--- a/src/eric7/WebBrowser/WebBrowserWindow.py Sat Jan 07 19:16:55 2023 +0100 +++ b/src/eric7/WebBrowser/WebBrowserWindow.py Sat Jan 07 19:21:25 2023 +0100 @@ -490,7 +490,8 @@ QTimer.singleShot(0, syncMgr.loadSettings) if WebBrowserWindow._useQtHelp: - QTimer.singleShot(50, self.__lookForNewDocumentation) + if Preferences.getHelp("QtHelpSearchNewOnStart"): + QTimer.singleShot(50, self.__lookForNewDocumentation) if searchWord: QTimer.singleShot(0, lambda: self.__searchForWord(searchWord))