Change Settings in a Configuration File in Image Configuration Editor (Standard 8)
7/8/2014
Learn how to change settings in your Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8) configuration file by using Image Configuration Editor (ICE).
When you add a module to configuration file, if the module has configurable settings, you can change the settings in Image Configuration Editor (ICE). If you configure settings in the configuration file, you may be able to avoid making manual configuration changes to the image after it is built.
When Image Builder Wizard (IBW) is building an image, it goes through a number of phases, or configuration passes. A configuration pass is a phase in a Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8) installation. For more information on configuration passes, see Image Builder Configuration Passes. Each setting can be applied during one or more configuration passes. ICE lets you filter the settings you see in the Settings and Properties pane by configuration pass. To see all setting applied during all passes, choose All Settings from the Filter view by drop down box.
Important
If the All Settings filter is not selected in the Settings and Properties pane, some of the settings in your configuration file may not appear because they are applied during a pass that has been filtered out.
You may need to change specific settings to meet the scenario requirements for your device. Also, you must change specific settings if you want the configuration file to be partially or fully unattended.
Note
For information about settings you can change, see Modules Technical Reference.
For more information about these settings, see Embedded Core Settings.
Prerequisites
- You have installed Windows Embedded 8 Standard Toolkit (Standard 8 Toolkit) on a development computer that meets the Requirements for a Development Computer.
- You have created a configuration file.
- For each setting you want to change, you know the following:
- Module name
- Feature name
- Setting name
- Setting data type
- New value for setting
For information about package settings, see Modules Technical Reference.
To configure a setting in a configuration file
In ICE, in the Configuration File pane, browse to the module that contains the setting to edit.
The feature or module information appears in the Settings and Properties pane.
In the Settings and Properties pane, select the appropriate pass in the Filter view by drop down box.
In the Settings and Properties pane, under Settings, change the value of the setting.
Note
When you change the value of a setting, the new value is displayed in bold. To revert a setting to its original value, on the Edit menu, select Reset Default Value. You can also right-click the setting and select Reset Default Value.
To join a domain in an configuration file
Use ICE to open or create a configuration file.
In the Configuration File pane, expand Product, and then expand the Embedded Core module.
Select the UnattendedJoin node.
In the Settings and Properties pane, on the Settings tab, expland the Identification node.
In the Settings and Properties pane, in the Filter view by drop-down box, select 4 Specialize.
Select the JoinDomain property and add the name of the domain as the setting value.
In the Settings and Properties pane, expand the Credentials node to access the settings used to specify account settings to use to join to the domain.
Add your credentials to the Domain, Password and Username properties. These values are stored in plain text in the configuration file. Be sure to store this file in a safe location.
On the File menu, select Save Configuration File.
You have configured your configuration file so that your device will join the specified domain during installation. When IBW builds and installs the image on your device, the device now joins the domain.
Next Steps
After you have configured settings, the next step is to build and install the image using IBW and the configuration file. For more information, see Use a Configuration File with Image Builder Wizard.