User OOBE Broker always running in background - how to disable

lafargeotte · Aug 12, 2022

Windows 11 x64 21H2 build 856

As the title suggest, how do I (or should I) disable OOBE permanently.

I can end task in Task Manager.
I also have the relevant box unticked in Settings (Show me the Windows welcome experience after updates and occasionally when I sign in to highlight what’s new and suggested).

However, after every reboot User OOBE Broker comes back.

Suggestions gratefully received.

RFS · Aug 12, 2022

Is it causing you a problem? On my system it's one of 69 background processes along with 93 Windows processes. Given how little (if any) resource it's using I would leave it alone.

TairikuOkami · Aug 12, 2022

You can always eliminate it permanently.

Code:

takeown /s %computername% /u %username% /f "%WINDIR%\System32\oobe\UserOOBEBroker.exe"
icacls "%WINDIR%\System32\oobe\UserOOBEBroker.exe" /inheritance:r /grant:r %username%:F
taskkill /im UserOOBEBroker.exe /f
del "%WINDIR%\System32\oobe\UserOOBEBroker.exe" /s /f /q