Disabling the Notification area Balloon tips

This article explains how to disable Notification Area balloon tips in Windows Vista.

Method 1

• Click Start>Run>type Regedit.exe
  
• Navigate to the following subkey:
  

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

• Create a new REG_DWORD (32 bit) value, and then name it EnableBalloonTips
  
• Double-click EnableBalloonTips, and then give it a value of 0
  
• Close Regedit.exe
  
• Log off Windows on start up, and then log back on.
  

This method applies to Windows XP as well.


Method 2

• Click Start>Run>type GPEDIT.MSC
  
• Accept the User Account Control prompt
  
• Navigate to the following branch:
  

User Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ Start Menu and Taskbar

• Double-click Turn off all balloon notifications and set it to Enabled
  
• Close Group Policy Editor
  
• Log off Windows, and then log back on.
  

Here is the corresponding registry value for the above setting:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"TaskbarNoNotification"=dword:00000001


Sample Notification area balloon tip