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How do I make the Spotlight menu hint bubble go away in OS X Lion?

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Mar 15, 202611404 views
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In Mac OS X Lion when you bring up the Spotlight menu and start typing something, a large-ish hint bubble will pop up to give more info about the selected result. That's all well and good except that it occasionally gets stuck and I can't make it go away. Is there a way to get rid of this window wi…

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Fix for: How do I make the Spotlight menu hint bubble go away in OS X Lion?

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Kill the process named "Quick Look UI Helper" using the Activity Monitor application. Frustrating little bug, huh?

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