Note

Windows 11 has begun rolling out updates to their programs that fixes this problem. It's currently fixed in the latest version of explorer in an explorer window, but not the taskbar. Task Manager hasn't been updated yet and as such still experiences this bug.

Prerequisites

• .NET 7.0.X Desktop Runtime (Select the ".NET Desktop Runtime 7.0" for x86)

Installing

Given you've installed the Prerequisites To Install or Uninstall simply run Start_Tooltip_Fix.exe from the extracted .zip from the releases section.

Optional

The program can be installed as admin to affect programs that run as admin too but is not required

Requirements (To Build from Source)

• .NET 7.0.X SDK - x86
• Optional* Git

Building from Source

Make sure the proper .NET 7.0.X SDK is installed.

git clone https://github.com/JustArion/Win11_Tooltip_Fix
cd .\Win11_Tooltip_Fix\
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process
./Build.ps1

Packages

The following packages are used in this project:

        <PackageReference Include="TaskScheduler" Version="2.10.1" />
        <PackageReference Include="Interop.UIAutomationClient.Signed" Version="10.19041.0" />
        <PackageReference Include="Vanara.PInvoke.Kernel32" Version="3.4.16" />
        <PackageReference Include="Vanara.PInvoke.User32" Version="3.4.15" />
        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Process" Version="2.0.2" />
        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Seq" Version="5.2.2" />

Addresses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1466612-windows-11-annoyance-tooltips-blocking-every-other-action/

Images of a tooltip: