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RecycleURL

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RecycleURL specifies the complete URL of the page that includes information about recycling their device. This URL will be displayed in the Settings App under System | About.

  • If you don't configure Trade-in or Recycle URLs, the capability will be hidden
  • You can configure one or both fields
  • Only the fields that are present in the unattend.xml file will appear in the Settings app
    • If a field is present in an unattend.xml file but blank, the related link will appear in the Settings app but it will be blank.
    • If you want to ensure that a link is hidden in the Settings app, make sure the related unattend element is not present in the unattend.xml file.

RecycleURL XML Example

The following XML shows how to configure a Recycle URL:

<OEMInformation>
    <RecycleURL>https://recycle.contoso.com</RecycleURL>
</OEMInformation>
Setting Description
RecycleURL Configures the URL that's used for the link next to "Find programs to recycle your PC".

Valid Configuration Passes

auditUser

generalize

offlineServicing

oobeSystem

specialize

Parent Hierarchy

Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | OEMInformation | RecycleURL

Applies To

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

XML Example

The following XML shows how to set the Recycle URL to https://recycle.contoso.com.

<OEMInformation>
    <RecycleURL>https://recycle.contoso.com</RecycleURL>
</OEMInformation>

OEMInformation