Disable the Windows 10 First Sign-in Animation

As you may have seen in Windows 8, 8.1 and 10, Microsoft introduced a sign-in animation when you first sign into your computer, or after an OS upgrade. We run through some steps on how to remove the sign-in animation.

After an upgrade of the OS a lot of users would call their service desks worried that their computers may have reset and lost all of their data. For IT Staff this also become a pain if you’re signing into multiple computers around the office, waiting for the animation to complete is time consuming especially when you are in a hurry.

Below we are going to show you how you can turn this animation off so that this doesn’t confuse staff again and also so that any new staff starting won’t have to wait for the animation before getting to work.

1. Run the Local Group Policy Editor by clicking the start menu and typing msc
2. Navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Logon

   
   

3. Double click on Show first sign-in animation
4. In the pop up window, select Disabled and then click on OK.

   

5. Close the Local Group Policy Editor.