Turn off "Found New Hardware" balloons during device installation

Supported on: At least Windows Vista

Registry

HKLM Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Settings

Value name: DisableBalloonTips

Enabled: DisableBalloonTips = 1

Disabled: DisableBalloonTips = 0

Description

This policy setting allows you to turn off "Found New Hardware" balloons during device installation. If you enable this policy setting, "Found New Hardware" balloons do not appear while a device is being installed. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, "Found New Hardware" balloons appear while a device is being installed, unless the driver for the device suppresses the balloons.