How to Set up an Alert for First Time Use Logins on Windows 11

A user asked for help setting up an alert for first time use logins on Windows 11, to present a guided tour and web page. Another user suggested using a ControlUp script to set a flag file to avoid multiple runs. This method was compared to using Citrix login scripts from over 25 years ago. It was also suggested to check the date/time of the flag file for future updates.

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Hey!

I am looking for a way to set an alert for first time use login for Windows 11. This way we can present a pop-up with powershell to refer people to a guided tour and a web page.

Kinda like a custom guided tour. But I only want to run this script once at first logon. The only thing I can think off is setting an alert to trigger based on OS version. Wondering if there are any other smartways to achieve this.

you mean run this guided tour only once? or really only for the first time the user ever logged on to a new Win11 machine?

(if its the first use case, a ControlUp script can leave a file cookie or registry key or something to avoid running the script for a second time)

yes! ah thats an interesting method to approach this, thank you.

Creating a hidden file in the user’s home drive is how I was doing this with Citrix logon scripts 25+ years ago 😊

You could also check the date/time of this flag file in case you need to show further updates to users after their first ever Win11 logon

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