ConvertibleSlateMode

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Applies To: Windows 8.1

ConvertibleSlateMode specifies a hardware form factor to be in the laptop or tablet mode.

For example, this setting can be applied to touchscreen traditional laptops (or non-touch screen laptops that have the rotation sensor enabled). In this case, during setup, ConvertibleSlateMode is set to laptop mode as a persistent setting in order to trigger the proper operating system behavior for this form factor.

Note

  • Some definitions:

    • A laptop is a system with a physical keyboard permanently attached that allows the user to always type conformably.

    • A tablet is a system with no physical keyboard available.

    • A convertible is a system that the user can transform both in a laptop and a tablet form factor by removing, flipping, or swiveling the keyboard. The ConvertibleSlateMode setting does not apply to convertible form factors because these systems need to set the mode dynamically.

  • This setting applies to clean installations only.

  • When the ConvertibleSlateMode setting is set to 1 and the setting is applied to a non-touch laptop, the only consequence is that auto-rotation will be disabled for this system. This will only happen if the rotation sensor is available for this system. This is the recommended behavior.

  • Loading the GPIO laptop-or-slate-indicator driver overrides the ConvertibleSlateMode setting.

  • To override the ConvertibleSlateMode setting to always be set to specify a laptop form factor, the injection mechanism can still be used with Windows 8.1. For more information about using the injection mechanism, see GPIO Injection Driver.

  • If the ConvertibleSlateMode setting is not present and the GPIO indicators are not implemented, the system will operate as if the ConvertibleSlateMode setting is set to the default value of 0, (tablet form factor).

    • Values

    1

    Specifies that the system is a laptop form factor. For all touchscreen laptop form factors, it is important to configure the system accordingly to ensure the proper operating system behavior.

    In Windows 8.1, when a system is specified to have a laptop form factor, it has the following behavior:

    • The touch keyboard doesn’t automatically display when the user taps an edit field.

    • The screen auto-rotation is disabled.

    • The rotation lock button, found on the charms menu, is disabled.

    0

    Specifies that the system is a tablet form factor. This is the default value, no need to be set explicitly as a onetime setting.

    In Windows 8.1, when a system is specified to have a tablet form factor, it has the following behavior:

    • The touch keyboard automatically displays when the user taps an edit field.

    • The screen auto-rotation is enabled.

    • The rotation lock button, found on the charms menu, is enabled.

    This is the default value

    Parent Hierarchy

    Microsoft-Windows-GPIOButtons | ConvertibleSlateMode

    Valid Configuration Passes

    specialize

    offlineServicing

    Applies To

    This setting applies to Windows 8.1.

    For a list of the supported Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-GPIOButtons.

    XML Example

    The following XML output specifies a laptop form factor.

    <ConvertibleSlateMode>1</ConvertibleSlateMode>

    See Also

    Concepts

    Microsoft-Windows-GPIOButtons