Application Management (wdapp.exe)
Application Management (wdapp.exe) is a command-line tool that installs and launches PC Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) titles.
wdapp provides the subcommands and functions described in the following table.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| wdapp launch | Launches an application by specifying the application's Application User Model ID (AUMID). |
| wdapp list | Lists all sideloaded applications on the PC. |
| wdapp gamefolder | Query or set the install folder for drive. |
| wdapp update | Streams a packaged build update from a network share or local system file path. |
| wdapp install | Deploys an application by starting the streaming installation of an application package that was created with makepkg. |
| wdapp register | Registers the application in the specified folder. |
| wdapp uninstall | Terminates and deregisters all the processes in the package. |
| wdapp unregister | Unregisters an application. |
| wdapp migrate | Migrate to Flat File Install. |
Deploying, installing, updating, listing, and removing applications
wdapp launch
Launches an application that's defined by providing an AUMID or the path to the executable.
| wdapp launch AUMID | Executable |
|
Option |
Description |
|---|---|
| AUMID | Specifies the AUMID of the application that's being launched. wdapp launch will take the AUMID option or the Executable option, but not both when specified. |
| Executable | Specifies the path to the executable of the application that's being launched. wdapp launch will take the AUMID option or the Executable option, but not both when specified. |
| WaitToExit | Launches the application and blocks until the title exits. When the title exits, wdapp will then exit returning the title's exit code. |
| log | Redirect stdout and stdin to files on the scratch drive. If no prefix is specified, files will be named latest_stdout.txt and latest_stderr.txt. The prefix will be truncated if longer than 32 characters. |
| show all | launchResult | terminateResult | targetTerminateReason | exitCode | all - will show all results launchResult - the reason the game failed to launch. If this is S_OK the game was launched successfully. terminateResult - the reason terminated state was reached. If this is S_OK, termination was reached gracefully via proper PLM flow. targetTerminateReason - if available, why termination was targeted, otherwise S_FALSE exitCode - exit code that was returned by the game on process exit. Determines what is shown when the game exits when using WaitToExit argument. |
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wdapp list
| wdapp list |
|
Option |
Description |
|---|---|
| /d | Provides detailed information about the listed applications. |
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wdapp gamefolder
| wdapp gamefolder <DriveLetter>: [/set <FolderPath>] |
|
Option |
Description |
|---|---|
| <DriveLetter>: | Specifies the targert drive the streaming install will happen on. Defaults to OS drive in a root folder called XboxGames. |
| /set | Sets up the streaming install folder for the drive specified in <DriveLetter>. Defaults to XboxGames. |
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wdapp update
| wdapp update packagepath [/l|/AllChunks] [/b] [/a] [/m] [/ContentTypes=[semicolon-delimited specifier list] ] [/Languages=[semicolon-delimited specifier list] ] [/Devices=[semicolon-delimited specifier list] ] [/Tags=[semicolon-delimited specifier list] ] |
|
Option |
Description |
|---|---|
| packagepath | Specifies the path to the package file that's used for the update. |
| /l | Specifies that the update stops after the launch chunk has been received. |
| /AllChunks | Specifies that the update will forcefully install all chunks, even if they're unchanged. |
| /b | Specifies if the update is allowed to go backward to a previous version. |
| /a | Registers the update as available. |
| /m | Registers the update as mandatory. |
| /ContentTypes=[semicolon-delimited specifier list] | Specify which ContentTypes specifiers to update by default. |
| /Languages=[semicolon-delimited specifier list] | Specifies which language specifiers to update by default. |
| /Devices=[semicolon-delimited specifier list] | Specify which devices specifiers to update by default. |
| /Tags=[semicolon-delimited specifier list] | Specify which tag specifiers to update by default. Specify '/Tags=' to clear all tags. |
wdapp install
Deploys an application by starting the streaming installation of an application package that was created with makepkg.
The install command reflects the streaming installation process that will happen when an application is installed on a retail PC.
For more information about testing streaming installation packages, see Streaming Installation and Intelligent Delivery: an overview.
| wdapp install [/l|/AllChunks] [/bootstrapper] [/drive=[drive letter] ] [ /ContentTypes=[semicolon-delimited specifier list] ] [/Languages=[semicolon-delimited specifier list] ] [/Devices=[semicolon-delimited specifier list] ] [/Tags=[semicolon-delimited specifier list] ] [/Drive [Optional] ] [/tm] [/l] [/v] [/w] ] { packagepath | packageURI } |
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| /bootstrapper | Using the /bootstrapper flag on the install action will invoke the PC Bootstrapper when the game is launched. This will cause the title to run as if it were a standard retail install where the PC Bootstrapper is invoked before the application has a chance to run any code, and the application will appear as a child process of the PC Bootstrapper. If this is not set, any required pre-requisite checks are invoked when the applicable runtime calls are made (e.g. XUserAddAsync for sign-in validation). |
| /Features=[semicolon-delimited list of Features] | Indicates which Features are to be installed by default. Cannot be used with /Tags. |
| /Recipes=[semicolon-delimited list of Recipes.] | Indicates which Recipes are to be installed by default. Cannot be used with /Tags. |
| { packagepath | packageURI } | Specifies the location of the application package by providing either packagepath, which is a path on the development computer, or packageURI, which is a URI. To install from a burned optical disc (DVD or Blu-ray Disc), the xo:\ drive prefix followed by the file name can be provided to xbapp install:wdapp install /w xo:\packagepath |
| /Languages=[semicolon-delimited specifier list] | Specifies which language specifiers to install by default. |
| /Devices=[semicolon-delimited specifier list] | Specify which devices specifiers to install by default. |
| /Tags=[semicolon-delimited specifier list] | Specify which tag specifiers to install by default. Specify '/Tags=' to clear all tags. |
| /drive=[drive letter] | Specify the target drive that the application should be installed to instead of using the default. |
| /tm | Prints a transfer performance metrics summary after all the files have been transferred. |
| /l | Specifies that the installation stop after the launch chunk has been received. |
| /AllChunks | Specifies that the installation will forcefully install all chunks. |
| /v | Display verbose messages. |
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wdapp register
Registers the application in the specified folder.
| wdapp register folder_path |
|
Option |
Description |
|---|---|
| folder_path | Specifies a folder path relative to the application root directory that contains the [MicrosoftGame.config](../../system/overviews/microsoft-game-config/MicrosoftGameConfig-toc.md) file that the title should be registered from. |
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wdapp uninstall
Terminates and deregisters all the processes in the package.
| wdapp uninstall package_full_name |
|
Option |
Description |
|---|---|
| package_full_name | Specifies the full package name of the application. For example, mygame_1.0.0.0_neutral__r9wapr0zzdgy. |
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wdapp unregister
Terminates and unregisters a package.
| wdapp unregister package_full_name |
|
Option |
Description |
|---|---|
| package_full_name | Specifies the full package name of the application. For example, mygame_1.0.0.0_neutral__r9wapr0zzdgy. |
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wdapp migrate
Migrates an existing MSIXVC install to the flat file install format. This command is provided to migrate the install format of an existing game that is already installed to the Flat File Install format when using the March 2022 Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK).
| wdapp migrate <PackageFullName> |
|
Option |
Description |
|---|---|
| <PackageFullName> | Specifies the full package name of the application. For example, mygame_1.0.0.0_neutral__r9wapr0zzdgy. |
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Remarks
For more information on installing and launching PC Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) titles, see Utilizing Microsoft Game Development Kit tools to install and launch your PC title.
See also
PC Command-line tools Flat File Install Overview Utilizing Microsoft Game Development Kit tools to install and launch your PC title