MachinePassword (Standard 8 Module Reference)

7/8/2014

Review the applicable Embedded Core modules and any examples for the MachinePassword setting in Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8).

This setting contains a string that specifies the value of the unique password for the computer.

To use this setting, you must set the UnsecureJoin setting to true so that the system adds the device to the domain anonymously without requiring authentication.

Modules

The following table shows the modules that you can apply this setting to. In Image Configuration Editor (ICE), you can follow the corresponding path to set this setting for a module.

XML Example

The following XML example shows how to specify the value of the unique password for the computer.

<Identification>
      <Credentials>
          <Domain>fabrikam.com</Domain>
          <Password>MyPassword</Password>
          <Username>MyUserName</Username>
      </Credentials>
      <JoinDomain>fabrikam.com</JoinDomain>
      <MachinePassword>ComputerPassword</MachinePassword>
      <UnsecureJoin>true</UnsecureJoin>
</Identification>

See Also

Concepts

Embedded Core Settings