Skip first sign-in Windows 10

This article will be useful for you, I  promise, how first login animation is annoying you? It could take a few minutes until desktop will be available for use, especially on Windows 10 that it could take the 2-3 minute. Hopefully, you understood what I meant, if no, I am talking about this:

  • There are some ways to disable this animation on Windows 10, the way I would like to share with you is via Group Policy Management, disable it forever.
  • This policy is applying on at least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT, Windows 10

Open you GPO and navigate to:

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Logon:

In order to disable “First sign-in animation” we have disabled “Show First Sign-In Animation” policy:

first sign-in Windows 10

Disable:

first sign-in Windows 10