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LaunchApplicationOnDeviceConnect element

Important

Device metadata is deprecated and will be removed in a future release of Windows. For information about the replacement for this functionality, see Driver Package Container Metadata.

The LaunchApplicationOnDeviceConnect element specifies an application that should appear as the recommended AutoPlay action when the device is connected and no default action is set whenever the device transitions from a disconnected state to a connected state, such as when the user plugs in the device.

This element is optional.

Usage

<LaunchApplicationOnDeviceConnect>
  child elements
</LaunchApplicationOnDeviceConnect>

Attributes

There are no attributes.

Child elements

Element Description
AutoplayHandler Optional. Specifies a Windows Store device app that should appear as the recommended AutoPlay action when the device is connected and no default action is set whenever the device transitions from a disconnected state to a connected state, such as when the user plugs in the device.
DesktopAutoplayHandler Optional. Specifies a desktop application that should appear as the recommended AutoPlay action when the device is connected and no default action is set whenever the device transitions from a disconnected state to a connected state, such as when the user plugs in the device.

Child element sequence

AutoplayHandlerDesktopAutoplayHandler

Parent elements

Element Description
WindowsInfo The WindowsInfo element is the parent element of the WindowsInfo XML schema.

XSD


  <!-- LaunchApplicationOnDeviceConnectType Definition-->
  <xs:complexType name="LaunchApplicationOnDeviceConnectType">
    <xs:choice>
      <xs:element name="AutoplayHandler" type="tns:AutoplayHandlerType" />
      <xs:element name="DesktopAutoplayHandler" type="xs:string" />
      <xs:any namespace="##other" processContents="lax" />
    </xs:choice>
  </xs:complexType>

Remarks

When you specify the LaunchApplicationOnDeviceConnect element, you will specify either a Windows Store device app or a Desktop Application. Use AutoplayHandler if you will specify a Windows Store device app, and use DesktopAutoplayHandler if you specify a Desktop Application.

Element information

Property Value
Minimum supported system Windows 8
Can be empty No

See also