Disables the “First Run Experience” (FRU) which shows a “Welcome, glad you are here” Screen on first Start of Edge (based on Chromium)
This “First Run Experience” is displayed when you start your Edge Browser the first time after installation, or after Upgrading to Edge v78 or higher (this “Feature” was introduced in v78)
Technically the “has_user_seen_fre=true” Setting in the Edge Settings-File (JSON-File) has to be set
This scripts either creates a new (empty) Profile having this Settings configured or modifies the existing profile (if existing)
Microsoft Edge (new Edge, based on Chromium) Scripts
Scripts for (new) Microsoft Edge (based on Chromium): Backup Favorites / Bookmarks, Modify Settings, …
Backup-Script for Edge Bookmarks (Favorites) into an HTML File
EdgeChromium-Bookmarks-Backup-JSON-to-HTML.ps1
Script for Disabling the EdgeChromium “First Run Experience”
EdgeChromium-FirstRunExperience.ps1