Path
Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Path specifies the path to an application. This application should contain an icon to be shown in the visible system notification area on the taskbar.
By setting the Path and GUID elements of the PromotedIcon1 component, you can configure another icon to be visible in the system notification area. This icon will appear in place of the Action Center icon.
To select the icon to be visible, you must:
Select a signed binary application file that includes a system notification icon.
Set both the Path and GUID elements for the file.
For information about finding the path and GUID for your icon, see NOTIFYICONDATA Structure.
Values
Path |
Specifies the path of an icon to be shown in the visible system notification area on the taskbar. |
This string type does not support empty elements. Do not create an empty value for this setting.
Valid Configuration Passes
specialize
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | NotificationArea | PromotedIcon1 | Path
Applies To
For a list of the Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup.
XML Example
The following XML output shows how to promote a new system notification icon to be visible in place of the Action Center icon.
<NotificationArea>
<PromotedIcon1>
<Path>%PROGRAMFILES%\Fabrikam\Application1.exe</Path>
<GUID>{d8742dcb-3e6a-4b3c-b3fe-374623cdcf06}</GUID>
</PromotedIcon1>
</NotificationArea>