Disable new Chrome tab popups

[bassfisher6522]

Since the latest chrome update.....has anyone noticed that annoying balloon that shows up when you hoover your mouse over the tab of a open browser.

If you want to get rid of it along with that annoying volume.exe popup when watching a video and you need to adjust the volume.....here's how.

Type chrome://flags/ in a new tab and search for: Tab Hover Cards (there's 2) and disable first one. Then search for; Hardware Media Key Handling and disable. Then relauch browser to take effect.

 

[Ian]

Thanks @bassfisher6522 - I hadn't noticed this change until you mentioned it. I'm ok with it, but it does look quite different!

What's the volume.exe popup though when watching a video? I've not seen that yet? I had a look on YouTube but couldn't replicate it.

 

[bassfisher6522]

Here you go.....

 

[bassfisher6522]

Freaking annoying!

 

[Ian]

Ah yes, I see what you mean now!

 

[mellaby]

Since the latest chrome update.....has anyone noticed that annoying balloon that shows up when you hoover your mouse over the tab of a open browser.

If you want to get rid of it along with that annoying volume.exe popup when watching a video and you need to adjust the volume.....here's how.

Type chrome://flags/ in a new tab and search for: Tab Hover Cards (there's 2) and disable first one. Then search for; Hardware Media Key Handling and disable. Then relauch browser to take effect.

Disabled both and it still the popups occure.

 

[bassfisher6522]

Disabled both and it still the popups occure.

Which ones did you disable...there are 2 for the balloons and 1for the volume.exe

 

[mellaby]

I disabled Tab Hover Card Images and Hardware Media Key Handling

 

[bassfisher6522]

I disabled Tab Hover Card

There's 2 of those which one did you disable?

 

[mellaby]

I disabled Tab Hover Card Images tab and Hardware Media Key Handling tab

 

[mellaby]

That third key is that the: (Hardware media key handling)? I did this one a long time ago and it works for the volumn problem but I can't find the other third key you mentioned.

 

[bassfisher6522]

After going back in and checking it again....seems that google has removed the 2nd Tab Hover Cards or combined them into one.

If you're still having issues....uninstall chrome and download a fresh copy and reinstall. Then go into flags and make changes.

 

[mellaby]

After reinstalling Chrome the two tabs appeared. Disabling them fixed it. Funny the volume popup stayed disabled. Thanks bassfisher6522, I thought I was really losing it in my old age.

 

[bassfisher6522]

Glad to here.
For what ever reason....some updates don't go as they should and a complete removal and reinstall is needed. It happens.

 

[mellaby]

Chrome is slow to react. 5 min after my comments my volume popup's came back. Disabled them, should be good to go.