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I could not find a switch or preference to disable this. I suspect that the trigger is some javascript function that you maybe able to disable through customization.
@Phillip1.. there are couple of javascript functions related to WVSPopup and mouse over in \netmarkets\javascript\util\windchill-all.js, but I won't recommend modifying the javascript file directly.
Thanks,
Sandeep S Desai