Index: /trunk/src/VBox/Devices/Graphics/DevVGA.cpp
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--- /trunk/src/VBox/Devices/Graphics/DevVGA.cpp	(revision 65217)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/Devices/Graphics/DevVGA.cpp	(revision 65218)
@@ -6977,5 +6977,5 @@
             RTTimeLocalExplode(&T, &Now);
             bool fSuppressNewYearSplash = false;
-            rc = CFGMR3QueryBoolDef(pCfg, "SuppressNewYearSplash", &fSuppressNewYearSplash, false);
+            rc = CFGMR3QueryBoolDef(pCfg, "SuppressNewYearSplash", &fSuppressNewYearSplash, true);
             if (   !fSuppressNewYearSplash
                 && (T.u16YearDay > 353 || T.u16YearDay < 10))