The dashboard, the Help Center icon on the toolbar, and the command line all take one to the "same" page. However, the F1 method of opening goes to a page with search instructions not present elsewhere. Is this intentional?
F1 should show the content from the help file like you used to see (before Help Center) when pressing F1. Are you seeing something different? A screenshot might help.
Got it ...my odd results are explainable now that I know what to expect. I had been on the Help Center home page when I pressed F1 and misinterpreted the results.