LayoutPosition

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Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2

Warning

This setting is deprecated, do not use this setting.
Gadgets are not available in Windows® 8.

LayoutPosition specifies whether the default location for gadgets is on the top or side edge of the desktop.

Values

Default

Specifies that gadgets are placed on the side edge of the desktop.

  • If the default reading direction is left-to-right, gadgets are placed on the right edge of the desktop.

  • If the default reading direction is right-to-left, gadgets are placed on the left edge of the desktop.

This is the default value.

Top

Specifies that gadgets are placed on the top of the desktop.

Parent Hierarchy

Microsoft-Windows-Sidebar | LayoutPosition

Valid Configuration Passes

oobeSystem

Applies To

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

XML Example

The following XML output shows how to set gadgets to appear on the top of the desktop.

<LayoutPosition>Top</LayoutPosition>

See Also

Concepts

Microsoft-Windows-Sidebar