FilterRule (Standard 8 Module Reference)

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7/8/2014

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

This setting is a string that specifies whether a custom filter or custom scan code is allowed or blocked.

Set to Blocked to block the keys and scan codes specified in the keyValue attribute; set to Allowed to allow.

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.

Module

Path

Keyboard Filter

Features/Lockdown/Keyboard Filter/CustomFilters/FilterRule

Keyboard Filter

Features/Lockdown/Keyboard Filter/CustomScancodes/FilterRule

XML Example

The following XML example shows how to block the Shift plus 5 key combination with a custom filter.

<CustomFilters>
    <FilterRule wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="Shift+5">Blocked</FilterRule>
</CustomFilters>

The following XML example shows how to allow the Alt key and 1E scan code combination with a custom scan code.

<CustomScancodes>
    <FilterRule wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="Alt+1E">Allowed</FilterRule>
</CustomScancodes>

See Also

Concepts

Feature Module Settings