SquareOrDesktopTile1

Applies To: Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2

SquareOrDesktopTile1 specifies which application appears as a square tile on the Start menu, in position SquareOrDesktopTile1. This position may vary based on the screen size, resolution, and DPI of the target Windows® 8 PC.

Child Elements

AppIdOrPath

Specifies the AppID of the Windows Store apps, or the path to the desktop apps, which appear as square tiles on the Start screen.

Valid Configuration Passes

specialize

auditUser

oobeSystem

Parent Hierarchy

Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup| StartTiles | SquareTiles | SquareOrDesktopTile1

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 use the <SquareOrDesktopTile1> component.

<SquareTiles>
          <SquareOrDesktopTile1>
               <AppIdOrPath>C:\programdata\microsoft\windows\start menu\programs\desktoptile1.lnk</AppIdOrPath>
               <FirstRunTask>backgroundtask.js</FirstRunTask>
          </SquareOrDesktopTile1>
          <SquareOrDesktopTile2>
               <AppIdOrPath>67890ChannelFabrikam.channel-JKL_mnop1234789!App</AppIdOrPath>
               <FirstRunTask>Fabrikam.FirstRunTask</FirstRunTask>
          </SquareOrDesktopTile2>
          <SquareOrDesktopTile3>
               <AppIdOrPath>C:\programdata\microsoft\windows\start menu\programs\desktoptile3.lnk</AppIdOrPath>
          </SquareOrDesktopTile3>
          <SquareTile1>
               <AppId>12345ChannelFabrikam.channel-ABC_defghij6789!App</AppId>
               <FirstRunTask>backgroundtask.js</FirstRunTask>
          </SquareTile1>
          <SquareTile2>
               <AppId>34567ChannelFabrikam.channel-DEF_012ghijk345!App</AppId>
               <FirstRunTask>Fabrikam.FirstRunTask</FirstRunTask>
          </SquareTile2>
          <SquareTile3>
               <AppId>56789ChannelFabrikam.channel-GHI_67890jklmno!App</AppId>
          </SquareTile3>
     </SquareTiles> 

See Also

Concepts

StartTiles
RegionalOverrides
SquareTiles
SquareTiles