How to enable or disable “Show hover cards for inactive and pinned taskbar apps” in Windows 11
Show hover cards for inactive and pinned taskbar apps in Windows 11 controls whether lists of recent files or actions appear when you simply hover your mouse over an app icon on the taskbar.
This feature lets you quickly see options for an application without needing to right-click first. It’s part of Windows 11’s ongoing effort to make switching between your programs and their common tasks easier.
The ability to see these “Jump Lists” just by hovering arrived in Windows 11 build 22635.4000, offering a faster way to access your recently used documents or quick actions for specific apps.
Open Settings, go to Personalization, then Taskbar, expand Taskbar behaviors, and toggle “Show hover cards for inactive and pinned taskbar apps.” Alternatively, edit the Windows Registry at Computer\🗝️HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced and set the JumplistOnHover value to 1 to enable or 0 to disable.
Show or hide hover cards for inactive and pinned taskbar apps
As mentioned, users can enable or disable the “Show hover cards for inactive and pinned apps” on the taskbar in Windows.
Here’s how to do it.
First, open the Windows Settings app.
You can do that by clicking on the Start menu and selecting Settings. Or press the keyboard shortcut (Windows key + I) to launch the Settings app.
When the Setting app opens, click the Personalization button on the left.
On the right, select the Taskbar tile to expand it.
Expand the Taskbar behavior tile on the Personalization > Taskbar settings pane, and toggle the "Show hover cards for inactive and pinned taskbar apps" On or Off.
You can close the Settings app when you are done.
Turn on or off hover cards for inactive and pinned taskbar apps using the Windows Registry Editor
Another way to enable or disable the hover cards for inactive and pinned taskbar apps is to use the Windows Registry editor.
First, open the Windows Registry and navigate to the folder key path below.
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Next, open the two REG_DWORD values named "JumplistOnHover" found in the right pane of the Advanced key.
Enter 1 for both to turn on the hover cards for inactive and pinned apps on the taskbar.
Enter 0 to turn it off.
If you don't see 'JumplistOnHover', right-click an empty space and create a new DWORD (32-bit) registry item.
Then, enter 1 or 0 to enable or disable it.
Save your changes and restart your computer.
That should do it!
Conclusion:
- Enabling or disabling hover cards for inactive and pinned taskbar apps in Windows 11 can be easily achieved through the Windows Settings app or the Windows Registry Editor.
- The new feature in Windows 11 build 22635.4000 (Beta) provides quicker access to jump lists by allowing users to hover over an app on the taskbar simply.
- Users can personalize their taskbar behavior by toggling the "Show hover cards for inactive and pinned taskbar apps" setting according to their preferences.
- For advanced users, the Windows Registry Editor provides an alternative method to control the display of hover cards with specific REG_DWORD values.
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