RegionalOverride

Applies To: Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2

A RegionalOverride specifies a set of apps that appear on the Start and Lock screens for different regions.

Each regional override can be used for multiple regions. For example, you could add a set of apps that are designed for South American business travel that only appear for your users in South America.

Your user’s region can be selected by the user during OOBE, or can be specified with Microsoft-Windows-International-Core\UserLocale.

If the selected region matches a region in Windows-Shell-Setup\StartMenu\RegionalOverrides\RegionalOverride\Regions\Region, then Windows displays the set of apps from that regional override. The set of apps is specified by Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup\StartTiles\RegionalOverrides\RegionalOverride: WideTiles, SquareTiles, and LockScreen.

If the selected region doesn’t match any of these regions, then Windows displays the set of apps from Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup\StartTiles: WideTiles, SquareTiles, and LockScreen.

Child Elements

Order

Specifies an instance

LockScreen

Specifies application whose monochrome icon appears on the Lock screen.

Regions

Specifies a set of regions where Windows displays a customized set of apps that appear on the Start and Lock screens.

SquareTiles

Specifies the default Windows Runtime-based apps to appear as square tiles on the Start screen.

WideTiles

Specifies the default Windows Runtime-based apps to appear as wide tiles on the Start screen.

Valid Configuration Passes

specialize

auditUser

oobeSystem

Parent Hierarchy

Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | StartTiles | RegionalOverrides | RegionalOverride

Applies To

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

See Also

Concepts

RegionalOverrides
StartTiles
UserLocale

Other Resources

How to Customize the Start Screen