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Get-AppxPackageManifest

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Module:
AppX

Gets the manifest of an app package (.appx).

Syntax

Get-AppxPackageManifest
   [-Package] <String>
   [[-User] <String>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Get-AppxPackageManifest cmdlet gets the manifest of an app package (.appx). The manifest is a .xml document that contains information about the package, like the package ID.

Examples

Example 1

PS C:\>Get-AppxPackageManifest -Package package1_1.0.0.0_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe

This command gets the manifest for an app package that's named package1_1.0.0.0_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe.

Example 2

PS C:\>(Get-AppxPackage -Name "*WinJS*" | Get-AppxPackageManifest).package.applications.application.id

This command gets the application ID for an app package (.appx) that has "WinJS" in the name.

Example 3

PS C:\>(Get-AppxPackage -Name "*ZuneMusic*" | Get-AppxPackageManifest).Package.Capabilities

This command gets the capabilities for an app package (.appx) that has "ZuneMusic" in the name.

Parameters

-Package

Specifies an AppxPackage object or the full name of a package. To get the manifest of a package on the computer that isn't installed for the current user, you must run this command by using administrator permissions. Wildcards are permitted.

Type:String
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-User

that are installed for the specified user. To get the list of packages for a user profile other than the profile for the current user, you must run this command by using administrator permissions. The user name can be in one of these formats:

-- domain\user_name -- user_name@fqn.domain.tld -- user_name -- SID-string

Type:String
Position:1
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AppxPackage[]

An array of AppxPackage objects that contain information, including the full name of the app package (.appx).

Outputs

System.XML.XMLDocument

A read-only .xml document that contains information about the app package (.appx), like the package ID.