.

 

[ACWN]

Thats just it, I CANT extend the time delay!!! I have it sitting at 20 seconds as far as regedit is concerned and it still pops up in under 2!

I found another option that said to add a value and that would disable it, and it still doesnt. I dont know whats going on, it wont let me change ANYTHING.

 

[J.R.]

Are you 32 or 64bit Ultimate?

 

[ACWN]

I TAKE THAT BACK!!

R A... I love you, lol.

The extended hover and the TaskbarNoThumbnail regedit values were nulling each other out. I removed the NoThumbail value, cranked up the hover time to 20 seconds, logged out and in and its fixed!

 

[J.R.]

i take that back!!

R a... I love you, lol.

The extended hover and the taskbarnothumbnail regedit values were nulling each other out. I removed the nothumbail value, cranked up the hover time to 20 seconds, logged out and in and its fixed!

hurrah!

 

[ACWN]

And I'm 64 bit, not that it matters now. Should edit that in my specs though. *scampers off to do that*

 

[J.R.]

And I'm 64 bit, not that it matters now

You wouldn't think it would, but sometimes it does.

 

[ACWN]

Well, yeah. But since its fixed, it doesnt. Least not for me. Hopefully some one else will find this and hopefully it'll help.

 

[davison]

1. On the left hand side of the screen – Single Click on the Start Button
2. Hover over the Control Panel (do not click on it). A menu will appear on the right.
3. Arrow down the menu page until you see Performance Information and Tools – Single click on this item
4. The Performance Information and Tools screen will appear
5. On the left hand side of the screen you will see – Adjust visual effects – Single click on this item
6. The Performance Options screen will appear
7. Uncheck the item that says Windows choose what’s best for my computer
8. Check the item that says Custom
9. Arrow down to the bottom of the menu
10. Uncheck the item that says Use visual styles on windows and buttons
11. Click Ok
12. The change is immediate - You will not need to reboot your computer

I hope this helps. It worked for me and I have also helped 10 different co-workers that just migrated to Windows 7 and it worked for them as well.