IEWelcomeMsg
Applies To: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista
Important
This setting has been removed in Windows® 8. It was deprecated in Windows® 7. Use DisableFirstRunWizard and DisableWelcomePage instead.
This information is for reference only.
IEWelcomeMsg specifies whether to skip the First Run Wizard and the Welcome page when the user runs Windows® Internet Explorer® for the first time.
If IEWelcomeMsg is used with either of the new settings: DisableFirstRunWizard or DisableWelcomePage, IEWelcomeMsg will override the values in those settings. We recommend that you clear the value for IEWelcomeMsg, and use the new settings instead.
Values
true |
Skips the First Run Wizard and the Welcome page when the user opens Internet Explorer for the first time. |
false |
Uses the values set for DisableFirstRunWizard and DisableWelcomePage to determine if the First Run Wizard and the Welcome page are displayed. This is the default value. |
Valid Configuration Passes
specialize
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer | IEWelcomeMsg
Applies To
For a list of the Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer.
XML Example
The following XML output shows how to skip the First Run Wizard and the Welcome page when Internet Explorer runs for the first time. This value overrides the values set for DisableFirstRunWizard and DisableWelcomePage.
<IEWelcomeMsg>true</IEWelcomeMsg>
<DisableFirstRunWizard>true</DisableFirstRunWizard> <!--This value is ignored -->
<DisableWelcomePage>true</DisableWelcomePage> <!--This value is ignored -->
The following XML output shows how to use the new values, DisableFirstRunWizard and DisableWelcomePage, to set whether the First Run Wizard and the Welcome page are shown when Internet Explorer runs for the first time.
<!-- Note, the IEWelcomeMsg setting does not appear in this example code.-->
<DisableFirstRunWizard>true</DisableFirstRunWizard>
<DisableWelcomePage>true</DisableWelcomePage>
See Also
Concepts
Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer
DisableFirstRunWizard
DisableWelcomePage