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Disable notification area balloons in XP

Monday, March 6, 2006

If you find Windows XP’s notification balloons - those little cartoon bubbles that appear from time-to-time above your system tray - utterly useless and endlessly annoying, this Microsoft TechNet HOWTO is just for you. To disable XP’s notification balloons, follow this procedure:

  1. Start up the registry editor and browse to
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER
      Software
        Microsoft
          Windows
            CurrentVersion
              Explorer
                Advanced
  2. Create a new DWORD called EnableBalloonTips with a hex value of 0.
  3. Log out and then back in.

Now you’re rid of notification balloons once and for all. Remember though - edit the registry at your own risk. If you make a mistake, you might seriously damage your system beyond recovery.

File under: Tips & Tricks, Windows XP

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