NoSMHelp

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Data type Range Default value
REG_DWORD 0 | 1 0

Description

Removes the Help command from the Start menu.

This entry stores the setting of the Remove Help menu from Start Menu Group Policy. Group Policy adds this entry to the registry with a value of 1 when you enable the Remove Help menu from Start Menu policy. If you disable the policy or set it to Not configured, Group Policy deletes the entry from the registry and the system behaves as though the value is 0.

Value Meaning
0 (or not in registry) The policy is disabled or not configured. The Help command appears on the Start menu.
1 The policy is enabled. The Help command is removed from the Start menu.

This entry only affects the Start menu. It does not remove the Help menu from Windows Explorer and does not prevent users from running Windows 2000 Help.

Change method

To change the value of this entry, use Group Policy. This entry corresponds to the Remove Help menu from Start Menu policy (User Configuration\AdministrativeTemplates\Start Menu & Taskbar).

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For detailed information about particular Group Policy settings, see the Group Policy Reference (Gp.chm) on the Windows 2000 Resource Kit companion CD.

For general information about Group Policy, see Group Policy in Windows 2000 Help.

To see a table associating policies with their corresponding registry entries, see the Group Policy Reference Table.