Display

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

Display specifies the display settings for the display device.

Child Elements

ColorDepth	Specifies a valid color depth for the display device in bits per pixel.
DPI	Specifies what size to show text and other items on the screen.
HorizontalResolution	Specifies a valid horizontal resolution for the display device.
RefreshRate	Specifies a valid refresh rate for the display device.
VerticalResolution	Specifies a valid vertical resolution for the display device.

Note

If the specified settings cannot be set on the display device, Windows® attempts to match the requested mode as closely as possible.

Valid Passes

auditSystem

auditUser

oobeSystem

specialize

Parent Hierarchy

Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | Display

Applies To

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

XML Example

The following XML output sets the display resolution to 1024x768, with 32-bit color depth, and a refresh rate of 72 hertz.

<Display>
   <ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>
   <HorizontalResolution>1024</HorizontalResolution>
   <RefreshRate>72</RefreshRate>
   <VerticalResolution>768</VerticalResolution>
</Display>

The following XML output sets the display resolution to 1024x768, with 32-bit color depth, a refresh rate of 72 hertz, and displays text and graphics items at a medium size.

<Display>
   <ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>
   <DPI>120</DPI>
   <HorizontalResolution>1024</HorizontalResolution>
   <RefreshRate>72</RefreshRate>
   <VerticalResolution>768</VerticalResolution>
</Display>

See Also

Concepts

Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup