diff --git a/theia-extensions/theia-spring-boot/spring-boot/src/browser/boot-preferences.ts b/theia-extensions/theia-spring-boot/spring-boot/src/browser/boot-preferences.ts
index b53cb2c0a..c473ddc6f 100644
--- a/theia-extensions/theia-spring-boot/spring-boot/src/browser/boot-preferences.ts
+++ b/theia-extensions/theia-spring-boot/spring-boot/src/browser/boot-preferences.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import { createPreferenceProxy, PreferenceProxy, PreferenceService, PreferenceCo
 
 // tslint:disable:max-line-length
 
-export const HIGHLIGHTS_PREF_NAME = 'boot-java.boot-hints.on';
 export const XML_SUPPORT_PREF_NAME = 'boot-java.support-spring-xml-config.on';
 export const CODELENS_PREF_NAME = 'boot-java.highlight-codelens.on';
 
@@ -21,10 +20,15 @@ export const BootConfigSchema: PreferenceSchema = {
     'type': 'object',
     'title': 'Spring Boot Configuration',
     properties: {
-        'boot-java.boot-hints.on': {
+        'boot-java.live-information.automatic-tracking.on': {
             type: 'boolean',
-            description: 'Enable/Disable Spring running Boot application live hints decorators in Java source code.',
-            default: true
+            description: 'Live Information - Automatic Process Tracking Enabled',
+            default: false
+        },
+        'boot-java.live-information.automatic-tracking.delay': {
+            type: 'number',
+            description: 'Live Information - Automatic Process Tracking Delay in ms',
+            default: 5000
         },
         'boot-java.scan-java-test-sources.on': {
             type: 'boolean',
@@ -75,7 +79,8 @@ export const BootConfigSchema: PreferenceSchema = {
 };
 
 export interface BootConfiguration {
-    'boot-java.boot-hints.on': boolean;
+    'boot-java.live-information.automatic-tracking.on': boolean;
+    'boot-java.live-information.automatic-tracking.delay': number;
     'boot-java.scan-java-test-sources.on': boolean;
     'boot-java.support-spring-xml-config.on': boolean;
     'boot-java.support-spring-xml-config.hyperlinks': boolean;
diff --git a/theia-extensions/theia-spring-boot/spring-boot/src/browser/language-client-contribution.ts b/theia-extensions/theia-spring-boot/spring-boot/src/browser/language-client-contribution.ts
index 0e9ecf35b..de188930f 100644
--- a/theia-extensions/theia-spring-boot/spring-boot/src/browser/language-client-contribution.ts
+++ b/theia-extensions/theia-spring-boot/spring-boot/src/browser/language-client-contribution.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
 import { DocumentSelector } from '@theia/languages/lib/browser';
 import { JAVA_LANGUAGE_ID } from '@theia/java/lib/common';
 import { HighlightService} from './highlight-service';
-import {BootConfiguration, BootPreferences, CODELENS_PREF_NAME, HIGHLIGHTS_PREF_NAME} from './boot-preferences';
+import {BootConfiguration, BootPreferences, CODELENS_PREF_NAME} from './boot-preferences';
 import { StsLanguageClientContribution } from '@pivotal-tools/theia-languageclient/lib/browser/language-client-contribution';
 import { ClasspathService } from './classpath-service';
 import { HighlightCodeLensService } from './codelens-service';
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ export class SpringBootClientContribution extends StsLanguageClientContribution<
             this.javaDataService.attach(client);
 
             this.preferences.onPreferenceChanged(event => {
-                if (event.preferenceName === CODELENS_PREF_NAME
-                    || event.preferenceName === HIGHLIGHTS_PREF_NAME) {
+                if (event.preferenceName === CODELENS_PREF_NAME) {
                     this.toggleHighlightCodeLenses();
                 }
             });
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ export class SpringBootClientContribution extends StsLanguageClientContribution<
     }
 
     private toggleHighlightCodeLenses() {
-        if (this.preferences[CODELENS_PREF_NAME] && this.preferences[HIGHLIGHTS_PREF_NAME]) {
+        if (this.preferences[CODELENS_PREF_NAME]) {
             if (!this.codeLensProviderRegistration) {
                 this.codeLensProviderRegistration = monaco.languages.registerCodeLensProvider(JAVA_LANGUAGE_ID, this.highlightCodeLensService);
             }
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-spring-boot/package.json b/vscode-extensions/vscode-spring-boot/package.json
index def45edd6..b9bf4fc06 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-spring-boot/package.json
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-spring-boot/package.json
@@ -74,10 +74,15 @@
       "type": "object",
       "title": "Boot-Java Configuration",
       "properties": {
-        "boot-java.boot-hints.on": {
+        "boot-java.live-information.automatic-tracking.on": {
           "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Enable/Disable Spring running Boot application live hints decorators in Java source code"
+          "default": false,
+          "description": "Live Information - Automatic Process Tracking Enabled"
+        },
+        "boot-java.live-information.automatic-tracking.delay": {
+          "type": "number",
+          "default": 5000,
+          "description": "Live Information - Automatic Process Tracking Delay in ms"
         },
         "boot-java.scan-java-test-sources.on": {
           "type": "boolean",