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SkipUserOOBE

Applies To: Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Vista

SkipUserOOBE specifies whether to skip the Welcome Center pop-up window in Windows Vista®.

Note

This setting has been deprecated in Windows® 7. The information about this deprecated setting is provided for reference only.
In Windows® 7, it has been replaced by the Getting Started application, which is available in the Start menu. In Windows® 8, it has been replaced by the Start menu.

Values

true

Specifies that Welcome Center is skipped.

false

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

Valid Configuration Passes

oobeSystem

Parent Hierarchy

Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | OOBE | SkipUserOOBE

Applies To

For a list of the Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup.

XML Example

The following XML output shows how to set OOBE information for testing.

<OOBE>
   <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
   <NetworkLocation>Other</NetworkLocation>
   <ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>
   <SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>
</OOBE>

See Also

Concepts

OOBE