Remove Balloon Tips on Start Menu items
- Policy ID
- NoBalloonTip
- Scope
- User Configuration
- Supported on
- Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP only
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Start Menu and Taskbar
Description
Hides pop-up text on the Start menu and in the notification area.
When you hold the cursor over an item on the Start menu or in the notification area, the system displays pop-up text providing additional information about the object.
If you enable this setting, some of this pop-up text is not displayed. The pop-up text affected by this setting includes "Click here to begin" on the Start button, "Where have all my programs gone" on the Start menu, and "Where have my icons gone" in the notification area.
If you disable this setting or do not configure it, all pop-up text is displayed on the Start menu and in the notification area.
Registry
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- NoSMBalloonTip-