Remove Help and Support item from the Start menu (For Current User).
This setting enables you to hide the Help and Support item in the Start menu.
Level: Recommended For Novice Users
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, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. You can create a dword value nosmhelp, if this value does not exist. Now, right-click and modify the value to 1 which can remove turn off item from the start menu. However, if you want to remove the option, change the value to 0 or delete the value nosmhelp. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
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, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. You can create a dword value nosmhelp, if this value does not exist. Now, right-click and modify the value to 1 which can remove turn off item from the start menu. However, if you want to remove the option, change the value to 0 or delete the value nosmhelp. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
Screenshots

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

Go to <b>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\]</b>, 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'.
Registry Entries
- back to top- Path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\]
- Location: Current User
- Value Name: NoSMHelp
- Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
- Enabled Value: 1
- Disabled Value: 0
- Action Type: Add an Entry
Tweak Library Terms
- back to top- Application Paths
- Authentication
- Auto Play
- Browser
- Console
- Control Panel
- CPU
- Desktop
- Display
- Error Reporting
- Explorer
- File System
- Files and Folders
- Firewall
- Fonts and Icons
- General Info
- Group Policies
- Hardware
- Input/Output Devices
- Installations
- Internet Explorer
- Memory Settings
- Messenger
- Microsoft Office
- Networks Cards
- Network Internet Connections
- Other Programs
- Outlook and Outlook Express
- Performance Settings
- Product Updates
- Scheduler
- Search
- Security
- Services
- Sound and Video Controllers
- Start Menu
- Startup and Shutdown
- Storage Devices
- System
- System Restore
- System Settings
- Taskbar
- User Interface
- Windows Applications
- Windows Firewall
- Windows Media Player
- Winzip
