---
title: "ScoobeSystemSettingEnabled 0: stop the 'Let's finish setting up your device' screen"
description: "After updates Windows may show a full screen asking you to finish setting up the device, and Settings shows account reminders."
url: https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks/disable-finish-setting-up-reminders
author: Frost LIVE, Founder of Frozen Tweaks
published: 2026-10-08
updated: 2026-10-08
category: "Debloat"
source: Frozen Tweaks (https://frozentweaks.com)
---

# ScoobeSystemSettingEnabled 0: stop the 'Let's finish setting up your device' screen

**Short answer:** After updates Windows may show a full screen asking you to finish setting up the device, and Settings shows account reminders. ScoobeSystemSettingEnabled set to 0 and a second value turn both off. In the registry it sets ScoobeSystemSettingEnabled to 0 under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UserProfileEngagement, and 1 more value.

## In the app

- Switch: Disable Setup Reminders (Debloat, Free, Standard)
- Undo: Yes. Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.
- Catalog row: https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks#t-1138

## What it does

After updates Windows may show a full screen asking you to finish setting up the device, and Settings shows account reminders. ScoobeSystemSettingEnabled set to 0 and a second value turn both off.

In the app the switch is called "Disable Setup Reminders", described there as: Stops the finish setting up your device screens and the account reminders in Settings.

## When it helps

- No full screen prompt after sign-in, and no nagging in Settings.

## When it hurts

- Nothing. Every option it offers is still in Settings.

## What it writes

Read from the app's source. "Switching it off" is what the app writes when you turn the tweak off again.

Registry values:

| Key | Value | With the tweak | Switching it off |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UserProfileEngagement` | `ScoobeSystemSettingEnabled` | `0` | Your previous value (saved before the change, or deleted if there was none) |
| `HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SystemSettings\AccountNotifications` | `EnableAccountNotifications` | `0` | Your previous value (saved before the change, or deleted if there was none) |

Source: Tweaks/pack_extra.hpp in the app's source, app 2.0.0, checked 2026-10-08.

## The same change by hand

Run in a Command Prompt opened as administrator. Make a restore point first.

```bat
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UserProfileEngagement" /v "ScoobeSystemSettingEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SystemSettings\AccountNotifications" /v "EnableAccountNotifications" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
```

See what it is set to now:

```bat
reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UserProfileEngagement" /v "ScoobeSystemSettingEnabled"
```

## How to undo it

Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. The app saved what each value was before the change and writes exactly that back, or removes the value if it did not exist.

## Verdict

Safe on every PC.

## Questions

### What does the "Disable Setup Reminders" tweak change in Windows?

In the registry it sets ScoobeSystemSettingEnabled to 0 under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UserProfileEngagement, and 1 more value. The full list is in the table on this page, read from the app's source.

### Is "Disable Setup Reminders" safe to switch on?

Safe on every PC. The main cost: Nothing. Every option it offers is still in Settings.

### How do I undo it?

Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

### Is "Disable Setup Reminders" free in Frozen Tweaks?

Yes. It is one of the free tweaks, with no time limit.

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Written by Frost LIVE, founder of Frozen Tweaks. Canonical version: https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks/disable-finish-setting-up-reminders