Many of the Windows 7 test builds include a Send Feedback link on the top of each open window. While I'm an advocate of sending Microsoft feedback on beta builds I like to do it through the link on the desktop and prefer not to clutter the titlebar.
With the help of a quick registry tweak it is possible to remove the titlebar Send Feedback link permanently:
- Click on the start button and start up the Registry Editor by typing in regedit and hitting Enter.
- Once RegEdit is open, navigate through HKEY_Current_User, Control Panel and Desktop.
- Modify FeedbackToolEnable and set the value to 0.
4. Restart.
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