Help Content Manager Overrides
You can modify the registry to change the default behavior of the Help Viewer and Help-related features in the Visual Studio IDE.
Task |
Registry Key |
Value and Definition |
---|---|---|
Define unique service endpoint |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VSWinExpress\11.0\Help |
NewContentAndUpdateService--HTTPValueForTheServiceEndpoint. |
Define online/offline default |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\VSWinExpress\11.0\help |
UseOnlineHelp--Enter 0 to specify local Help, and enter 1 to specify online Help. |
Define unique F1 endpoint |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VSWinExpress\11.0\Help |
OnlineBaseUrl--HTTPValueForTheServiceEndpoint |
Override BITS job priority |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node (on a 64-bit machine)\Microsoft\Help\v2.0 |
BITSPriority--Use one of the following values: foreground, high, normal, or low. |
Disable Online (and IDE Online option) |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node (on a 64-bit machine)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\11.0\Help |
OnlineHelpPreferenceDisabled--Set to 1 to disable access of online Help content. |
Disable Manage Content |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node (on a 64-bit machine)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\11.0\Help |
ContentManagementDisabled--Set to 1 to disable the Manage Content tab in Help Viewer. |
Point to local content store on network share |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Help\v2.0\Catalogs\VisualStudio11 |
LocationPath=ā€¯ContentStoreNetworkShareā€¯ |
Disable installation of content at first launch of Visual Studio feature. |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node (on a 64-bit machine)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\11.0\Help |
DisableFirstRunHelpSelection--Set to 1 to disable help features that are configured the first time that Visual Studio starts. |