Disable Windows Welcome Center.

This setting can disable the display of Welcome Center screen, when you log on to Windows.

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Description:
In windows vista, the welcome center screen is called every time you start windows. This is helpful for first-time windows users who can easily undertake common tasks and configure their windows settings, in a convenient time. The welcome center is designed to help users complete their important setup tasks and get to know their pc, but this quickly gets annoying. To avoid the welcome center screen appear on your screen at each login, disable the feature. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. Now, right-click on the string value windowswelcomecenter, in the right panel, and delete it. However, if you want to enable the feature back, add the string value with the same name and change its value data to rundll32.exe oobefldr.dll,showwelcomecenter. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff.

Level: Recommended For Novice Users

Registry Entries

Path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\]

Location: Current User

Value Name: WindowsWelcomeCenter

Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)

Enabled Value:

Disabled Value:

Action Type: Deleted

Screenshots

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type 'regedit'.

Next, go to <b>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\] </b> and right click on the String value 'WindowsWelcomeCenter' and finally delete it to disable Windows Welcome Center.


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Set restrictions to change the desktop wallpaper.
Disable the Active Desktop from Display Properties dialog (For Current User).
Disable auto-run of desktop cleanup wizard.
Change the order of desktop icons My Computer and My Documents.
Prevent changes to Active Desktop settings (For Current User).
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Remove Active Desktop item from Settings in the Start menu (For All Users in Win 98/Me).
Prevent the disabling of the Active Desktop (Current User).
Prevent the disabling of the Active Desktop (All Users).
Specify the background image and wallpaper style
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Manage the number of days for automatic desktop cleanup.
Showing Windows Version on the Desktop (For Windows 98/Me).
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Hide My Documents from the Desktop (For All Users).
Restrict toolbar manipulation on Taskbar (For All Users).
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Change My Computer icon text on desktop (For Windows 2000).
Show protected operating system files.
Turn off the Publish to Web task for files and folders.
Set icon size for Start menu items.
Preview open windows in Flip 3D.
Disable Windows Welcome Center.
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Quick zoom Explorer icons.
Turn-off Sidebar on desktop.
Remove user installed gadgets from Sidebar.

 



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