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Rid the Send Feedback Link in Windows 7 Beta Titlebar

By Adam Myers ⋅ January 13, 2009 ⋅ Tags: Windows 7

The Windows 7 Beta was released by Microsoft this past weekend and the demand was so overwhelming that Microsoft’s servers buckled. I don’t intend to make Windows 7 a regular focus here just yet, but clearly there is a ton of interest out there by computer enthusiasts. If you’ve ventured into the world of Microsoft’s latest beta you are likely annoyed by something so small and minor – at least in the grand scheme of things. You see, every titlebar in the Windows 7 Beta has a text link to Send Feedback to Microsoft. As visually appealing as Windows 7 is, this link just doesn’t jive. Understandably, Microsoft wants to soliciting consumer feedback – that is the point of a beta after all – but it would be nice if it wasn’t so blatant. As it bothers me so much, I have a registry key that will remove the link.

1. Click Start and in the Start Search box type regedit.exe
2. Traverse the Registry Editor navigation tree on the left hand side down to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop.
3. Right-click on the Desktop key and select New->DWORD (32 bit) Value and title it FeedbackToolEnabled. You may leave the value set to 0.



4. Reboot to apply the registry change completely.