diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcomeGettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcomeGettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.contribution.ts
index 166921e8b6c77..3ef5ca1965091 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcomeGettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcomeGettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.contribution.ts
@@ -299,18 +299,6 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 			default: true,
 			description: localize('workbench.welcomePage.walkthroughs.openOnInstall', "When enabled, an extension's walkthrough will open upon install of the extension.")
 		},
-		'workbench.welcomePage.experimental.videoTutorials': {
-			scope: ConfigurationScope.MACHINE,
-			type: 'string',
-			enum: [
-				'off',
-				'on',
-				'experimental'
-			],
-			tags: ['experimental'],
-			default: 'off',
-			description: localize('workbench.welcomePage.videoTutorials', "When enabled, the get started page has additional links to video tutorials.")
-		},
 		'workbench.startupEditor': {
 			'scope': ConfigurationScope.RESOURCE,
 			'type': 'string',
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcomeGettingStarted/browser/gettingStartedDetailsRenderer.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcomeGettingStarted/browser/gettingStartedDetailsRenderer.ts
index 65948c2e3b3b8..21b2c7b60ef57 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcomeGettingStarted/browser/gettingStartedDetailsRenderer.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcomeGettingStarted/browser/gettingStartedDetailsRenderer.ts
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import { IExtensionService } from 'vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/exten
 
 
 export class GettingStartedDetailsRenderer {
-	private mdCache = new ResourceMap<Promise<string>>();
-	private svgCache = new ResourceMap<Promise<string>>();
+	private mdCache = new ResourceMap<string>();
+	private svgCache = new ResourceMap<string>();
 
 	constructor(
 		@IFileService private readonly fileService: IFileService,
@@ -204,18 +204,19 @@ export class GettingStartedDetailsRenderer {
 		</html>`;
 	}
 
-	private readAndCacheSVGFile(path: URI): Promise<string> {
+	private async readAndCacheSVGFile(path: URI): Promise<string> {
 		if (!this.svgCache.has(path)) {
-			this.svgCache.set(path, this.readContentsOfPath(path, false));
+			const contents = await this.readContentsOfPath(path, false);
+			this.svgCache.set(path, contents);
 		}
 		return assertIsDefined(this.svgCache.get(path));
 	}
 
-	private readAndCacheStepMarkdown(path: URI, base: URI): Promise<string> {
+	private async readAndCacheStepMarkdown(path: URI, base: URI): Promise<string> {
 		if (!this.mdCache.has(path)) {
-			this.mdCache.set(path,
-				this.readContentsOfPath(path).then(rawContents =>
-					renderMarkdownDocument(transformUris(rawContents, base), this.extensionService, this.languageService, true, true)));
+			const contents = await this.readContentsOfPath(path);
+			const markdownContents = await renderMarkdownDocument(transformUris(contents, base), this.extensionService, this.languageService, true, true);
+			this.mdCache.set(path, markdownContents);
 		}
 		return assertIsDefined(this.mdCache.get(path));
 	}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcomeGettingStarted/browser/gettingStartedService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcomeGettingStarted/browser/gettingStartedService.ts
index 1a6eaac0d7971..e2b36756483a6 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcomeGettingStarted/browser/gettingStartedService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcomeGettingStarted/browser/gettingStartedService.ts
@@ -371,14 +371,8 @@ export class WalkthroughsService extends Disposable implements IWalkthroughsServ
 				this.metadata.set(categoryID, { firstSeen: +new Date(), stepIDs: walkthrough.steps?.map(s => s.id) ?? [], manaullyOpened: false });
 			}
 
-			const override = await Promise.race([
-				this.tasExperimentService?.getTreatment<string>(`gettingStarted.overrideCategory.${extension.identifier.value + '.' + walkthrough.id}.when`),
-				new Promise<string | undefined>(resolve => setTimeout(() => resolve(walkthrough.when), 5000))
-			]);
-
-			if (
-				this.sessionInstalledExtensions.has(extension.identifier.value.toLowerCase())
-				&& this.contextService.contextMatchesRules(ContextKeyExpr.deserialize(override ?? walkthrough.when) ?? ContextKeyExpr.true())
+			if (this.sessionInstalledExtensions.has(extension.identifier.value.toLowerCase())
+				&& this.contextService.contextMatchesRules(ContextKeyExpr.deserialize(walkthrough.when) ?? ContextKeyExpr.true())
 			) {
 				this.sessionInstalledExtensions.delete(extension.identifier.value.toLowerCase());
 				if (index < sectionToOpenIndex && isNewlyInstalled) {
@@ -460,7 +454,7 @@ export class WalkthroughsService extends Disposable implements IWalkthroughsServ
 						? FileAccess.uriToBrowserUri(joinPath(extension.extensionLocation, iconStr)).toString(true)
 						: DefaultIconPath
 				},
-				when: ContextKeyExpr.deserialize(override ?? walkthrough.when) ?? ContextKeyExpr.true(),
+				when: ContextKeyExpr.deserialize(walkthrough.when) ?? ContextKeyExpr.true(),
 			} as const;
 
 			this._registerWalkthrough(walkthoughDescriptor);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcomeGettingStarted/common/gettingStartedContent.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcomeGettingStarted/common/gettingStartedContent.ts
index aef3bc1b1d098..9fca852702e4f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcomeGettingStarted/common/gettingStartedContent.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcomeGettingStarted/common/gettingStartedContent.ts
@@ -65,16 +65,6 @@ export const startEntries: GettingStartedStartEntryContent = [
 			command: 'command:welcome.showNewFileEntries',
 		}
 	},
-	// {
-	// 	id: 'welcome.showNewFolderEntries',
-	// 	title: localize('gettingStarted.newFolder.title', "New Folder..."),
-	// 	description: localize('gettingStarted.newFolder.description', "Create a folder from a Git repo or an extension contributed template folder"),
-	// 	icon: Codicon.newFolder,
-	// 	content: {
-	// 		type: 'startEntry',
-	// 		command: 'welcome.showNewFolderEntries',
-	// 	}
-	// },
 	{
 		id: 'topLevelOpenMac',
 		title: localize('gettingStarted.openMac.title', "Open..."),
@@ -152,28 +142,6 @@ export const startEntries: GettingStartedStartEntryContent = [
 			command: 'command:welcome.showAllWalkthroughs',
 		}
 	},
-	{
-		id: 'topLevelVideoTutorials',
-		title: localize('gettingStarted.topLevelVideoTutorials.title', "Watch Video Tutorials"),
-		description: localize('gettingStarted.topLevelVideoTutorials.description', "Watch our series of short & practical video tutorials for VS Code's key features."),
-		icon: Codicon.playCircle,
-		when: 'config.workbench.welcomePage.experimental.videoTutorials == on',
-		content: {
-			type: 'startEntry',
-			command: 'https://aka.ms/vscode-getting-started-video',
-		}
-	},
-	{
-		id: 'topLevelVideoTutorialsExperimental',
-		title: localize('gettingStarted.topLevelVideoTutorials.title', "Watch Video Tutorials"),
-		description: localize('gettingStarted.topLevelVideoTutorials.description', "Watch our series of short & practical video tutorials for VS Code's key features."),
-		when: 'config.workbench.welcomePage.experimental.videoTutorials == experimental',
-		icon: Codicon.playCircle,
-		content: {
-			type: 'startEntry',
-			command: 'https://aka.ms/vscode-videos',
-		}
-	},
 	{
 		id: 'topLevelRemoteOpen',
 		title: localize('gettingStarted.topLevelRemoteOpen.title', "Connect to..."),