:: By: Jack | Release 05/08/2017 | win10_unhelp_me_plox.bat | https://pastebin.com/aKinrLh5 :: Author HAS NEVER RUN IT, Code is UNTESTED :: Do not read or even run this script/file, if you're easily offended :: USE AT YOUR [b]OWN[/b] RISK!!!!!11111ONEONEOne :: - if you do not know what the script/file commands do, DO NOT RUN SCRIPT/FILE :: -- This Script CAN/WILL brick (brake) your OS :: :: This script prevents the [annoying/"helpful"] Win10 "helppane.exe" (which launches in your browser) when you accidently/purposefully hit the [F1] Keyboard Key. :: :: :: Sourced commands from this post - https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-other_settings/how-do-i-stop-f1-opening-a-browser-window-on-how/7f68f9b8-9d87-43a5-9a79-db87702254b5 :: you can thank MS for being hella retarded that you can not hotlink an answer directly. Contents of the post below. :: - P.S. - JaCk:[rant] This is just as annoying as being unable to jump (climb, dive, but not f-ing jump) in AAA game titles in 2016/2017. I guess I will have to stick with the classics [/rant] :: :: --------------------------------------- :: :: jingyu9575's post on October 9, 2015 :: To make F1 do nothing, run this cmd script with administrator privilege: :: :: @echo off :: taskkill /f /im HelpPane.exe :: takeown /f %WinDir%\HelpPane.exe :: icacls %WinDir%\HelpPane.exe /deny Everyone:(X) :: :: --------------------------------------- :: @echo off ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: :: :: Config-ur-ations :: :: :: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: User Vars set "_wait_time=5" rem Default: 5 - Number of [seconds] Internal pauses to help user read the messages before the script exits or progresses set "_console_elevated=" rem Default: NotSet - If ANYTHING is set in this variable, script will assume that it's running with elevated privledges :: 74 :: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::: :::: :::: Do NOT MODIFY BELOW UNLESS :::: :::: YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING : : :::: :::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: :: :: :: :::::: :::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: :: :: Admin me plox :: :: :: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: Admin Check if not defined _console_elevated set "_console_elevated=" "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\cacls.exe" "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\config\system" 2>nul 1>nul && set /a "_console_elevated+=1" :: if needed, Create Script for ascension if not defined _console_elevated ( echo Set Admin = CreateObject^("Shell.Application"^) > "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" echo Admin.ShellExecute WScript.Arguments^(0^), "", "", "runas", 1 >> "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" ) :: Ascend or Descend [I see you're building a nest] :: yes - this is Cappee-Pasta :: if defined _console_elevated ( echo INFO: Admin Elevated Console [x] ) else ( echo INFO: Admin Elevated Console [ ] if exist "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" ( echo INFO: Starting Script in Admin Mode. call cscript "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" "%~s0" || ( echo/FATAL: ERROR: Unknown echo/FATAL: ERROR: Please restart with admin privledges... if defined _wait_time timeout /t %_wait_time% goto :eof 255 exit /b 255 ) ) else ( echo/FATAL: ERROR: Unable to find my created elevated catalyst ["%temp%\getadmin.vbs"] echo/FATAL: ERROR: Please restart with admin privledges... if defined _wait_time timeout /t %_wait_time% goto :eof 1 exit /b 1 ) if defined _wait_time timeout /t %_wait_time% goto :eof exit /b 0 ) ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: :: :: Take-over and Occupy :: :: :: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: Only kill it if it's running [yes, this code is ugly, but it should work] call tasklist /fi "IMAGENAME eq HelpPane.exe" 2>nul | findstr /i "HelpPane" 2>nul 1>nul && ( call taskkill /f /im "HelpPane.exe" 2>nul 1>nul || ( echo/ERROR: Unable to Kill [HelpPane.exe]. Try killing it with [taskmgr.exe] ) ) :: Take-over call takeown /f %WinDir%\HelpPane.exe 1>nul || ( echo ERROR: Unable to take ownership of [%WinDir%\HelpPane.exe] ) :: Erbody -- DENIED 1>nul call icacls %WinDir%\HelpPane.exe /deny Everyone:(X) || ( echo ERROR: Unable to set DENY Privledges for 'Everyone' - file - [%WinDir%\HelpPane.exe] ) ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: :: :: :: :: ~~~~ Batch~a~thon FINISHLINE ~~~~ :: :: ::