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Information extracted about Windows 10 System settings app

  • UWP app under c:\windows\ImmersiveControlPanel\SystemSettings.exe

  • References settings from c:\windows\ImmersiveControlPanel\Settings\AllSystemSettings_{253E530E-387D-4BC2-959D-E6F86122E5F2}.xml

    • The format is the same as .settingcontent-ms
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<PCSettings>
  <SearchableContent>
    <Filename>AAA_SystemSettings_Accessibility_Display_DisplayBrightness</Filename>
    <SettingIdentity>
      <PageID>SettingsPageEaseOfAccessDisplay</PageID>
      <SettingID>SystemSettings_Accessibility_Display_DisplayBrightness</SettingID>
      <GroupID>SettingsGroupEaseOfAccessMakeEverythingBrighter</GroupID>
    </SettingIdentity>
    <SettingInformation>
      <Description>@{windows?ms-resource://Windows.UI.SettingsAppThreshold/SearchResources/SystemSettings_Accessibility_Display_DisplayBrightness/Description}</Description>
      <HighKeywords>@{windows?ms-resource://Windows.UI.SettingsAppThreshold/SearchResources/SystemSettings_Accessibility_Display_DisplayBrightness/HighKeywords}</HighKeywords>
    </SettingInformation>
  </SearchableContent>
</PCSettings>
  • Use inspector from Windows SDK to look at the UWP controls of the app while running - PageID and GroupID points to where the control is found and Description & HighKeywords describe the control

inspector-analysis.png

  • The HighKeywords & Description are used by the search in Start menu

  • The values for the resources can be extracted using shell MakePri.exe /dump /if C:\Windows\SystemResources\Windows.UI.SettingsAppThreshold\pris\Windows.UI.SettingsAppThreshold.en-US.pri

    • See the file here
    • For example for display some of the entries are:
      Description HighKeywords
      Automatically adjust color when lighting changes adaptive color
      Adjust strength of adaptive color adaptive color settings
      Night light sleep;flux;night light settings;blue light reduction
  • Example searching in start for "blue light reduction" starts the Settings app -> navigates to the System section -> goes to Display page

start-menu-search.png

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