How can I disable flashing icons on Windows 7 taskbar?

Solution 1:

Steps to disable flashing icon on Taskbar - Windows 7

1. Click the Start icon
2. Type in regedit
3. Select regedit from the top of the result
4. Go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
5. Editing ForegroundFlashCount
   1. Find ForegroundFlashCount
   2. Double click ForegroundFlashCount
   3. Replace the value for Value Data with 1
6. Editing ForegroundLockTimeout
   1. Find ForegroundLockTimeout
   2. Double click ForegroundLockTimeout
   3. Replace the value for Value Data with 0
7. Reboot

This is the way to do it without any 3rd-party applications. The steps are in detail steps to help both experienced and non-experienced users. If you want to undo these changes, repeat the steps above using the original values: ForegroundFlashCount is 7; ForegroundLockTimeout is 30d40.

Disclaimer : You should always backup your registry before editing your registry.