Help Experience Improvement Program - Join or Unjoin

How to Join or Unjoin Help Experience Improvement Program in Windows 7

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By participating in the Help Experience Improvement Program you can help Microsoft improve the quality and relevance of your online Help experience by allowing data to be collected about how users navigate using online Help, typing search queries, clicking links to Help topics, clicking links to Web sites, and so on. The information collected is not used to identify or contact you.

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This will show you how to join or unjoin the Help Experience Improvement Program in Windows 7.



Here's How: 1. Open the Start Menu and click on the Help and Support button on the right dark side. A) Go to step 4.
OR

2. Open the Start Menu, then copy and paste Help and Support in the search box and press enter. A) Go to step 4.
OR

3. While in Windows Explorer, click on the Help and Support Help.png toolbar icon at the upper right corner.

4. In the Windows Help and Support window, click on Options and Settings. (see screenshot below) Help-1.jpg
5. Check the Improve my search results by using online Help box. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: The option in steps 6 and 7 will be grayed out unless you check this option. Help-2.jpg
6. To Join the Help Experience Improvement Program A) Check the Join the Help Experience Improvement program box. (see screenshot above)
NOTE: This is the default setting.

B) Go to step 8.
7. To Unjoin the Help Experience Improvement Program A) Uncheck the Join the Help Experience Improvement program box. (see screenshot below step 5)
8. If you did not want the option in step 5 to remain checked, then uncheck it. (see screenshot below step 5)

9. Click on OK. (see screenshot below step 5)

10. Close the Windows Help and Support window. (see screenshot below step 4)
That's it,
Shawn




 
Last edited:
Brink,
Thanks as always for the tutorial's you always do an amazing job.

One thing that many people ( Including me) do not know what all is collected in the H.E.I.P. Do you think you could enlighten us?
 

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Thank you Ivan. I have added the additional information in the INFO box. :)
 

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SMN-Productions
OS
Windows 7 x86/x64, Server 2008r2, Web Server 2008
CPU
i7 v2 3930K Steping stone 2
Motherboard
ASUS Rampage IV Extreme
Memory
G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB
Graphics Card(s)
AMD HD 5770
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 21" and Samsung 20"
Hard Drives
Patriot Pyro 80GB
PSU
1000 Watt
Case
HAF-X
Cooling
4 Fans
Keyboard
Black Widow Ultimate
You're most welcome. :)
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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