Customize InfoTip of Control Panel.
This setting can be used to customize the text information given with InfoTip of Control Panel.
Level: Recommended For Novice Users
Description:
Generally, infotips are used to display advanced item information. When mouse is hovered over control panel icon on desktop or windows explorer, a short text is displayed corresponding to it in a yellow box. This useful information is the brief detail about control panel. To change the default information of control panel use this registry setting. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. Now, right-click and modify the expandable string value infotip with the text content that you want to appear as control panel infotip. However, if you want to get the default value back, replace the data with saved contents. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. Important: we recommend that you copy the data of the infotip value in a .txt file and keep it at a safe location, so that you may recover it when required. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
Generally, infotips are used to display advanced item information. When mouse is hovered over control panel icon on desktop or windows explorer, a short text is displayed corresponding to it in a yellow box. This useful information is the brief detail about control panel. To change the default information of control panel use this registry setting. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. Now, right-click and modify the expandable string value infotip with the text content that you want to appear as control panel infotip. However, if you want to get the default value back, replace the data with saved contents. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. Important: we recommend that you copy the data of the infotip value in a .txt file and keep it at a safe location, so that you may recover it when required. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".
Second, go to the <b>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\CLSID\{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\]</b> key, right-click on the "InfoTip" Expandable String value and click on "Modify".
Finally, enter the desired tool tip in the text box and click on 'OK'.
Registry Entries
- back to top- Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\CLSID\{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\]
- Location: Local Machine
- Value Name: InfoTip
- Data Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ (Expandable String Value)
- Action Type: Add an Entry
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