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    Turn On or Off User First Sign-in Animation in Window 10

    Turn On or Off User First Sign-in Animation in Window 10

    How to Enable or Disable User First Sign-in Animation in Windows 10
    Published by Category: User Accounts
    23 Jul 2020
    Designer Media Ltd

    How to Enable or Disable User First Sign-in Animation in Windows 10


    By default, the first sign-in animation will show animated detailed preparation messages when new users sign-in for the first time, and when a user signs in for the first time after a new build or version of Windows 10 has been installed.

    This tutorial will help show you how to enable or disable the first sign-in animation when new users sign in to their account for the first time in Windows 10.

    You must be signed in to Windows as an administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial.



    Contents

    • Option One: Enable or Disable User First Sign-in Animation using a REG File
    • Option Two: Enable or Disable User First Sign-in Animation in Group Policy



    EXAMPLE: User First Sign-in Animation Enabled and Disabled
    Turn On or Off User First Sign-in Animation in Window 10-welcome.jpg









    OPTION ONE

    Enable or Disable User First Sign-in Animation using a REG File


    The .reg files below will add and modify the DWORD value below in the registry keys below.

    (Group policy key)
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

    (Default key)
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

    EnableFirstLogonAnimation DWORD

    0 = Disable first sign-in animation
    1 = Enable first sign-in animation


    1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.

     2. To Enable "First Sign-in Animation" in Windows 10

    This is the default setting.


    A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

    Enable_User_First_Sign-in_Animation.reg

    Download


     3. To Disable "First Sign-in Animation" in Windows 10

    A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

    Disable_User_First_Sign-in_Animation.reg

    Download

    4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

    5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

    6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK.

    7 When finished, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.







    OPTION TWO

    Enable or Disable User First Sign-in Animation in Group Policy


    The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.

    All editions can use Option One above.


    1 Open the Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc).

    2 If prompted by UAC, then click/tap on Yes.

    3 In the left pane, click/tap on to expand Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, System, and open Logon. (see screenshot below)

    Turn On or Off User First Sign-in Animation in Window 10-1-gpedit-first_sign-in_animation.jpg

    4 In the right pane of Logon, double click/tap on Show first sign-in animation to edit it. (see screenshot above)

    5 Do step 6 (enable) or step 7 (disable) below for what you would like to do.

     6. To Enable "First Sign-in Animation" in Windows 10

    A) Select (dot) Enabled or Not Configured, click/tap on OK, and go to step 8 below. (see screenshot below step 7A)

    Not Configured is the default setting.



     7. To Disable "First Sign-in Animation" in Windows 10

    A) Select (dot) Disabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 8 below. (see screenshot below)

    Turn On or Off User First Sign-in Animation in Window 10-2-gpedit-first_sign-in_animation.jpg

    8 You can now close the Local Group Policy Editor window if you like.


    That's it,
    Shawn






  1. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Ultimate
       #1

    good job :), thank u so much
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  2. Posts : 68,668
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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       #2

    You're most welcome Daniel, and welcome to Ten Forums. :)
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  3. Posts : 121
    Windows 10 x64
       #3

    Thanks. That's what i'm looking for and this would be useful at my school, but does it improve login speed a little bit?
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  4. Posts : 68,668
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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       #4

    Hello evildog1, :)

    Disabling the first sign-in experience saves you a little bit of time for only the first sign-in.
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  5. Posts : 121
    Windows 10 x64
       #5

    Yeah i know and that's why i wanted to disable the animation.
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  6. Posts : 2
    Windows 10 Pro
       #6

    With Group Policy, the same can be used in domain group policy isn't it? Any variations from the actual policy?
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  7. Posts : 68,668
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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       #7

    Hello @norb, and welcome to Ten Forums.

    I'm afraid that I don't know for domain group policy. Hopefully, someone else may know.
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  8. Posts : 2
    Windows 10 Pro
       #8

    Also, I would like to add that in my windows 10 version 1511 the registry path for the dword value is in the following one:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon not the one mentioned in the recommendation.
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  9. Posts : 68,668
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Thank you norb. The policy setting in the both options of the tutorial will override this setting, but I'll include it in the .reg file to be thorough. :)
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