Help browser opens whenever I start Navisworks Simulate 2023

[rcaseKEL7A]

Whenever I launch NW Simulate, it also opens a browser tab to the Help page. How can I get this behavior to stop?

[a_meteni · Accepted solution]

This could be managed from the Advanced Options Editor:

Press and hold the Shift key while opening Options Editor from the Application button and uncheck Show Help on first run.

[rcaseKEL7A]

Thanks for the reply! I was looking for something like that, but couldn't
find it. That said, I still can't find it using the options menu. I'm
assuming you are referring to the options menu that I can get to when I
click the Navisworks symbol at the top left of the screen? Holding shift
doesn't appear to do anything different. I also tried the file options tab,
and again, holding shift appeared to have no effect.

[a_meteni]

I don't have NW 2023 yet but this option worked with me in 22 and earlier releases of NW!

[rcaseKEL7A]

Hunh, this is odd. I haven't needed to open Simulate 2023 for several days, and now that I've opened it, the help browser did not pop up. I opened it again with the same result. When I went to the advanced options menu, the help box was already unchecked, so no action needed there. It seems this problem resolved itself on its own.

As an aside, I went into Simulate 2022 and tried to go into the advanced options menu using the shift key, but did not get anything other than the typical options tree. I don't really need it, but thought it was interesting I didn't have that option.

Thanks for the help everybody, appreciated.

[a_meteni]

Not sure why it’s not working with you but congrats for having it solved!

[rcaseKEL7A]

So.... As long as this string is still open, I have a similar problem I was hoping could be resolved. When I start Navis my default action appears to be the refresh function. Is there any way to change this so that the select function is the default upon startup? It's a small thing, but an annoyance nonetheless.

[a_meteni]

have you tried to alter the current workspace in the View tab>Workspace panel?

[rcaseKEL7A]

Oh wow, I did not know to do that. I imagine that will also help with all the quick access buttons I've set up. Thanks again!

[a_meteni]

Sure, you can add and remove buttons from the ribbon and the Quick Access toolbar as well.