Disable suggested actions in Windows 11 (the popup when you copy a date or phone number)
Short answer
UpdatedWhen you copy a date or a phone number, Windows 11 shows a small popup offering to create an event or call the number. This tweak switches suggested actions off. In the registry it sets Disabled to 1 under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SmartActionPlatform\SmartClipboard.
HKCUSoftware\
DisabledYour previous value1
What it does
When you copy a date or a phone number, Windows 11 shows a small popup offering to create an event or call the number. This tweak switches suggested actions off.
In the app the switch is called "Disable Suggested Actions", described there as: Stops the popup Windows 11 shows when you copy a date or a phone number.
When it helps, and when it hurts
When it helps
- No popup over your game or document after copying text.
When it hurts
- Nothing, unless you used the suggestions.
What it writes
Exactly what the switch changes, read from the app's source. Switching it off is what the app writes when you turn the tweak off again.
| Key and value | With the tweak | Switching it off |
|---|---|---|
| HKCUSoftware\ | 1 | Your previous valueSaved before the change, or deleted if there was none. |
From the app's source (pack_extra.hpp), app 2.0.0, checked .
The same change by hand
You do not need the app for this one. These commands make the changes from the table above. Run them in a Command Prompt opened as administrator, and make a restore point first.
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SmartActionPlatform\SmartClipboard" /v "Disabled" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /freg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SmartActionPlatform\SmartClipboard" /v "Disabled"How to undo it
In the app: Yes
Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.
Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. The app saved what each value was before the change and writes exactly that back, or removes the value if it did not exist.
Changing several settings at once? The app's Make a restore point button, on every plan, makes a Windows restore point before you start.
Verdict
Safe on every PC.
Questions
- What does the "Disable Suggested Actions" tweak change in Windows?
- In the registry it sets Disabled to 1 under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SmartActionPlatform\SmartClipboard.
- Is "Disable Suggested Actions" safe to switch on?
- Safe on every PC. The main cost: Nothing, unless you used the suggestions.
- How do I undo it?
- Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.
- Is "Disable Suggested Actions" free in Frozen Tweaks?
- Yes. It is one of the free tweaks, with no time limit.
In the app
- Switch
- Disable Suggested Actions
- Category
- Debloat
- Plan
- Free
- Undo
- Yes
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In the app
- Category
- Debloat
- Plan
- Free
- Undo
- Yes
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