Disable Help Tips in Windows 8

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   Press and hold the Windows key and then press the "R" key

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   This opens the Run window.

   

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   Type "gpedit.msc"

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   Click "OK" or hit the enter key

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   It will open a window called "Local Group Policy Editor".

   

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   Click "Computer Configuration"

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   Double-click "Administrative Templates"

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   Double-click "Windows Components"

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   Click "Edge UI"

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   On the right side of the screen, there is a "Disable help tips" option.

   

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   Double-click "Disable help tips"

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   Navigate to the top left corner of the "Disable help tips" window that opens

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   Currently, ours is set to "Not Configured", which is indicated by the black dot next to that option.

   

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    Click the radio button next to "Enabled" to disable the help tips

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    This is because we are enabling the "disable help tips" function. Clicking "Disabled" would prevent the disabling of help tips.

    

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    Click "OK"

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    To apply the changes, we might need to restart the computer.

    

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    Close the window by clicking the "X" button in the top right corner

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    This concludes our tutorial on how to disable help tips on Windows 8 computers

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