uap:SplashScreen (Windows 10)

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09/19/2022

Defines the appearance of the splash screen, which is displayed by the app during launch.

Element hierarchy

<uap:VisualElements>

<uap:SplashScreen>

Syntax

<uap:SplashScreen
    BackgroundColor = 'An optional three-byte hexadecimal number preceded by "#" or a named color. See the [Remarks](#remarks) for a list of named colors.'
    Image = 'A string with a value between 1 and 256 characters in length that ends with ".jpg", ".png", or ".jpeg" that cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, ", |, ?, or *. In this string, the / and \ characters cannot be the first or last characters. Also, the string can contain / or \ but not both.' 
    uap5:Optional = 'An optional boolean value.' />

Key

? optional (zero or one)

Attributes and elements

Attributes

Attribute	Description	Data type	Required
BackgroundColor	Specifies the background color of the splash screen. See the Remarks section for a list of color names.	An optional three-byte hexadecimal number preceded by "#" or a named color. See the Remarks for a list of named colors.	No
Image	The path to the splash screen image. See the Remarks section for size requirements.	A string with a value between 1 and 256 characters in length that ends with `.jpg`, `.png`, or `.jpeg` that cannot contain these characters: `<`, `>`, `:`, `"`, `\|`, `?`, or `*`. In this string, the `/` and `\` characters cannot be the first or last characters. Also, the string can contain `/` or `\` but not both.	Yes
uap5:Optional	Specifies whether an app should be launched without a splash screen. If true, the splash screen will not be shown if the app can launch fast enough. If there is a delay in the app launch time, the splash screen will be shown. If false, the splash screen will always be shown.	An optional boolean value.	No

Child elements

None.

Parent elements

Parent element	Description
uap:VisualElements	Describes the visual aspects of the app: its default tile, logo images, text and background colors, initial screen orientation, splash screen, and lock screen tile appearance.

Remarks

The splash screen image can be given as either a direct path to an image file or as a resource. By using a resource reference, you can supply images of different scales so that Windows can choose the best size for the device and screen resolution. You can also supply high contrast images for accessibility and localized images to match different UI languages. For more info, see the Globalization topic.

Size requirements of a splash screen image are shown here:

Image attributes
Scale
Image size in pixels
Applications/Application/VisualElements/SplashScreen/@Image
100
620x300
140
868x420
180
1116x540

The following are supported background color names:

aliceBlue
antiqueWhite
aqua
aquamarine
azure
beige
bisque
black
blanchedAlmond
blue
blueViolet
brown
burlyWood
cadetBlue
chartreuse
chocolate
coral
cornflowerBlue
cornsilk
crimson
cyan
darkBlue
darkCyan
darkGoldenrod

darkGray
darkGreen
darkKhaki
darkMagenta
darkOliveGreen
darkOrange
darkOrchid
darkRed
darkSalmon
darkSeaGreen
darkSlateBlue
darkSlateGray
darkTurquoise
darkViolet
deepPink
deepSkyBlue
dimGray
dodgerBlue
firebrick
floralWhite
forestGreen
fuchsia
gainsboro
ghostWhite

gold
goldenrod
gray
green
greenYellow
honeydew
hotPink
indianRed
indigo
ivory
khaki
lavender
lavenderBlush
lawnGreen
lemonChiffon
lightBlue
lightCoral
lightCyan
lightGoldenrodYellow
lightGray
lightGreen
lightPink
lightSalmon
lightSeaGreen

lightSkyBlue
lightSlateGray
lightSteelBlue
lightYellow
lime
limeGreen
linen
magenta
maroon
mediumAquamarine
mediumBlue
mediumOrchid
mediumPurple
mediumSeaGreen
mediumSlateBlue
mediumSpringGreen
mediumTurquoise
mediumVioletRed
midnightBlue
mintCream
mistyRose
moccasin
navajoWhite

navy
oldLace
olive
oliveDrab
orange
orangeRed
orchid
paleGoldenrod
paleGreen
paleTurquoise
paleVioletRed
papayaWhip
peachPuff
peru
pink
plum
powderBlue
purple
red
rosyBrown
royalBlue
saddleBrown
salmon

sandyBrown
seaGreen
seaShell
sienna
silver
skyBlue
slateBlue
slateGray
snow
springGreen
steelBlue
tan
teal
thistle
tomato
transparent
turquoise
violet
wheat
white
whiteSmoke
yellow
yellowGreen

Requirements

Item	Value
Namespace	`http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/uap/windows10`
uap5	`http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/uap/windows10/5`
Minimum OS Version	Windows 10 version 1511 (Build 10586)