ColorDepth
Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Vista
ColorDepth
specifies the bits-per-pixel color depth to apply to the video adapter.
The ColorDepth
setting is used to configure only Windows® PE, and is not applied to the Windows installation. To change the display settings for the Windows installation, see Display in the Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup component.
Note
We recommend that you use the default settings. If you select a value for this setting that is not supported by Windows PE, your video adapter, or the display monitor, then Windows PE might show only a blank screen and will not display an error.
Values
color_depth_bits_per_pixel |
Specifies the bits-per-pixel color depth to apply to the video adapter. For example, to specify a color depth of 32 bits, set The value for |
Valid Configuration Passes
windowsPE
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-Setup | Display | ColorDepth
Applies To
Note
This setting only affects the Windows Setup process on BIOS-based computers. UEFI-based computers are not affected by these settings.
For a list of the Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Setup.
XML Example
The following XML output sets the display resolution to 640x480, with 16-bit color depth and a refresh rate of 60 hertz.
<Display>
<HorizontalResolution>640</HorizontalResolution>
<VerticalResolution>480</VerticalResolution>
<ColorDepth>16</ColorDepth>
<RefreshRate>60</RefreshRate>
</Display>