Solved Turn off peek at taskbar buttons


Lamberto Vitali

Lamberto Vitali

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A google found this (on this forum): Enable or Disable Peek in Windows 11 Tutorial

But I've already got both of these off, and it's still doing it. Whenever my mouse happens to rest over a taskbar button, I get an excruciatingly annoying label (or worse a thumbnail) popping up in front of the program I'm trying to use. It even stays there when I move the mouse away!! Please please tell me how to disable this absolutely useless pointless feature.

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You see, I've moved the mouse away, and it's still there! I can't have anything but one of the buttons with a label, I have to have one, I can't have none!
 

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Hello, :alien:

Peek is the feature responsible for Peek at desktop (Win+,) and taskbar thumbnail live previews.

Peek is not related to the title pop-ups and taskbar thumbnail previews you are describing.

You can't disable the title pop-ups, but you can effectively disable taskbar thumbnail previews by setting a high ExtendedUIHoverTime DWORD value below.

www.elevenforum.com

Change Hover Time to Show Taskbar Thumbnail Previews in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the hover delay time to show taskbar thumbnail previews for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The setting in this tutorial no longer works starting with at least Windows 11 version 24H2. The taskbar is a horizontal bar at the bottom of your...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com
 

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Brink said:
Hello, :alien:

Peek is the feature responsible for Peek at desktop (Win+,) and taskbar thumbnail live previews.

Peek is not related to the title pop-ups and taskbar thumbnail previews you are describing.
Click to expand...
Please read again, I often get thumbnails too.

Brink said:
You can't disable the title pop-ups, but you can effectively disable taskbar thumbnail previews by setting a high ExtendedUIHoverTime DWORD value below.

www.elevenforum.com

Change Hover Time to Show Taskbar Thumbnail Previews in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the hover delay time to show taskbar thumbnail previews for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The setting in this tutorial no longer works starting with at least Windows 11 version 24H2. The taskbar is a horizontal bar at the bottom of your...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com
Click to expand...
I've also tried that before. It's currently set to decimal 3000000. Doesn't work. Windows ignores me.
 

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[Crosses legs] Exactly what info are you looking for?
Do note that taskbar thumbnail live previews (window on desktop of taskbar icon) are different than the taskbar thumbnail previews (over taskbar icon) you mentioned.

Just to confirm, did you restart the computer after changing the ExtendedUIHoverTime DWORD value to apply it?
 

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    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
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    2560x1440
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    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
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Brink said:
Do note that taskbar thumbnail live previews (window on desktop of taskbar icon) are different than the taskbar thumbnail previews (over taskbar icon) you mentioned.
Click to expand...

I mentioned two things. Sometimes I get as shown in my screenshot, sometimes a thumbnail appears above it.

Brink said:
Just to confirm, did you restart the computer after changing the ExtendedUIHoverTime DWORD value to apply it?
Click to expand...
Yes, I changed the setting a very long time ago and it's been restarted probably 50 times since then.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 11 Professional (not the cut down rub...Ryzen 9 3900XT (on this one anyway, I have 8)72G and 72GB and 64GB and 32GB and 32GB and 8...Fury and 12 Tahitis
OS
Windows 11 Professional (not the cut down rubbish)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Home built, of course
CPU
Ryzen 9 3900XT (on this one anyway, I have 8)
Motherboard
MSI X470 Gaming Plus Max
Memory
72G and 72GB and 64GB and 32GB and 32GB and 8GB and 8GB and 8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Fury and 12 Tahitis
Sound Card
People still use cards for those?
Monitor(s) Displays
7 of them.
Screen Resolution
All sorts.
Hard Drives
1TB NVME, 4TB rust spinner
PSU
Several kW
Case
Unimportant
Cooling
Big Zalman 6 inch thing
Keyboard
Really?
Mouse
Yes
Internet Speed
32Mbit/7Mbit
Browser
Opera
Antivirus
AVG
Other Info
[Crosses legs] Exactly what info are you looking for?
Any 3rd party tweaking programs installed? Sometimes they can cause issues.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro for WorkstationsIntel i7-8700K 5 GHz64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600...ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GD...
    OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
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    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Amazon Basics Wired Full Keyboard MD005
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 4
    Internet Speed
    2 Gbps Download and 100 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 ProSnapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
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    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
Brink said:
Any 3rd party tweaking programs installed? Sometimes they can cause issues.
Click to expand...
Startallback (for a proper start menu with the functionality returned), Xmouse (for reprogramming the middle button), Explorer Patcher (to remove rounded corners in windows), Powertoys (for finding the mouse - I have 5 monitors). none of these should be changing the popups.
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
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Home built, of course
CPU
Ryzen 9 3900XT (on this one anyway, I have 8)
Motherboard
MSI X470 Gaming Plus Max
Memory
72G and 72GB and 64GB and 32GB and 32GB and 8GB and 8GB and 8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Fury and 12 Tahitis
Sound Card
People still use cards for those?
Monitor(s) Displays
7 of them.
Screen Resolution
All sorts.
Hard Drives
1TB NVME, 4TB rust spinner
PSU
Several kW
Case
Unimportant
Cooling
Big Zalman 6 inch thing
Keyboard
Really?
Mouse
Yes
Internet Speed
32Mbit/7Mbit
Browser
Opera
Antivirus
AVG
Other Info
[Crosses legs] Exactly what info are you looking for?
I had the same problem in Windows 11. Titles stayed for 6s and were hiding some other UI.

7+ Taskbar Tweaker can hide application title pop-ups:

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Will that mess up my startallback, which is already adjusting the taskbar?

And it says it's not compatible with Windows 11. Does it perhaps work if startallback has reverted to an older one?
 
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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11 Professional (not the cut down rub...Ryzen 9 3900XT (on this one anyway, I have 8)72G and 72GB and 64GB and 32GB and 32GB and 8...Fury and 12 Tahitis
OS
Windows 11 Professional (not the cut down rubbish)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Home built, of course
CPU
Ryzen 9 3900XT (on this one anyway, I have 8)
Motherboard
MSI X470 Gaming Plus Max
Memory
72G and 72GB and 64GB and 32GB and 32GB and 8GB and 8GB and 8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Fury and 12 Tahitis
Sound Card
People still use cards for those?
Monitor(s) Displays
7 of them.
Screen Resolution
All sorts.
Hard Drives
1TB NVME, 4TB rust spinner
PSU
Several kW
Case
Unimportant
Cooling
Big Zalman 6 inch thing
Keyboard
Really?
Mouse
Yes
Internet Speed
32Mbit/7Mbit
Browser
Opera
Antivirus
AVG
Other Info
[Crosses legs] Exactly what info are you looking for?
Stupid forum won't let me edit the above, so here's another post....

It works anyway. Startallback and 7+ Taskbar tweaker work together on windows 11 (I have startallback set to windows 10 look which might be helping).
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11 Professional (not the cut down rub...Ryzen 9 3900XT (on this one anyway, I have 8)72G and 72GB and 64GB and 32GB and 32GB and 8...Fury and 12 Tahitis
OS
Windows 11 Professional (not the cut down rubbish)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Home built, of course
CPU
Ryzen 9 3900XT (on this one anyway, I have 8)
Motherboard
MSI X470 Gaming Plus Max
Memory
72G and 72GB and 64GB and 32GB and 32GB and 8GB and 8GB and 8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Fury and 12 Tahitis
Sound Card
People still use cards for those?
Monitor(s) Displays
7 of them.
Screen Resolution
All sorts.
Hard Drives
1TB NVME, 4TB rust spinner
PSU
Several kW
Case
Unimportant
Cooling
Big Zalman 6 inch thing
Keyboard
Really?
Mouse
Yes
Internet Speed
32Mbit/7Mbit
Browser
Opera
Antivirus
AVG
Other Info
[Crosses legs] Exactly what info are you looking for?
Lamberto Vitali said:
Stupid forum won't let me edit the above, so here's another post....

It works anyway. Startallback and 7+ Taskbar tweaker work together on windows 11 (I have startallback set to windows 10 look which might be helping).
Click to expand...
Yes, the mentioned two works together and there is probably no other way to one work without another on W11. However, there are only benefits with using both at once 😅 And message editing works for me;P
 

My Computer My Computer

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You can't edit after a certain time, which is annoying.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11 Professional (not the cut down rub...Ryzen 9 3900XT (on this one anyway, I have 8)72G and 72GB and 64GB and 32GB and 32GB and 8...Fury and 12 Tahitis
OS
Windows 11 Professional (not the cut down rubbish)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Home built, of course
CPU
Ryzen 9 3900XT (on this one anyway, I have 8)
Motherboard
MSI X470 Gaming Plus Max
Memory
72G and 72GB and 64GB and 32GB and 32GB and 8GB and 8GB and 8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Fury and 12 Tahitis
Sound Card
People still use cards for those?
Monitor(s) Displays
7 of them.
Screen Resolution
All sorts.
Hard Drives
1TB NVME, 4TB rust spinner
PSU
Several kW
Case
Unimportant
Cooling
Big Zalman 6 inch thing
Keyboard
Really?
Mouse
Yes
Internet Speed
32Mbit/7Mbit
Browser
Opera
Antivirus
AVG
Other Info
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