Windows 8.1 HelpPane on Windows 10
Apr 30, 2023 17:03:48 GMT -8
Post by ihatemetro on Apr 30, 2023 17:03:48 GMT -8
The Windows 8.1 HelpPane can be used on Windows 10. This can allow for a proper Windows 7-like HelpPane (though the Windows 7 one does not work on Windows 10) and not the garbage metro help application or the browser (if the garbage metro help application is uninstalled). It also works well with DWM off and Classic Theme (though it may be inconsistent with the latter since it uses the metro design language).
Here are the steps:
1. Get the Help Folder, HelpPane.exe, and HelpPane.exe.mui from the corresponding locale folder from Windows 8.1. All of these are in C:\Windows.
2. As TrustedInstaller, copy all of those files into C:\Windows on your Windows 10 install.
3. Run winhlp32.exe to test (if you did not replace it with the Windows XP one).
This does not appear to work on Windows 11 (as it seems to crash). However, feel free to test further, since on my Windows 11 install it may be broken.
Here are the steps:
1. Get the Help Folder, HelpPane.exe, and HelpPane.exe.mui from the corresponding locale folder from Windows 8.1. All of these are in C:\Windows.
2. As TrustedInstaller, copy all of those files into C:\Windows on your Windows 10 install.
3. Run winhlp32.exe to test (if you did not replace it with the Windows XP one).
This does not appear to work on Windows 11 (as it seems to crash). However, feel free to test further, since on my Windows 11 install it may be broken.
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