ColorDepth
specifies the bits-per-pixel color depth
to apply to the video adapter.
The ColorDepth
setting is used to configure only
Windows® PE, 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.
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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
color_depth_bits_per_pixel |
Specifies the bits-per-pixel color depth to apply to the video adapter. For example, to specify a color depth of 32 bits, set
The value for |
Valid Configuration Passes
windowsPE
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-Setup | Display | ColorDepth
Applies To
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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> |