Windows 8 Application Launcher Registry Keys (Standard 8)
7/8/2014
Review the registry keys used by Windows 8 Application Launcher in Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8).
You can configure Windows 8 Application Launcher by using the following registry value, located in the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows Embedded\Embedded App Launcher
Name |
Type |
Description |
Default Value |
|---|---|---|---|
FatalErrorAction |
REG_DWORD |
An integer value that specified the action that Windows 8 Application Launcher takes when it cannot launch the configured Windows 8 app. The following values are the valid actions:
ValueDescription
0Attempt to re-launch the Windows 8 app up to an additional 10 tries. If Windows 8 Application Launcher still cannot launch the app, exit Windows 8 Application Launcher.
1Restart the device.
2Shutdown the device.
3Exit Windows 8 Application Launcher.
4Log off the current user.
|
4 |
Remarks
If Windows 8 Application Launcher cannot launch the configured Windows 8 app, the default experience by a user is that the user account is logged out. This can happen when the Windows 8 app is not installed for the user, or if the Windows 8 app is otherwise disabled.
In this scenario, an administrator may need to set the FatalErrorAction registry value to 3 in order to enable the user to install or reinstall the Windows 8 app.