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title: OOBE
description: This section describes the OOBE settings that you can configure in provisioning packages for Windows 10 using Windows Configuration Designer.
ms.topic: reference
ms.date: 01/25/2024
---

# OOBE (Windows Configuration Designer reference)

Use to configure settings for the [Out Of Box Experience (OOBE)](/windows-hardware/customize/desktop/customize-oobe).

## Applies to

| Setting | Windows client | Surface Hub | HoloLens | IoT Core |
|--|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| [Desktop > EnableCortanaVoice](#enablecortanavoice) | ✅ |  |  |  |
| [Desktop > HideOobe](#hideoobe-for-desktop) | ✅ |  |  |  |

## EnableCortanaVoice

Use this setting to control whether Cortana voice-over is enabled during OOBE. The voice-over is disabled by default on Windows 10 Pro, Education, and Enterprise. The voice-over is enabled by default on Windows 10 Home. Select **True** to enable voice-over during OOBE, or **False** to disable voice-over during OOBE.

## HideOobe for desktop

When set to **True**, it hides the interactive OOBE flow for Windows 1.

> [!NOTE]
> You must create a user account if you set the value to true or the device will not be usable.

When set to **False**, the OOBE screens are displayed.