OverlayType (Standard 8 Module Reference)

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7/8/2014

Review the applicable Feature modules and any examples for the OverlayType setting in Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8).

This setting contains a string that specifies the type of overlay storage used by Unified Write Filter (UWF).

The following table shows the possible values.

Value

Description

RAM overlay

Stores the overlay in RAM. This is the default value.

Disk overlay

Store the overlay in a pre-allocated file on the system volume.

Modules

The following table shows the modules that you can apply this setting to. In Image Configuration Editor (ICE), you can follow the corresponding path to set this setting for a module.

Module

Path

Unified Write Filter (UWF)

Features/Lockdown/Unified Write Filter (UWF)/OverlayType

XML Example

The following XML example shows how to use disk-based overlay with UWF.

<OverlayType>Disk overlay</OverlayType>

See Also

Concepts

Feature Module Settings