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Applies To: Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
SystemDefaultBackgroundColor specifies the system default Windows background color scheme appearing on first boot, and on LogonUI if no user is selected.
Values
In Windows 8, SystemDefaultBackgroundColor must be a value from 0 to 24, as shown in the following image, which represents the index of the color scheme as viewed in the SystemSettings.
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In Windows 8.1, SystemDefaultBackgroundColor must be a value from 0 to 24 which represents the index of the color scheme as viewed in the out-of-box experience (OOBE) phase. The colors are indexed in the same manner as Windows 8 colors, from left to right. Samples of the color choices are shown in the following image.
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Valid Configuration Passes
oobeSystem
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | VisualEffects | SystemDefaultBackgroundColor
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 the new system default Windows background color scheme.
<VisualEffects>
<SystemDefaultBackgroundColor>10</SystemDefaultBackgroundColor>
</VisualEffects>