Shell Launcher (Standard 8 Module Reference)

7/8/2014

Review the settings, dependencies and any notes for the Shell Launcher module in the Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8) module catalog.

This module enables you to replace the default Windows 8 shell with a custom shell. You can use any application or executable, such as a command window or a custom dedicated application, as your custom shell.

You can configure this module to launch different shell applications for different users or user groups.

This module processes the Run and RunOnce registry keys before starting the custom shell, so your custom shell does not need to handle the automatic startup of other applications and services.

Name	Shell Launcher
Category	Shell
Supported Architecture	x86, x64

Settings

This feature module includes the following settings.

• UserSettings
  • User
    • CustomReturnCodeAction
      • CodeAction
        • Action
        • ReturnCode
    • AccountName
    • DefaultReturnCodeAction
    • Domain
    • Key
    • Shell
• DefaultReturnCodeAction
• Shell

Dependencies for x86-Based Devices

When you include this module in your image, any modules that are required are automatically added to your image. To add specific functionality, you can add optional modules.

Required Module

None.

Dependencies for x64-Based Devices

When you include this module in your image, any modules that are required are automatically added to your image. To add specific functionality, you can add optional modules.

Required Module

None.

Common Uses

None defined.

Notes

LocalAccount

You can use the Action setting attribute to specify the action to take when you use the configuration file to create or modify an image. The following table shows the possible values.

Value	Description
AddListItem	Adds the item or items to an image.
ModifyListItem	Modifies the value or the item as specified in Key or Value in an image.
RemoveListItem	Removes the item or items in an image.

User

You can use the Action setting attribute to specify the action to take when you use the configuration file to create or modify an image. The following table shows the possible values.

Value	Description
AddListItem	Adds the item or items to an image.
ModifyListItem	Modifies the value or the item as specified in Key or Value in an image.
RemoveListItem	Removes the item or items in an image.

codeaction

You can use the Action setting attribute to specify the action to take when you use the configuration file to create or modify an image. The following table shows the possible values.

Value	Description
AddListItem	Adds the item or items to an image.
ModifyListItem	Modifies the value or the item as specified in Key or Value in an image.
RemoveListItem	Removes the item or items in an image.

See Also

Concepts

Shell