# Can I the Windows balloon from telling me when my wireless network is connected?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 11, 2006, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-the-windows-balloon-from-telling-me-when-my-wireless-network-is-connected/344001 "2006-02-11T16:43:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2006, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-the-windows-balloon-from-telling-me-when-my-wireless-network-is-connected/344001/1 "2006-02-11T16:43:04Z")

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I know there was a thread on this a long time ago, but I couldn’t find it by searching.

I’m using laptop, which I frequently put in and out of standby. Everytime I “wake up” my computer, it must reconnect to the wireless router. I understand this, but I hate that a balloon on my system tray has to pop up everytime it connects.

I do not want to remove the entire icon of my wireless connection; I do want to see that it is connected/connecting. I just don’t want the balloon to pop up.

Any way to do this?

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**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2006, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-the-windows-balloon-from-telling-me-when-my-wireless-network-is-connected/344001/2 "2006-02-11T16:46:30Z")

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Download and install the free **TweakUI** utility - assuming you’re running XP - and under the “Taskbar & Start Menu” options is a checkbox you can clear labelled “Enable balloon tips”.