General Shell Registry Settings (Compact 2013)
3/28/2014
The registry stores information necessary to configure the system. The registry also contains information that the operating system continually references during operation.
Standard Shell Registry Settings
The following registry settings are associated with the standard shell.
Display device color depth
The HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shell registry subkey allows you to identify the bit depth of the display device on your system. This registry subkey is read by the Windows Media Video codec, which can then correctly dither 16-bits-per-pixel (bbp) output to the correct bit depth of the display device. This subkey is particularly useful for target devices with 12-bpp LCD controllers.
The following table shows the named value for this subkey.
Note
The default registry values vary depending on which Catalog items are included in your OS design.
Value : type |
Description |
|---|---|
LCDBitDepth : DWORD |
Default setting is 16. This value is the bit depth of the display device. |
Show notification dialog for Daylight or Standard Time (DST)
The HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Clock\ShowDSTUI registry subkey enables an OEM to show the notification dialog for DST or hide it.
Note
The notification feature is deprecated in Windows Embedded Compact 2013 .
Table below shows the named value for this subkey.
Value : type |
Description |
|---|---|
ShowDSTUI : DWORD |
Default setting is 0, which means that no notification dialog box will appear for the DST. Setting this value to 1 will show the notification dialog box for DST. |
Enable automatic daylight savings switch-over
The HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Clock\AutoDST registry subkey enables the SNTP service (timesvc.dll) to perform automatic daylight savings switch-over.
Note
Timesvc.dll is not included on all Windows Embedded Compact powered device.
Table below shows the named value for this subkey.
Value : type |
Description |
|---|---|
AutoDST : DWORD |
Default setting is 1, which enables the automatic daylight savings switch-over service. Setting of 0 disables the service. |