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- An advertisement in a shareware program that routinely asks the user to register and pay for the software. Although it generally pops up at the beginning or end of the program, it can appear at certain intervals as it is being used. See nagware.
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Apr 25, 2022 · April 25, 2022. Windows 10 has again started displaying a full-screen setup nag that takes up the desktop and other apps after you login into your device. These full-screen...
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last updated 31 March 2020
Latest annoying prompt displays on boot
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Microsoft is once again employing its aggressive tactic of annoying nag screens, with users reporting a surge in unwanted prompts since installing the latest Windows 10 updates.
This nag screen is nothing new, as it was initially launched the alongside Microsoft’s May 2018 Update as a post-set-up ‘experience’ that previously displayed only on the first boot of the device or after the clean installation of Windows 10.
Nor is it the first nag screen users have experienced; back in January, Microsoft employed this familiar technique in a bid to get users to upgrade their Windows 7 systems to Windows 10, warning “Your Windows 7 PC is out of support.”
Microsoft, which claims these ‘notifications’ are in no way an annoyance and are simply a way for users to discover more of Windows 10’s features, lets you bypass the prompt with a “Skip for now” button. However, this means it’ll likely show up again after you reboot your machine or install another update.
Thankfully, there’s a way to bypass it completely. Simply head over to Settings > Notifications & actions and uncheck the box next to ‘Suggest ways I can finish setting up my device to get the most out of Windows’.
News of this latest annoying pop-up from Microsoft comes at an already frustrating time for Windows 10 users. Last week it was revealed that the recently-released KB4540673 update, designed to smooth over a number of issues, is causing some people’s PCs to crash and display the dreaded Blue Screen of Death.
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After just about every update to Windows 10 (Monthly) I see a nag screen on all of my Windows 10 devices asking me to "Get more out of Windows" or "Finish Setting Up Windows" or something similar. This "nag screen" takes up the entire display and prevents me from using the device until I either skip it or follow the prompts.
Sep 22, 2023 · 1 Answer. Sorted by: 5. There are a number of online tips to stop the nag screens. In my opinion, the safest is to add a Policies value so that Windows 10 updates (what's left of them, about a year, at this writing) can continue, but update to Windows 11 is blocked. Press Windows, type rege and select Regedit.
Windows 10 has recently once again started displaying a nag pop-up that takes up the whole screen when it appears, which could have some users worrying that their system has installed an...
Rick Lomas from http://www.indexicon.com shows how to remove the Windows 10 Update Nag Screen from your PC. If you do not want to update to Windows 10 you wi...
Aug 9, 2006 · Microsoft integrated the nag screen system to remind reminds you that you need to reboot in order for updates to be applied. This nag screen does offer you a way to get rid of it...
