HorizontalResolution specifies the horizontal resolution to apply to the graphics adapter.

The HorizontalResolution setting is used to configure Windows® PE only, and is not applied to the Windows installation. To change the display settings for the Windows installation, see Display in the Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup component.

Note
We recommend that you use the default settings. If you select a value for this setting that is not supported by Windows PE, your video adapter, or the display monitor, then Windows PE might show only a blank screen and will not display an error.

Values

resolution_in_pixels

Specifies the horizontal resolution to apply to the video adapter.

For example, to specify a horizontal resolution of 640, set HorizontalResolution to 640.

The value must be supported by the video adapter and the display monitor.

Valid Configuration Passes

windowsPE

Parent Hierarchy

Microsoft-Windows-Setup | Display | HorizontalResolution

Applies To

Note
This setting only affects the Windows Setup process on BIOS-based computers. UEFI-based computers are not affected by these settings.

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

XML Example

The following XML output sets the display resolution to 640x480, with 16-bit color depth and a refresh rate of 60 hertz.

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<Display>
   <HorizontalResolution>640</HorizontalResolution>
   <VerticalResolution>480</VerticalResolution>
   <ColorDepth>16</ColorDepth>
   <RefreshRate>60</RefreshRate>
</Display>

See Also

Concepts

Display