Windows 8 Application Launcher (Standard 8 Module Reference)

7/8/2014

Review the settings, dependencies and any notes for the Windows 8 Application Launcher module in the Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8) module catalog.

This module enables your device to automatically launch a specified Windows 8 app, and to take a specified action when the app exits. For example, you can relaunch the app, restart the OS, shut down the OS, or do nothing.

For more information about Windows 8 Application Launcher, see Windows 8 Application Launcher Overview.

Name	Windows 8 Application Launcher
Category	Branding
Supported Architecture	x86, x64

Settings

This feature module includes the following settings.

• CustomReturnCodeAction
  • LauncherAction
    • Action
    • ReturnCode
• UserSettings
  • User
    • CustomReturnCodeAction
      • LauncherAction
        • Action
        • ReturnCode
    • AccountName
    • AppUserModelId
    • DefaultReturnCodeAction
    • Domain
    • Key
• AppUserModelId
• DefaultReturnCodeAction

Dependencies for x86-Based Devices

When you include this module in your image, any modules that are required are automatically added to your image. To add specific functionality, you can add optional modules.

Required Modules

Requires one of the following:

• Windows 8 Application Launcher

• Shell Launcher

Dependencies for x64-Based Devices

When you include this module in your image, any modules that are required are automatically added to your image. To add specific functionality, you can add optional modules.

Required Modules

Requires one of the following:

• Windows 8 Application Launcher

• Shell Launcher

Common Uses

None defined.

Notes

User

You can use the Action setting attribute to specify the action to take when you use the configuration file to create or modify an image. The following table shows the possible values.

Value	Description
AddListItem	Adds the item or items to an image.
ModifyListItem	Modifies the value or the item as specified in Key or Value in an image.
RemoveListItem	Removes the item or items in an image.

Code Action

You can use the Action setting attribute to specify the action to take when you use the configuration file to create or modify an image. The following table shows the possible values.

Value	Description
AddListItem	Adds the item or items to an image.
ModifyListItem	Modifies the value or the item as specified in Key or Value in an image.
RemoveListItem	Removes the item or items in an image.

See Also

Concepts

Branding