Windows 10: Show hints (tooltips) for maximised window in windows 10

Some programs I use need to have hints, or tips, shown. A debugger is the most important example for me but for my customers it is the apps I develop. If I maximize a window then hints are turned off as though I'm in tablet mode which I am not.
It seems as though maximized windows in W10 are treated as though you are in tablet mode.

Anyone know how to get hints t show in a maximized window?

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Windows update - KB3199986 issues - Restore Up & Maximize icon's mouse click & tooltip display issue

Windows 10 update (KB3199986) issue- Restore Up & Maximize icon's tooltip and mouse click is not working properly when window is minimized.

Restore Up icon: When mouse is pointed, it shows tooltip of Maximize and also clicks Maximize icon when clicked on Restore icon.

Maximize icon: It shows tooltip of Close icon and clicks close icon when clicked on Maximize icon.

Close icon: tooltip & mouse click are working fine.

Windows system menu is working fine for Restore/Maximize and close.

Application is working as expected on another Windows 10 machine without KB3199986 update.

The update KB3199986 is not reversible and I'm not sure how to fix this. Any help on this would be appreciated. Thanks

 

Tooltips in Notification Tray In Windows 10

So I've noticed that tooltips shows while windows is still starting up, but once everythings full up and running they disappear completely. I did the scannow /sfc. I also notice that microsoft programs have no problems displaying tooltips, like the Microsoft
Upload Center tooltip always displays fine, but other programs don't. It's like they've changed how tooltips work and don't support legacy tooltips.

 

Are you sure the window in question isn't being treated as 'on top'? (That's a feature you need a 3rd party program to expose as far as I know).









Perhaps you can specify the program you're having problems with.

 

Hello dalchina,
the problem occurs with most programs which I run in Windows 10. Firefox and Thunderbird are exceptions. It is for the program that I write that I particularly want a solution. I have tried maybe 20 PCs so I don't think it's just me or just my PCs.
I don't understand what you mean by 'keep on top' in connection with this problem. Does that affect hints?
As I said, the problem only exists for maximized windows.
It could be that my description of the problem is faulty. What I mean by hints is the text which appears when the mouse hovers over a control. For example, if you hover over a button for a couple of seconds then text will appear near the cursor with information about what the button does.

 

You mentioned debugging- does this happen in a particular working scenario?
Tooltips do not appear when debugging

When you say you have tried this on 20 different PCs, is that with just default Windows programs running, or specific development software?

Maybe a screenshot could prompt someone, with a list of running programs.

Also please confirm that if, for example, you boot up your PC, running minimal programs, and with file explorer maximised on My PC, whether you get a tooltip hovering over C:

I.e. that your problem is confined to your debugging environment.