Turn off "Found New Hardware" balloons during device installation
- Policy ID
- DeviceInstall_BalloonTips
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Vista
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- System › Device Installation
Description
This policy setting allows you to turn off "Found New Hardware" balloons during device installation.
If you enable this policy setting, "Found New Hardware" balloons do not appear while a device is being installed.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, "Found New Hardware" balloons appear while a device is being installed, unless the driver for the device suppresses the balloons.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- DisableBalloonTipsREG_DWORD