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Description

Enables your desktop application to specify a folder where you can modify the installation files for your application.

Element hierarchy

<Package>

    <Extensions>

         <desktop8:Extension>

              <desktop8:MutablePackageDirectories>

                   <desktop8:MutablePackageDirectory>

Syntax

<desktop8:MutablePackageDirectory
  Target = 'A string that must be in the form of "$(string)\subpath" where the string is semantically validated and interpreted by calling code, and subpath is a directory subpath.'
  Shared = 'A boolean value.' />

Attributes and elements

Attributes

Attribute Description Data type Required Default value
Target Specifies a path to the folder (which will be created, and is external to %ProgramFiles%\WindowsApps) used to store the installation files. A string of the form $(string)\subpath, where $(string) can be either $(package.volumeRoot) or $(package.mutableroot), and subpath is a directory subpath. $(package.volumeRoot) denotes that subpath is relative to the volume root of the package; and $(package.mutableroot) denotes that subpath is relative to the mutable root (%ProgramFiles%\ModifiableWindowsApps). Yes
Shared Specifies whether or not the folder is a shared. A boolean value. No

Child elements

None.

Parent elements

Parent element Description
desktop8:MutablePackageDirectories Enables your desktop application to specify one or more folders where you can modify the installation files for your application.

Requirements

Item Value
Namespace http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/desktop/windows10/8
Minimum OS Version Windows 11 version 21H2 (Build 22000)