Computer trivia

Windows is known for the balloon tips which pop up from the tray bar to alert the user about any required actions or in some cases just to provide some information. Usually, the balloon tips need to be closed manually and this can be irritating in cases. There is a way to quickly disable the balloon tips in Windows. Follow these steps.

- Click the start button  and type gpeedit.msc in the start search and then press Enter

- A group policy editor window will open

- In this window, expand User Configuration

- Under User Configuration, expand Administrative Templates and then ‘Start Menu and Taskbar’

- Under start menu items, right click on ‘Remove Balloon Tips’ and open its properties

- In the properties window, select Enable and click on OK

- Close the group policy editor window and you will not see any balloon tips on your machine.

Note that gpedit.msc is disable by default in Vista Home Edition. The instructions to enable gpedit.msc in Vista Home Edition can be found in tomorrow’s post.