Network Cable Unplugged - Turn off message and icon?

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Ken Thomson

Is there a way to turn off the icon and message in the notification area
which tells you when network cards do not have a cable plugged in?

I know you can disable the adapter to prevent the message and icon. Is
there a way to do it without disabling the adapter? Perhaps a registry
setting? I often plug in and unplug a network cable from my laptop and the
message is just an annoyance.

How about wireless adapters - can the same be done for them?

Cheers,
Ken.
 
Hi Ken,

Thanks for your posting here.

Please try the following steps to disable the Notification Area Balloon Tips
---------------------------------------------

1. Click Start, click Run, type "regedit" (without the quotation marks),
and then press ENTER.

2. Navigate to the following subkey:


HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advance
d

3. Right-click the right pane, create a new DWORD value, and then name it
"EnableBalloonTips" (without the quotation marks).

4. Double-click this new entry, and then give it a hexadecimal value of 0.

5. Quit Registry Editor. Log off Windows, and then log back on.

If you have any further concerns about this issue please feel free to let
me know. It is my pleasure to be of assistance.

Regards,
Bob Qin
Product Support Services
Microsoft Corporation

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