SkipMachineOOBE

Note   Starting with Windows 10, version 1703, this setting can no longer be used in provisioning packages. For more information on changes to the Windows Provisioning Framework, see Windows Provisioning Framework. This setting may have a Configuration Service Provider (CSP) equivalent that can be used instead. To determine if a CSP for this setting exists, see the description below.

 

SkipMachineOOBE specifies whether to skip Windows® Welcome.

Important  

This setting has been deprecated since Windows® 8. The information about this deprecated setting is provided for reference only.

SkipMachineOOBE should be used only in a test environment, and you should never ship a computer with the SkipMachineOOBE setting configured to true.

To skip Windows Welcome, we recommend that you:

 

Values

true

Specifies that Windows Welcome is skipped. This value should be used only for testing purposes.

false

Specifies that Windows Welcome is shown. This is the default value.

 

Valid configuration passes

oobeSystem

 

 

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