Disable and Enable Tool-Tips in Windows

To disable tooltips in Windows and on the Task bar, paste the following into a text file called, e.g. disableToolTips.reg:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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

"ShowInfoTip"=dword:00000000

"EnableBalloonTips"=dword:00000000

Save the file, and run it. Accept the dialog message and reboot.

To Enable the tooltips, paste the following into a text file called, e.g. enableToolTips.reg:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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

"ShowInfoTip"=dword:00000001

"EnableBalloonTips"=dword:00000001

Save the file, and run it. Accept the dialog message and reboot.