Remove WinXP Printer Notifications

See below if you’re tired of the pop-up balloon everytime you print.

  • Remove WinXP Printer Notifications **

1. Click on Start, select Run from the Start Menu.

2. Type in “regedit”.

3. Browse to the key HKCU\Printers\Settings and find the key “EnableBalloonNotificationsLocal” or “EnableBalloonNotificationsRemote”.

If the Key doesn’t already exist, create a DWORD value with that name and set the value to 0.

4. Change the Value Data to “0”. Reboot or Restart the Print Spooler Service.

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