SquareTile1
Applies To: Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
SquareTile1 specifies which application appears as a square tile on the Start menu, in position SquareTile1. This position may vary based on the screen size, resolution, and DPI of the target Windows® 8 PC.
If the region of the current user account is among those in the Start Tile regional overrides, you can use this setting. For more information, see RegionalOverrides.
Child Elements
Specifies the Windows Store apps appearing on square tiles on the Start screen. |
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Specifies the background task that is active, or live, by default for the tile. |
Valid Configuration Passes
specialize
auditUser
oobeSystem
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup| StartTiles | RegionalOverrides | RegionalOverride | SquareTiles | SquareTile1
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 <SquareTile1> 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>