How to turn off Windows 11 folder description pop-ups

Not everything about Windows 11 is user-friendly, such as the Windows folder description pop-up when we hover over it. You will see a pop-up showing basic information such as creation date, size. Many people find this pop-up quite confusing and unnecessary. If so, you can turn off the Windows 11 folder description pop-up according to the instructions below.

 

1. Instructions to turn off Windows 11 folder description pop-ups

The pop-up displays basic information of the folder, or file displayed when we hover over it as shown below.

Step 1:

On the Windows 11 interface, users access File Explorer , then click on the 3-dot icon and select Folder Options in the displayed list of options.

 

Step 2:

Switch to the new interface, click on the View tab and then look down below. If you want to turn off the pop-up describing folder information , uncheck Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items . If you want to display it, check this setting again.

Finally, click Apply and click OK to save this new setting.

As a result, when we move the mouse to that folder, we will no longer see the pop-up describing the folder's information.

2. Turn off folder description pop-ups via Registry

This setting does not disable folder description pop-ups, but instead delays their pop-ups for a certain amount of time. That amount of time is up to you.

Step 1:

We enter Registry Editor in the search bar then access the path HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Control Panel > Mouse below.

 

Step 2:

Look at the interface next to it and double-click on the MouseHoverTime value .

Now display the interface for you to fill in information, change the number of values ​​to the extended time period from the default value of '10' and then press OK to save.

Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

The pop-up interface will still appear, but only after a certain amount of time has passed. This way you can ensure that the pop-up is only called when it is really needed.

Step 3:

In case you want to disable it completely , go to the path HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvanced

Look to the side and double click on the ShowInfoTip value to adjust.

Then you enter the value to 0 and save.