Show Screen Tips: registry value screentipschemeUserHKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars

Policy ID: L_ShowScreenTips
Scope: User Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
Source: Microsoft 365 Apps / Office Administrative Templates (version 5568.1000)
Category: Microsoft Office 2016 › Miscellaneous

Registry

screentipscheme

REG_DWORDUser

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: -

Options
Item	Stored value
Show feature descriptions	0
Don't show feature descriptions	1
Don't show screentips	2

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars]

; Options (use only one)
; Show feature descriptions
"screentipscheme"=dword:00000000
; Don't show feature descriptions
"screentipscheme"=dword:00000001
; Don't show screentips
"screentipscheme"=dword:00000002

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Show feature descriptions
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars" /v "screentipscheme" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
:: Don't show feature descriptions
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars" /v "screentipscheme" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Don't show screentips
reg add "HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars" /v "screentipscheme" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Show feature descriptions
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'screentipscheme' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
# Don't show feature descriptions
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'screentipscheme' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Don't show screentips
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\toolbars' -Name 'screentipscheme' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null