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Finish Setup Popup Settings on Windows 10 vs Windows 11

Same three switches, same job, two different hiding places. Windows 10 puts them at the top of Notifications and actions; Windows 11 buries them in Additional settings. Here are both, side by side.

By Technical AnshuWindows 10 / 115 minute read
Watch the full video: the one click script that disables this popup, shown step by step

Half the failed attempts at this fix are pure geography. A guide written for one Windows version sends you to a page where the switches simply are not, because Microsoft moved and reworded them between Windows 10 and Windows 11. This page puts the two layouts next to each other: where the toggles sit in each version, how the wording differs, and the reassuring part, that underneath the Settings app both versions are controlled by the same registry values, which is why the video's single script handles both.

Same switches, different shelves (recreated)
WINDOWS 10 Settings - System - Notifications & actions [ ] Show me the Windows welcome experience after updates and occasionally when I sign in... [ ] Suggest ways I can finish setting up my device to get the most out of Windows [ ] Get tips, tricks, and suggestions as you use Windows WINDOWS 11 Settings - System - Notifications - Additional settings [ ] Show the Windows welcome experience after updates and when I sign in... [ ] Suggest ways to get the most out of Windows and finish setting up this device [ ] Get tips and suggestions when using Windows
The Windows 10 checkboxes sit near the top of Notifications and actions. In Windows 11 they moved to Additional settings at the bottom of the Notifications page.
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Windows 10: Checkboxes at the Top

On Windows 10, open Settings, System, Notifications and actions. The three relevant switches are checkboxes in the Notifications section near the top of the page: Show me the Windows welcome experience after updates and occasionally when I sign in to show what's new and suggested, Suggest ways I can finish setting up my device to get the most out of Windows, and Get tips, tricks, and suggestions as you use Windows. Note the signature Windows 10 phrase occasionally when I sign in; it is your visual confirmation you are in the right place. The middle checkbox is the popup switch.

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Windows 11: Additional Settings at the Bottom

On Windows 11 the same three controls moved. Open Settings, System, Notifications, ignore the long list of apps, scroll to the very bottom and expand Additional settings. The wording tightened up: Show the Windows welcome experience after updates and when I sign in to show what's new and suggested, Suggest ways to get the most out of Windows and finish setting up this device, and Get tips and suggestions when using Windows. The most common Windows 11 mistake is hunting among the per-app notification list; the switches you want are below all of it.

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Underneath, the Two Systems Are the Same

Different shelves, same goods. Both versions drive these screens from the same per user registry values: ScoobeSystemSettingEnabled under UserProfileEngagement for the finish setup screen, and SubscribedContent-310093Enabled under ContentDeliveryManager for the welcome experience. That is why the video covers Windows 10 and Windows 11 with a single script: a registry automation does not care which Settings layout the version happens to draw. One tool, both systems, identical end state.

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A Note for Windows 10 Machines in 2026

Windows 10 has left regular support, and plenty of the machines still running it are exactly the older office PCs whose users complain loudest about this popup, because they cannot afford interruptions. The good news is that everything on this page still works on Windows 10 exactly as written: the toggles are present, the values are the same, and the script route applies unchanged. Switching off the suggestion screen is a kindness on any version; on an unsupported one, also make sure the user understands the popup fix does not change their update situation either way.

Fastest way to tell which layout you are looking at: if the page is called Notifications and actions, you are on Windows 10 and the checkboxes are near the top. If the page is called Notifications and ends with an Additional settings section, you are on Windows 11 and your switches are inside it.

Watch the One Click Fix in the Video

Watch the video to see the script applied without worrying about which Settings layout the PC in front of you happens to have.

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Frequently Asked Questions

I cannot find Additional settings on my Windows 10 PC. Where are the toggles?

They are not missing; Windows 10 keeps them as checkboxes near the top of Settings, System, Notifications and actions. Additional settings is the Windows 11 arrangement. Look for the wording about finishing setting up your device.

Does the one click script work on both Windows 10 and Windows 11?

Yes. The video is made for both versions, because underneath, the screens are controlled by the same per user registry values in both systems. The script writes those values, so the different Settings layouts do not matter.

The wording on my PC is slightly different from this guide. Is that normal?

Yes. Microsoft adjusts these labels between feature updates, and Windows 10 and 11 phrase them differently. Judge by meaning: the welcome experience line, the finish setting up line and the tips line. If a label matches one of those jobs, it is the right switch.

This guide is based on the Technical Anshu video on disabling the Windows setup popup. Stuck on a step? Ask in the video comments and you will get a reply.