How do you disable the taskbar preview window pop-ups?

Anonymous
2009-11-08T06:11:28+00:00

how do you completely disable the preview window that pops up when your mouse pointer hovers over an item on the taskbar?

the only thing i've been able to do is turn off the desktop composition option, which turns the preview windows into lists.

i don't want *anything* popping up.  all it does is get in the way!  thanks in advance

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Anonymous
2009-11-08T13:25:16+00:00

Hi telum01

You can set the hover time to a long value

Open Regedit by the use of RUN command or start menu search go to

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

 there right click on right pane  Create a new DWORD called ExtendedUIHoverTime and set the value to 20000 (that's 20 seconds) or value of your wish..

for that much of seconds it will not pop up..

so by hopefully turned off.

Hope it helps

NIKHIL

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Anonymous
2009-11-09T06:32:22+00:00

Hi Tangency

yes,

the value is in Milli seconds, and has to be a Decimal value. hex character not accepted.

Dword has designed accordingly 32 bit and 64 bit for respective versions.

thanks for understanding

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-01-30T20:30:46+00:00

    Hello VP,

    What is the percentage of people who actually think they are "a very important and handy feature for many of us"?  I can't believe there are many compared to the percentage of people who hate them.  And you give no explanation WHY so many of you think they are "very important and handy."  Until you can, I don't plan on revising my opinion of the intrusive and constantly annoying nature of these pop-ups that no one requested and most people hate.  And they ARE pop-ups.

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-10-13T16:07:59+00:00

    Please explain why you generically believe that it is a "very important and handy" feature.  I have not met a person yet who agrees with you.  Thanks.

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  3. Anonymous
    2009-11-08T16:50:12+00:00

    Hi telum01

    You can set the hover time to a long value

    Open Regedit by the use of RUN command or start menu search go to

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

     there right click on right pane  Create a new DWORD called ExtendedUIHoverTime and set the value to 20000 (that's 20 seconds) or value of your wish..

    for that much of seconds it will not pop up..

    so by hopefully turned off.

    Hope it helps

    NIKHIL

    Do you still use the DWord value if you have 64bit system? As it says DWord is 32bit. And the 20000 is a decimal value I assume, instead of hex.

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