⚡ PowerShell 5.1+

Disable First Logon Animation

Skips the "Hi, we are setting things up for you" first-logon animation (requires admin). Requires an elevated (Administrator) prompt.

By WindowsScripting.com · 814 B
Set-DisableFirstLogonAnimation.ps1
<#
.SYNOPSIS
    Disable First Logon Animation.

.DESCRIPTION
    Skips the "Hi, we are setting things up for you" first-logon animation (requires admin). Requires an elevated (Administrator) prompt.

    Sets HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System \ EnableFirstLogonAnimation to 0.

.EXAMPLE
    .\Set-DisableFirstLogonAnimation.ps1
#>

[CmdletBinding()]
param()

$regPath = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System'

if (-not (Test-Path $regPath)) {
    New-Item -Path $regPath -Force | Out-Null
}

New-ItemProperty -Path $regPath -Name 'EnableFirstLogonAnimation' -Value 0 -PropertyType DWord -Force | Out-Null

Write-Host "Disable First Logon Animation applied. Sign out and back in (or restart explorer.exe) for it to fully take effect." -ForegroundColor Green