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OOBE specifies the out-of-box experience for the end user.
These settings specify whether to do the following:
- Hide the Microsoft Software License Terms page in Windows Welcome.
- Skip Windows Welcome, also known as Machine OOBE.
- Skip Welcome Center, also known as Per User OOBE.
It also specifies the following:
- The network type
- What type of computer protection is in place
Specifies whether to show the license terms page of Windows Welcome. This can be used only for testing the computer prior to delivery. |
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Specifies the network type. |
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Specifies whether to display the Help protect your computer automatically page of Windows Welcome to the user. |
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Specifies whether to skip Windows Welcome. This can be used only for testing the computer prior to delivery. |
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Specifies whether to skip Welcome Center. This can be used only for testing the computer prior to delivery. |
Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | OOBE
For the list of the supported Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup.
The following XML output shows how to set OOBE information for testing.
<OOBE>
<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
<NetworkLocation>Other</NetworkLocation>
<ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>
<SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE>
<SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>
</OOBE>