Disable "Let Cortana help you get things done" during OOBE

PrabuMDT 96 Reputation points
2020-09-23T16:32:55.193+00:00

Hi All,
Could you please advise how the Cortana window "Let Cortana help you get things done" can be hidden during OOBE pass.
OS: Windows 10 2004 x64 Pro
PS: I only need the create new user account in the OOBE. I am able to hide all other windows except Cortana in unattend.xml.

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  1. PrabuMDT 96 Reputation points
    2020-09-24T06:55:20.14+00:00

    Hi CarlFan-MSFT ,

    Setting skipUserOOBE or skipMachineOOBE to 'true' will completely skipping the OOBE screens.

    Set value "DIsableVoice" under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OOBE to 1 (DWORD) and Cortana will stop talking. - This disables only the Voice.

    I found the below registry key which worked for me, thanks

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Test\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search]
    "AllowCortana"=dword:00000000


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  1. Carl Fan 6,851 Reputation points
    2020-09-24T06:48:53.47+00:00

    Hi,
    Have you set SkipUserOOBE or skipMachineOOBE to 'true' to check?
    According to the official website, I only find how to disable/skip Cortana voice.
    Set value "DIsableVoice" under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OOBE to 1 (DWORD) and Cortana will stop talking.
    The information below may be helpful.
    https://keithga.wordpress.com/2017/12/11/silence-is-golden-during-setup/
    Hope this helps and please help to accept as Answer if the response is useful.
    Best Regards,
    Carl

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