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  1. WINCLUB
    WinClub New Member

    How to disable the F1 Help key in Windows 10 to avoid accidental Help

    WinClub, Nov 3, 2020
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  2. ÖZELCOŞKUNER
    ÖzelCOŞKUNER Win User

    How to disable F1 key

    How to disable F1 Help key?... Nobody since the dawn of the time, and I mean nobody, EVER needed to press that freaking key to get help. NOBODY!!!! And everytime someone presses to that damn key accidentally curses to the parents of those who invented that
    F1 key (which is avarage 1000 cursing people per minute around the world)..

    Windows, for goodness sake, tell me how to disable this cursed key... And make it "optional" for next versions of windows and see how many people will choose to shortcut help to F1. (Clue: NOBODY!!!!!!!)

    how can I cancel that F1...
     
    ÖzelCOŞKUNER, Nov 3, 2020
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  3. PEDRO V FLORES
    Pedro V Flores Win User
    Disable f1 How to get Help in Windows 10

    hello Minater247

    If you want to disable the F1 helps function follow below steps.

    Create a restore point.

    start > run > regedit

    search for this registry key:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\HELPCTR.EXE

    Double click on Default and change the path to any dummy executable that does nothing.

    Click ok and restart.

    if that option didn't work

    read that link please

    http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/disable-f1-ke...

    This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised
    on the site before you decide to download and install it.
     
    Pedro V Flores, Nov 3, 2020
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  4. SNAZZYBOUCHE
    snazzybouche Win User

    How to disable the F1 Help key in Windows 10 to avoid accidental Help

    How do I disable the F1 "Help" key on Windows 10?

    I have a non-UEFI HP laptop running Windows 10.

    My F keys have a variety of functions on them, and I have to press and hold Fn to access the actual F1-12 functions.

    My F1 key has a little question mark on it. When I press it, it opens a new tab in Microsoft Edge and searches in Bing "how to get help in windows 10".

    This is completely useless to me (especially as I use Chrome) and I keep pressing it accidentally. How would I go about disabling it?

    From what I've read I need to go into the BIOS and change some settings, but I'm struggling with accessing it. I've tried doing an Advanced Restart, and the option to access my BIOS is missing. I've held F2 at boot, but that only takes me to system diagnostics. Can anyone please help me?
     
    snazzybouche, Nov 3, 2020
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