VS 2008 "VB" simple control panel simulation (circa XP era) converted to run in W10 using VS 2019

Main Form has a graphic with 16 "Numbered" Indicators 1-16 showing all 16 indicators in their ON state (colored RED)
Each indicator has an overlay Picturebox to indicate an OFF state (colored GREY) ... basically simulating 16 Red LEDs ... when the Picturebox is shown the indicator is in its OFF state ... when the Picturebox is hidden the indicator is in its ON state

A recent change was made to this application to allow a description to pop up over each Indicator using MouseOver Events linked to these PictureBox objects

The Key failure with this simple implementation is that the designated MouseOver Event won't trigger when the Picturebox object is hidden meaning the description will only show up when the indicator is in its OFF State


These descriptions need to be available when mousing over an indicator regardless of its state

The solution that comes to mind would be to add 16 individual ON State Pictureboxes under the OFF state Pictureboxes (each with its own mouseover event) The underlying Red Graphics would never be seen again ... not sure if both objects could be on at the same time (using the existing ON/OFF State logic) OR if more logic is required to Hide/Show the opposite state objects

Is there some other Form OBJECT that can be used to define the bounds of these indicators that could be used to trigger a mouseover event regardless of the STATE of the Indicator's PictureBox?

Or is there another way to implement a 2 state indicator object that could always have a mouseover description?

Thanks in advance for your time