Policy
Allow Online Tips
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016
Enables or disables the retrieval of online tips and help for the Settings app. If disabled, Settings will not contact Microsoft content services to retrieve tips and help content.
Internal name
AllowOnlineTips
Policy ID
7923ad121598
Elements
1
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Allow Settings to retrieve online tips. ID CheckBox_AllowOnlineTips | boolean | Path Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Value name AllowOnlineTips Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 |
Allow Settings to retrieve online tips.
Registry mapping
Path
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Value name
AllowOnlineTips
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: true (1), false (0)
True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0