This tutorial will help show you how to enable or disable the first sign-in animation for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
By default, users see the first sign-in animation when signing in to Windows for the first time for a newly added account and after a new build or version of Windows has been installed. It also controls if Microsoft account users will be offered the opt-in prompt for services during their first sign-in.
You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable the first sign-in animation.
Contents
- Option One: Enable or Disable First Sign-in Animation in Local Group Policy Editor
- Option Two: Enable or Disable First Sign-in Animation using REG file
EXAMPLE: First sign-in animation enabled and disabled
The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10/11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.
All editions can use Option Two to configure the same policy.
1 Open the Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc).
2 Navigate to the policy location below in the left pane of the Local Group Policy Editor. (see screenshot below)
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Logon
3 In the right pane of Logon in the Local Group Policy Editor, double click/tap on the Show first sign-in animation policy to edit it. (see screenshot above)
4 Do step 5 (enable) or step 6 (disable) below for what you want.
5 Enable First Sign-in Animation
This is the default setting.
A) Select (dot) Not Configured, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7. (see screenshot below)
6 Disable First Sign-in Animation
A) Select (dot) Disabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7. (see screenshot below)
7 You can now close the Local Group Policy Editor if you like.
1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.
2 Enable First Sign-in Animation
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_First_sign-in_animation.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"EnableFirstLogonAnimation"=-
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"EnableFirstLogonAnimation"=dword:000000013 Disable First Sign-in Animation
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Disable_First_sign-in_animation.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"EnableFirstLogonAnimation"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"EnableFirstLogonAnimation"=dword:000000004 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 to approve the merge.
7 You can now delete the downloaded REG file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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