Start XML Schema Definition (XSD)
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StartLayout
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<xsd:schema xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns:local="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout"
targetNamespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout"
elementFormDefault="qualified">
<xsd:simpleType name="st_SKUType">
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
<xsd:enumeration value="Mobile"/>
<xsd:enumeration value="Desktop"/>
<xsd:enumeration value="DesktopARM"/>
<xsd:enumeration value="DesktopN"/>
<xsd:enumeration value="DesktopEnterprise"/>
<xsd:enumeration value="DesktopEnterpriseN"/>
<xsd:enumeration value="Server"/>
<xsd:enumeration value="ServerSolution"/>
<xsd:enumeration value="PPI"/>
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:simpleType name="st_TileSize">
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
<xsd:enumeration value="1x1"/>
<xsd:enumeration value="2x2"/>
<xsd:enumeration value="2x4"/>
<xsd:enumeration value="4x2"/>
<xsd:enumeration value="4x4"/>
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:simpleType name="st_InstallDelay">
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
<xsd:enumeration value="onDemand"/>
<xsd:enumeration value="immediate"/>
<xsd:enumeration value="fast"/>
<xsd:enumeration value="medium"/>
<xsd:enumeration value="slow"/>
<xsd:enumeration value="eventTrigger"/>
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_StartTile">
<xsd:attribute name="AppUserModelID" type="xsd:string" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="TileID" type="xsd:string" use="optional"/>
<xsd:attribute name="ProductID" type="xsd:string" use="optional" />
<xsd:attribute name="SkuID" type="xsd:string" use="optional" />
<xsd:attribute name="InstallDelay" type="local:st_InstallDelay" use="optional" />
<xsd:attribute name="Size" type="local:st_TileSize" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="Row" type="xsd:nonNegativeInteger" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="Column" type="xsd:nonNegativeInteger" use="required"/>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_DesktopApplicationTile">
<xsd:attribute name="DesktopApplicationID" type="xsd:string" use="optional"/>
<xsd:attribute name="DesktopApplicationLinkPath" type="xsd:string" use="optional"/>
<xsd:attribute name="Size" type="local:st_TileSize" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="Row" type="xsd:nonNegativeInteger" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="Column" type="xsd:nonNegativeInteger" use="required"/>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_StartSecondaryTile">
<xsd:attribute name="AppUserModelID" type="xsd:string" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="TileID" type="xsd:string" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="Arguments" type="xsd:string" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="DisplayName" type="xsd:string" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="Size" type="local:st_TileSize" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="Row" type="xsd:nonNegativeInteger" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="Column" type="xsd:nonNegativeInteger" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="Square150x150LogoUri" type="xsd:string" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="Square310x310LogoUri" type="xsd:string" use="optional"/>
<xsd:attribute name="Square71x71LogoUri" type="xsd:string" use="optional"/>
<xsd:attribute name="Wide310x150LogoUri" type="xsd:string" use="optional"/>
<xsd:attribute name="ShowNameOnSquare150x150Logo" type="xsd:boolean" use="optional"/>
<xsd:attribute name="ShowNameOnWide310x150Logo" type="xsd:boolean" use="optional"/>
<xsd:attribute name="BackgroundColor" use="optional">
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
<xsd:pattern value="#[0-9A-Fa-f]{6}|#[0-9A-Fa-f]{8}|transparent"/>
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:attribute>
<xsd:attribute name="ForegroundText" use="optional">
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
<xsd:pattern value="light|dark"/>
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:attribute>
<xsd:attribute name="RegisterWNSCapableSettings" type="xsd:nonNegativeInteger" use="optional"/>
<xsd:attribute name="IsSuggestedApp" type="xsd:boolean" use="optional"/>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_PhoneLegacyTile">
<xsd:attribute name="ProductID" type="xsd:string" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="Size" type="local:st_TileSize" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="Row" type="xsd:nonNegativeInteger" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="Column" type="xsd:nonNegativeInteger" use="required"/>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_TargetedContentTile">
<xsd:attribute name="TileID" type="xsd:string" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="Size" type="local:st_TileSize" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="Row" type="xsd:nonNegativeInteger" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="Column" type="xsd:nonNegativeInteger" use="required"/>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_StartFolder">
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:choice minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xsd:element name="Tile" type="local:ct_StartTile"/>
<xsd:element name="SecondaryTile" type="local:ct_StartSecondaryTile"/>
<xsd:element name="DesktopApplicationTile" type="local:ct_DesktopApplicationTile"/>
<xsd:element name="PhoneLegacyTile" type="local:ct_PhoneLegacyTile"/>
<xsd:element name="TargetedContentTile" type="local:ct_TargetedContentTile" />
</xsd:choice>
</xsd:sequence>
<xsd:attribute name="Name" type="xsd:string" use="optional"/>
<xsd:attribute name="Size" type="local:st_TileSize" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="Row" type="xsd:nonNegativeInteger" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="Column" type="xsd:nonNegativeInteger" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="LocalizedNameResourceTag" type="xsd:string" use="optional"/>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_StartGroup">
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:choice minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xsd:element name="Tile" type="local:ct_StartTile"/>
<xsd:element name="SecondaryTile" type="local:ct_StartSecondaryTile"/>
<xsd:element name="DesktopApplicationTile" type="local:ct_DesktopApplicationTile"/>
<xsd:element name="PhoneLegacyTile" type="local:ct_PhoneLegacyTile"/>
<xsd:element name="TargetedContentTile" type="local:ct_TargetedContentTile" />
<xsd:element name="Folder" type="local:ct_StartFolder"/>
</xsd:choice>
</xsd:sequence>
<xsd:attribute name="Name" type="xsd:string" use="optional"/>
<xsd:attribute name="LocalizedNameResourceTag" type="xsd:string" use="optional"/>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:attributeGroup name="ag_SelectionAttributes">
<xsd:attribute name="SKU" type="xsd:string" use="optional"/>
<xsd:attribute name="GroupCellWidth" type="xsd:positiveInteger" use="optional"/>
<xsd:attribute name="Region" type="xsd:string" use="optional"/>
<xsd:attribute name="PreInstalledAppsEnabled" type="xsd:boolean" use="optional" />
<xsd:attribute name="TargetedContentTilesEnabled" type="xsd:boolean" use="optional" />
<xsd:attribute name="EducationModeEnabled" type="xsd:boolean" use="optional" />
<xsd:attribute name="CommercialDevice" type="xsd:boolean" use="optional" />
<xsd:attribute name="DualSim" type="xsd:boolean" use="optional" />
<xsd:attribute name="SystemFeatures" type="xsd:string" use="optional" />
<xsd:attribute name="OfficeSKU" type="xsd:string" use="optional" />
</xsd:attributeGroup>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_startLayout">
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:element name="Group" type="local:ct_StartGroup" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
</xsd:sequence>
<xsd:attributeGroup ref="local:ag_SelectionAttributes"/>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:element name="StartLayout" type="local:ct_startLayout"/>
</xsd:schema>
LayoutModification
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<xsd:schema xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns:local="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/LayoutModification"
xmlns:defaultLayout="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout"
xmlns:startLayout="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout"
xmlns:taskbar="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/TaskbarLayout"
targetNamespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/LayoutModification"
elementFormDefault="qualified">
<xsd:import namespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout"/>
<xsd:import namespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout"/>
<xsd:import namespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/TaskbarLayout"/>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_Tile">
<xsd:attribute name="AppUserModelID" type="xsd:string" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="TileID" type="xsd:string" use="optional"/>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_PhoneLegacyTile">
<xsd:attribute name="ProductID" type="xsd:string" use="required"/>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_DesktopApplicationTile">
<xsd:attribute name="LinkFilePath" type="xsd:string" use="required" />
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_RequiredStartGroups">
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:element name="AppendGroup" type="startLayout:ct_StartGroup" maxOccurs="2"/>
</xsd:sequence>
<xsd:attributeGroup ref="startLayout:ag_SelectionAttributes"/>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_RequiredStartGroupsCollection">
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:element name="RequiredStartGroups" type="local:ct_RequiredStartGroups" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
</xsd:sequence>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_RequiredStartTiles">
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:choice minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xsd:element name="Tile" type="local:ct_Tile"/>
<xsd:element name="PhoneLegacyTile" type="local:ct_PhoneLegacyTile"/>
</xsd:choice>
</xsd:sequence>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_AppendOfficeSuiteChoice">
<xsd:attribute name="Choice" default="Mobile">
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
<xsd:enumeration value="Mobile"/>
<xsd:enumeration value="Desktop2016"/>
<xsd:enumeration value="DesktopBridge"/>
<xsd:enumeration value="DesktopBridgeSubscription"/>
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:attribute>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_DefaultLayoutOverride">
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:choice minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xsd:element name="StartLayoutCollection" type="defaultLayout:ct_StartLayoutCollectionType"/>
</xsd:choice>
</xsd:sequence>
<xsd:attribute name="LayoutCustomizationRestrictionType" use="optional" default="FullLayout">
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
<xsd:enumeration value="OnlySpecifiedGroups"/>
<xsd:enumeration value="FullLayout"/>
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:attribute>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_LayoutOptions">
<xsd:attribute name="FullScreenStart" type="xsd:boolean" use="optional"/>
<xsd:attribute name="StartTileGroupsColumnCount" use="optional">
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:positiveInteger">
<xsd:maxInclusive value="2"/>
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:attribute>
<xsd:attribute name="StartTileGroupCellWidth" use="optional">
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:positiveInteger">
<xsd:enumeration value="6"/>
<xsd:enumeration value="8"/>
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:attribute>
<xsd:attribute name="DeviceCategoryHint" type="xsd:string" use="optional"/>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_TopMFUApps">
<xsd:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="3">
<xsd:element name="Tile" type="local:ct_Tile" />
<xsd:element name="DesktopApplicationTile" type="local:ct_DesktopApplicationTile" />
</xsd:choice>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_IWSTopApps">
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="3">
<xsd:element name="Tile" type="local:ct_Tile" />
<xsd:element name="DesktopApplicationTile" type="local:ct_DesktopApplicationTile" />
</xsd:choice>
</xsd:sequence>
<xsd:attributeGroup ref="startLayout:ag_SelectionAttributes"/>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_LayoutModificationTemplateType">
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:element name="LayoutOptions" type="local:ct_LayoutOptions" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
<xsd:element name="DefaultLayoutOverride" type="local:ct_DefaultLayoutOverride" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
<xsd:choice minOccurs="0">
<xsd:element name="RequiredStartGroupsCollection" type="local:ct_RequiredStartGroupsCollection"/>
<xsd:element name="RequiredStartTiles" type="local:ct_RequiredStartTiles" />
</xsd:choice>
<xsd:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
<xsd:element name="AppendDownloadOfficeTile" type="xsd:boolean" fixed="true"/>
<xsd:element name="AppendOfficeSuite" type="xsd:boolean" fixed="true"/>
</xsd:choice>
<xsd:element name="AppendOfficeSuiteChoice" type="local:ct_AppendOfficeSuiteChoice" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" />
<xsd:element name="TopMFUApps" type="local:ct_TopMFUApps" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" />
<xsd:element name="CustomTaskbarLayoutCollection" type="defaultLayout:ct_TaskbarLayoutCollectionType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" />
<xsd:element name="InkWorkspaceTopApps" type="local:ct_IWSTopApps" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" />
</xsd:sequence>
<xsd:attribute name="Version" type="xsd:positiveInteger" use="required"/>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:element name="LayoutModificationTemplate" type="local:ct_LayoutModificationTemplateType"/>
</xsd:schema>
FullDefaultLayout
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<xsd:schema xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns:local="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout"
xmlns:start="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout"
xmlns:taskbar="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/TaskbarLayout"
targetNamespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout"
elementFormDefault="qualified">
<xsd:import namespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout"/>
<xsd:import namespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/TaskbarLayout"/>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_Windows8UpgradeGroups">
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:element name="PrependGroup" type="start:ct_StartGroup" />
</xsd:sequence>
<xsd:attributeGroup ref="start:ag_SelectionAttributes" />
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_Windows8UpgradeGroupsCollection">
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:element name="Windows8UpgradeGroups" type="local:ct_Windows8UpgradeGroups" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
</xsd:sequence>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_InstalledOfficeMobileSuiteTiles">
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:choice minOccurs="4" maxOccurs="4">
<xsd:element name="Tile" type="start:ct_StartTile"/>
<xsd:element name="SecondaryTile" type="start:ct_StartSecondaryTile"/>
</xsd:choice>
</xsd:sequence>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_InstalledOfficeDesktopSuiteTiles">
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:choice minOccurs="4" maxOccurs="4">
<xsd:element name="Tile" type="start:ct_StartTile"/>
<xsd:element name="DesktopApplicationTile" type="start:ct_DesktopApplicationTile"/>
</xsd:choice>
</xsd:sequence>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_InstalledOfficeDesktop2016SuiteTiles">
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:choice minOccurs="4" maxOccurs="4">
<xsd:element name="Tile" type="start:ct_StartTile"/>
<xsd:element name="DesktopApplicationTile" type="start:ct_DesktopApplicationTile"/>
</xsd:choice>
</xsd:sequence>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_InstalledOfficeDesktopBridgeSuiteTiles">
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:choice minOccurs="4" maxOccurs="4">
<xsd:element name="Tile" type="start:ct_StartTile"/>
</xsd:choice>
</xsd:sequence>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_DownloadOfficeTile">
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:choice>
<xsd:element name="Tile" type="start:ct_StartTile"/>
<xsd:element name="DesktopApplicationTile" type="start:ct_DesktopApplicationTile"/>
</xsd:choice>
</xsd:sequence>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_WebOfficeTiles">
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:choice minOccurs="4" maxOccurs="4">
<xsd:element name="SecondaryTile" type="start:ct_StartSecondaryTile"/>
</xsd:choice>
</xsd:sequence>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_StartLayoutCollectionType">
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:element name="StartLayout" type="start:ct_startLayout" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
</xsd:sequence>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_TaskbarLayoutCollectionType">
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:element name="TaskbarLayout" type="taskbar:ct_TaskbarLayout" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
</xsd:sequence>
<xsd:attribute name="PinListPlacement" type="taskbar:st_TaskbarPinListPlacement" default="Append" />
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ct_fullDefaultLayoutTemplateType">
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:element name="StartLayoutCollection" type="local:ct_StartLayoutCollectionType"/>
<xsd:element name="TaskbarLayoutCollection" type="local:ct_TaskbarLayoutCollectionType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
<xsd:element name="Windows8UpgradeGroupsCollection" type="local:ct_Windows8UpgradeGroupsCollection" minOccurs="0" />
<xsd:element name="InstalledOfficeMobileSuiteTiles" type="local:ct_InstalledOfficeMobileSuiteTiles" minOccurs="0"/>
<xsd:element name="InstalledOfficeDesktopSuiteTiles" type="local:ct_InstalledOfficeDesktopSuiteTiles" minOccurs="0"/>
<xsd:element name="InstalledOfficeDesktop2016SuiteTiles" type="local:ct_InstalledOfficeDesktop2016SuiteTiles" minOccurs="0"/>
<xsd:element name="InstalledOfficeDesktopBridgeSuiteTiles" type="local:ct_InstalledOfficeDesktopBridgeSuiteTiles" minOccurs="0"/>
<xsd:element name="DownloadOfficeTile" type="local:ct_DownloadOfficeTile" minOccurs="0"/>
<xsd:element name="WebOfficeTiles" type="local:ct_WebOfficeTiles" minOccurs="0"/>
</xsd:sequence>
<xsd:attribute name="Version" type="xsd:positiveInteger" use="required"/>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:element name="FullDefaultLayoutTemplate" type="local:ct_fullDefaultLayoutTemplateType" />
</xsd:schema>