Tweak Library – Remove “Help and Support” item from the Start menu

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Remove “Help and Support” item from the Start menu (For All Users).

This setting enables you to hide the “Help and Support” item in the Start menu.

Tweak for : Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000, Windows Vista

Description:

“Help and Support” educates you on the programs Windows operating system contains, including systems, accessories, and communications and entertainment programs. You can take a windows tour and read articles containing full descriptions for performing key tasks from start to finish. This setting enables you to remove the item from the Start menu.

For this, go to Start > Run menu, enter “regedit” and navigate to the registry path listed below. If the subkey “\Explorer” does not exist, create it as explained below. Then, create a Dword value “NoSMHelp” in the right panel.

Now, right-click and modify its value to “1” which can remove “Help and Support” item. However, if you want to show the item back, change the value data to “0” or delete the added value.

The changes take effect after a restart or logoff.

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Hide The Help Menu From Start Menu.reg

The '.reg' file can hide "Help and Support" item from Start menu.

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Show The Help Menu in Start Menu.reg

The '.reg' file can show "Help and Support" item from Start menu.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\]

Key Type :

Local Machine

Value Name :

Explorer

Data Type :

Key

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Registry Entry 2 :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\]

Key Type :

Local Machine

Value Name :

NoSMHelp

Data Type :

DWORD (DWORD Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

'Help and Suport' option is hidden from the Start menu.

'Help and Suport' option is visble by default in the Start menu.

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Go to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion \Policies\], key and create a new key with the name "Explorer" under "Policies".

Now, right-click in the open area to create a DWORD Value with the name "NoSMHelp" in "Explorer" key.

Next, right-click on "NoSMHelp" and click on 'Modify'.

Finally, enter the value "1" in the text box and click on 'OK'.