How to disable the InfoCenter in AutoCAD

Autodesk Support

Oct 8, 2023

Products and versions covered

Issue:

How to disable the InfoCenter (formerly known as the Communication Center) in AutoCAD.

Solution:

The InfoCenter can be disabled only by editing the registry:

Close AutoCAD.
Press WINDOWS-R on the keyboard to bring up the Run window, enter REGEDIT and click OK.
Navigate to and select the following folder:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\Rxx.x\ACAD-xxxx:40x\InfoCenter
This path is unique for each version of AutoCAD, which can be seen by selecting 'ACAD-xxxx' and then looking at the keys on the right pane of the Registry Editor. One of the keys will show the install path to the associated version of AutoCAD. The '40x' number signifies the language version of AutoCAD.
On the right pane of the window, double-click InfoCenterOn.
Enter a value of 0 (zero) and click OK.
Relaunch AutoCAD.

Note: If multiple versions of AutoCAD are installed, the InfoCenter needs to be disabled for each one.

Warning!
Problems caused by improperly editing the Windows registry could render your computer operating system unusable. Microsoft provides a wealth of critical information that you need to know about the registry in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. Use the Microsoft Registry Editor only at your own risk and only after backing up the registry as outlined for your operating system in the Microsoft article How to back up and restore the registry in Windows and in the related solution How to backup the system registry. Additional information about the registry is also contained in the Help topics in the Microsoft Registry Editor.

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