[0-_-0]

That requires an internet connection and opens a page in your browser.

[pjmlp]

Nope, because one would install the MSDN documentation locally from the bundled CDs and use Windows help infrastructure.

The Web version came much later.

[0-_-0]

Which means that currently it requires an internet connection and opens a page in your browser.

[pjmlp]

No it doesn't.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/help-viewer/ov...

[0-_-0]

Have you actually tried that? I just installed it and it's just a buch of help files that link to the web. F1 continues to work the same way, bringing up websites, often useless ones like this one for a for loop:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/microsoft.codean...

[pjmlp]

Have you installed the Help Viewer and configured as advised?

[0-_-0]

I got it working now, but it's still often giving nonsensical answers for simple queries like a for loop.