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Decreasing the time it takes for mouse hover on file or folder to display a tool-tip or pop-up

Anonymous
2014-07-26T15:26:18+00:00

I have tried multiple apparent solutions online, but cannot seem to get a quicker response time for when I leave the mouse cursor over a file or folder, for a pop-up to display the information. I remember very well being able to do this in previous versions of Windows (I am using Windows 8.1 x64) and have a much more powerful computer in every way.

Note, things I have tried with unsuccessful results:

  • Removed/unchecked options in the performance>visual effects portion of the control panel involving fading and animations.
  • Edited registry entry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Mouse>MouseHoverTime from default value of 400 to 0, then 30.
  • Edited registry entry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop>MenuShowDelay from default value of 400 to 0, then 20.
  • >>> Restarted computer after each step.

I haven't noticed any noticeable results with changing these things.

Any assistance would be much appreciated. Thank you.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-08-05T13:26:15+00:00

    You're welcome.  Let us know if a fresh install makes any difference.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-08-03T06:32:21+00:00

    I have tried both of those changes, and I haven't noticed anything distinguishable, like I remember back when I did this with XP. I'll mess around with the values a bit, but it doesn't seem to produce any difference in my experience.

    Thanks for the suggestion though.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-07-26T17:43:47+00:00

    Hi,

    Have you tried lowering the value from 30 to 10 and 20 to 0?

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-08-05T08:18:58+00:00

    Thanks Smittychat, I just tried the suggestions you made, and I don't see any difference in the period of time these pop-ups occur still. Interesting... It's not a big deal, as I have found by doing the 'old fashioned' right-click > properties will give me the exact details, however this is tedious, but it does get the job done.

    I'll be doing a complete reformat and reinstall of my computer shortly, and I will definitely try these suggestions again when I've got a 'fresh' computer to work on. Hopefully things will be noticeably speedier. I do have 16 GB of RAM as well, and I'm using an SSD, so I guess that's why I was so surprised at the unresponsiveness compared to an older, less powerful computer using Windows 7  - yet I would get very responsive tooltip pop-ups when hovering over folders & files. I should also say though, that this really is the only thing that I have found to be less robust than using Windows 7, I truly have found that Windows 8.1 x64 has been outstanding in so many ways. The numerous negative reviews are completely the opposite of what I have experienced with the new OS. I love it!

    Thanks for your help.

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-08-03T13:40:34+00:00

    System > Advanced System Settings

    Uncheck Animations in the taskbar and Start Menu

    Click Apply, Ok, OK

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