Help and Support
This policy allows you to control if the Help and Support item should show on the right hand side of the Start8 menu as a link.
If you do not configure this policy setting then it defaults to showing as a link.
Supported on: At least Windows Vista
| Registry Hive | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
| Registry Path | SOFTWARE\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Right |
| Value Name | v_7 |
| Value Type | REG_DWORD |
| Enabled Value | 1 |
| Disabled Value | 0 |
- Do not show
Registry Hive HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER Registry Path SOFTWARE\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Right Value Name 7 Value Type REG_SZ Value 0 - Show as link
Registry Hive HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER Registry Path SOFTWARE\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Right Value Name 7 Value Type REG_SZ Value 1
start8_gp.admx
- Start8
- Right hand location shortcuts
- Allow access to config user interface via the right click menu
- Allow access to the run item on the right click menu
- Allow bottom left corner shortcut to open Windows 8 start menu when in a modern UI application
- Allow user to pin items on the Start8 start menu
- Allow user to unpin items from the Start8 start menu
- Auto expand menus when hovering over them
- Automatically go to the desktop after login
- Control how many items should show in the Start8 start menu
- Control the size of the Windows 8 Modern / Metro UI if set to use that mode
- Control which skin the Start8 start menu should use
- Ctrl + Windows Key acts like Right Windows key
- Default start menu power button action
- Default to apps view when not in full screen Windows 8 Metro / Modern Start menu
- Disable all corner hotspots when at the desktop
- Disable the charms bar hotspot when at the desktop
- Disable the top left corner hotspot when at the desktop
- Do not show Modern UI applications in the all programs or search lists
- Do not use Windows Search for searches
- File search searches entire index
- Force all settings to load from HKLM
- Force taskbar to appear solid rather than translucent
- Hide the user picture on the Start Menu
- Highlight newly installed applications in the all programs tree
- Holding ctrl while clicking the Start8 button should open the full screen Windows 8 start menu
- Holding winkey for half a second acts like Right Windows key
- List frequently used applications on the Start8 start menu
- Load global pinned items
- Load user pinned items
- Make right windows key open the Windows 8 start menu when at the desktop
- Make right windows key open the Windows 8 start menu when in a Modern UI application
- Make Start8 button open Windows 8 start menu rather than Windows 7 style
- Make Start8 Start menu appear solid rather than translucent
- Make windows key open Windows 8 style menu rather than Windows 7 style from the desktop
- Make windows key open Windows 8 style menu rather than Windows 7 style from within a Windows 8 modern UI application
- Prevent searching control panel
- Shift + Windows key acts like Right Windows key
- Show shutdown option on right click menu
- Show start button on primary taskbar
- Show start button on secondary taskbar
- Show Win+X menu when right clicking the start button
- Start button style
- Use a custom colour for the Start8 menu
- Use small icons in the start menu rather than large ones
- Use Windows 7 style start menu
- Start8
- Right hand location shortcuts
- Allow access to config user interface via the right click menu
- Allow access to the run item on the right click menu
- Allow bottom left corner shortcut to open Windows 8 start menu when in a modern UI application
- Allow user to pin items on the Start8 start menu
- Allow user to unpin items from the Start8 start menu
- Auto expand menus when hovering over them
- Automatically go to the desktop after login
- Control how many items should show in the Start8 start menu
- Control the size of the Windows 8 Modern / Metro UI if set to use that mode
- Control which skin the Start8 start menu should use
- Ctrl + Windows Key acts like Right Windows key
- Default start menu power button action
- Default to apps view when not in full screen Windows 8 Metro / Modern Start menu
- Disable all corner hotspots when at the desktop
- Disable Start8 in account
- Disable the charms bar hotspot when at the desktop
- Disable the top left corner hotspot when at the desktop
- Do not show Modern UI applications in the all programs or search lists
- Do not use Windows Search for searches
- File search searches entire index
- Force taskbar to appear solid rather than translucent
- Hide the user picture on the Start Menu
- Highlight newly installed applications in the all programs tree
- Holding ctrl while clicking the Start8 button should open the full screen Windows 8 start menu
- Holding winkey for half a second acts like Right Windows key
- List frequently used applications on the Start8 start menu
- Load global pinned items
- Load user pinned items
- Make right windows key open the Windows 8 start menu when at the desktop
- Make right windows key open the Windows 8 start menu when in a Modern UI application
- Make Start8 button open Windows 8 start menu rather than Windows 7 style
- Make Start8 Start menu appear solid rather than translucent
- Make windows key open Windows 8 style menu rather than Windows 7 style from the desktop
- Make windows key open Windows 8 style menu rather than Windows 7 style from within a Windows 8 modern UI application
- Prevent searching control panel
- Shift + Windows key acts like Right Windows key
- Show shutdown option on right click menu
- Show start button on primary taskbar
- Show start button on secondary taskbar
- Show Win+X menu when right clicking the start button
- Start button style
- Use a custom colour for the Start8 menu
- Use small icons in the start menu rather than large ones
- Use Windows 7 style start menu