How to Enable or Disable Pop-up Descriptions in Windows 7 and Windows 8
Information
This will show you how to enable or disable pop-up descriptions that display file information when you hover the mouse pointer over files, folders, or drives, on the desktop and in Windows Explorer in Windows 7 and Windows 8.
Note
This does not affect pop-up descriptions for items on the taskbar like the Start Menu button and notification area icons, or the pop up when you are scrolling using the vertical scroll bar in Windows Explorer.
EXAMPLE: Pop-up Descriptions
OPTION ONE
To Enable or Disable Pop-up Descriptions in Folder Options
1. Open
Folder Options in
Windows 7 or
Windows 8.
2. Click/tap on the
View tab. (See screenshot below)
3. To Disable Pop-up Descriptions
A) Unheck Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items, then click/tap on OK. (See screenshot above)
4. To Enable Pop-up Descriptions
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Check the Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items, then click/tap on OK. (See screenshot below step 2)
OPTION TWO
To Enable or Disable Pop-up Descriptions using a REG File
1. To Disable Pop-up Descriptions
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to
step 3 below.
Disable_Pop-Up_Descriptions.reg
Download
2. To Enable Pop-up Descriptions
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to
step 3 below.
3.Save the .reg file to
your desktop.
4.Double click/tap on the .reg file to merge it.
5. If prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC
), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
6. When done, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if
you like.
OPTION THREE
To Enable or Disable Pop-up Descriptions in Registry Editor
1. Press the
Windows + R keys to open the Run dialog, type
regedit, and press Enter.
2. If prompted by UAC, then click/tap on
Yes.
3. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
4. In the right pane, double click/tap on
ShowInfoTip to modify it. (See screenshot above)
5. To Enable Pop-up Descriptions
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Type
1, click/tap on
OK, and go to
step 7 below. (See screenshot below)
6. To Disable Pop-up Descriptions
A) Type 0 (number zero), click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (See screenshot above)
7. Close regedit.
That's it,
Shawn