ScoobeSystemSettingEnabled 0: stop the 'Let's finish setting up your device' screen
Short answer
UpdatedAfter 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.
HKCUSoftware\
ScoobeSystemSettingEnabledYour previous value0
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, and when it hurts
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
Exactly what the switch changes, read from the app's source. Switching it off is what the app writes when you turn the tweak off again.
| Key and value | With the tweak | Switching it off |
|---|---|---|
| HKCUSoftware\ | 0 | Your previous valueSaved before the change, or deleted if there was none. |
| HKCUSoftware\ | 0 | Your previous valueSaved before the change, or deleted if there was none. |
From the app's source (pack_extra.hpp), app 2.0.0, checked .
The same change by hand
You do not need the app for this one. These commands make the changes from the table above. Run them in a Command Prompt opened as administrator, and make a restore point first.
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 /freg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UserProfileEngagement" /v "ScoobeSystemSettingEnabled"How to undo it
In the app: Yes
Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.
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.
Changing several settings at once? The app's Make a restore point button, on every plan, makes a Windows restore point before you start.
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.
In the app
- Switch
- Disable Setup Reminders
- Category
- Debloat
- Plan
- Free
- Undo
- Yes
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Written by
Frost LIVEFounder of Frozen Tweaks, based in Hamburg, Germany. Publishes settings guides for competitive games on his YouTube channel, Frost LIVE.
In the app
- Category
- Debloat
- Plan
- Free
- Undo
- Yes
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