re: Getting Started window... how to disable? Friday, March 5, 2010 at 3:57 pm Windows 7 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by NWS (1 messages posted) Delete the following key from the registry, this way you also avoid the "windows has started in selective startup mode" messages: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\WindowsWelcomeCenter] "key"="SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run" "item"="WindowsWelcomeCenter" "hkey"="HKCU" "command"="rundll32.exe oobefldr.dll,ShowWelcomeCenter" "inimapping"="0" "YEAR"=dword:000007da "MONTH"=dword:00000003 "DAY"=dword:00000005 "HOUR"=dword:00000010 "MINUTE"=dword:0000002f "SECOND"=dword:0000001b On Monday, November 9, 2009 at 1:20 pm, AJ Arnold wrote: >run msconfig, startup tab, there is an entry for a Microsoft Windows Operating System >entry with a command that ends "ShowWelcomeCenter LaunchedBy_StartMenuShortcut" > >Remove its preceding check mark, and this foolishness will end. > > > Written in response to: re: Getting Started window... how to disable? (AJ Arnold: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 1:20 pm) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] Getting Started window... how to disable? (Adam S.: Fri, Nov 6, 2009, 6:24 am) re: Getting Started window... how to disable? (Romasurus !!!: Fri, Nov 6, 2009, 3:46 pm) re: Getting Started window... how to disable? (Adam S.: Mon, Nov 9, 2009, 6:28 am) re: Getting Started window... how to disable? (Romasurus !!!: Fri, Nov 6, 2009, 3:50 pm) re: Getting Started window... how to disable? (jbmcmillan: Sat, Nov 7, 2009, 8:40 am) re: Getting Started window... how to disable? (Adam S.: Mon, Nov 9, 2009, 6:26 am) re: Getting Started window... how to disable? (AJ Arnold: Mon, Nov 9, 2009, 1:20 pm) re: Getting Started window... how to disable? (Adam S.: Mon, Nov 9, 2009, 1:26 pm) re: Getting Started window... how to disable? (NWS: Fri, Mar 5, 2010, 3:57 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 7 Discussion Forum