SkipMachineOOBE
specifies whether to skip
Windows® Welcome.
Important |
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This setting has been deprecated in 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.If
you use this setting in Windows® 7, Windows Welcome will
be skipped, and any settings that a user selects during
Windows Welcome will not be configured. For example,
user-account creation, language, and time-zone settings will not be
configured. Some Windows features may not function, as they depend
on Windows Welcome values such as ProtectYourPC, which
does not include a default value.To skip Windows Welcome, we
recommend that you:
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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
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | OOBE | SkipMachineOOBE
Applies To
For a list of the supported 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.
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<OOBE> <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage> <NetworkLocation>Other</NetworkLocation> <ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC> <SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE> <SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE> </OOBE> |