Disable Windows Firewall notifications via registry

How to disable Windows Firewall notifications via registry?

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How to disable Windows Firewall notifications via registry?

You can disable taskbar balloon notifications by doing the following steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then press ENTER

2. Locate the following subkey:

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

3. Right-click the right side pane, create a new DWORD value, and then name it EnableBalloonTips.

4. Double-click EnableBalloonTips, and then give it a value of 0.

5. Close Registry Editor

6. Log off Windows, and then log back on.

Source: How do I disable balloon tips in the notification area in Windows XP or Vista?

You can either change this setting directly...

• In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile set REG_DWORD value DisableNotifications to 1
• In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\PrivateProfile set REG_DWORD value DisableNotifications to 1
• In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\PublicProfile set REG_DWORD value DisableNotifications to 1

...or set it as policy...:

• In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\DomainProfile set REG_DWORD value DisableNotifications to 1
• In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\PrivateProfile set REG_DWORD value DisableNotifications to 1
• In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\PublicProfile set REG_DWORD value DisableNotifications to 1

reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v "EnableBalloonTips" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f