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Apr 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 notification nags typically reappear ...
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By Carly Page
last updated 31 March 2020
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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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