When installing Windows 11/10, you go through the setup process, known as OOBE (Out of Box Experience). It’s the first startup experience impacted by image customizations and software add-ons. In this post, we will see OOBE or Out-Of-Box Experience in Windows.
What is the out-of-box experience on Windows 11?
When you start your computer for the first time, you will encounter the Windows Out of Box Experience (OOBE). This includes a series of screens that guide you through the basic settings such as Privacy concerns, Email, Creating users, connecting to a wireless network, and more of the Windows 11 operating system.
OOBE or Out-Of-Box Experience in Windows 11/10
OOBE is nothing but a set of scripts that are necessary to be completed. It performs initial hardware and software configuration on the computer. The setup process also takes multiple user choices, especially from Privacy concerns, Email, Creating users, connecting to a wireless network, and more.
OOBE experience can change with every version of Windows 11/10 Feature update, but it largely remains the same. As an example, you can use Cortana to set up Windows 11/10. The feature was introduced later in one of the feature updates.
Here is a list of choices you will have to make through the OOBE Out-Of-The-Box setup experience when setting up Windows 11/10.
- Accept the licensing agreement.
- Make choices for Country, Language, and Keyboard layout.
- Sign in with a Microsoft account, or you can choose to create a local admin account.
- Choose privacy settings for Windows features, which include location, speech recognition, diagnostics, and other settings. Most of them are on by default, but you can toggle them off.
- Setup Activity history
- Usee online speech recognition
- Allow location access to Microsoft apps
- Send diagnostic data to Microsoft screen
- Configure ink & typing screen experience
- Get tailored experiences with a tailored data screen
- Let apps use advertising ID screen
- Setup Sign-in with Windows Hello
- Link your Phone and PC
- Office 365 integration
- Find my device.
The last part of the Windows 11/10 setup will take a few minutes to complete. Once finished, you will see a screen that says – This won’t take long, Setting your device for work.
Wait for it to complete, and you should be at the login screen.
Use the same password you used to create the account, and it will allow you to enter your computer.
That’s it!
Related: Fix OOBEKEYBOARD, OOBELOCAL, OOBEREGION errors.
What does “Out Of The Box Experience” mean?
Out of the Box Experience or OOBE defines the experience you are going to have when unboxing a product, in this case, installing a Windows operating system. Microsoft has put a lot of effort into making the experience seamless and smooth to make its product a bit more luring.
Also Read: Set up an FTP Server on Windows 11/10.
