Mode (Standard 8 Module Reference)

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7/8/2014

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

This setting specifies whether the device starts in Audit mode or in Windows Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE), also called Windows Welcome, in either the Generalize pass, or when it next starts.

Note

Do not use Generalize settings in conjunction with Reseal settings. If you do, Reseal settings are ignored.

For more information about modes, see Image Builder Configuration Passes.

The following table shows the possible values.

Value

Description

Audit

Specifies that the computer starts in Audit mode.

OOBE

Specifies that the computer starts in OOBE.

If no value is specified for Mode, the system behaves as follows:

  • During the auditSystem configuration pass, the default value of Mode is Audit.
  • During the auditUser configuration pass, the computer prompts the user to select between Audit or OOBE.
  • During the oobeSystem configuration pass, the default value of Mode is OOBE.

For a description of Generalize and Reseal Processing, see Deployment.

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

Setting Description

Deployment

Products/Embedded Core/Deployment/Generalize/Mode

Specifies whether, after completing other tasks, the computer returns to Audit mode, or is set to start the OOBE.

Deployment

Products/Embedded Core/Deployment/Reseal/Mode

Modifies the Reseal setting and indicates whether the computer starts in Audit mode or OOBE.

XML Example

These examples show how to set Mode.

Generalize

The following XML example shows how to configure the device to shut down after the Generalize configuration pass, and start in Audit mode.

<Generalize>
    <ForceShutdownNow>true</ForceShutdownNow>
    <Mode>Audit</Mode>
</Generalize>

Reseal

The following example shows how to process all other settings in the auditUser configuration pass, and then shuts the computer down with no end-user interaction.

<Reseal>
    <ForceShutdownNow>true</ForceShutdownNow>
    <Mode>Audit</Mode>
</Reseal>

For an XML example that shows how Reseal is used in a deployment with no asynchronous or synchronous commands, see Deployment XML Example.

See Also

Concepts

Embedded Core Settings