How to create a package manifest manually

Note  For Windows 10, see What's different in Windows 10.

 

Learn how to create a package manifest XML file that conforms to the package manifest schema, using an XML editor.

Alternatively, you can package your app using Visual Studio. See Packaging your app using Visual Studio.

In this section

Topic	Description
How to create a basic package manifest	To package your app, you must create a package manifest that contains the elements that are required by that the package manifest schema.
How to specify capabilities in a package manifest	To declare each capability required by your app, add a Capability element to the package manifest.
How to specify device capabilities in a package manifest	To declare each device capability required by your Windows Runtime app, add a DeviceCapability element and applicable child elements to the package manifest.
How to specify extensions in a package manifest	To declare an extensibility point for your app, use the Extension (CT_ApplicationExtensions) element. To declare an extensibility point for the package, use the Extension (CT_PackageExtensions) element.

 

Related topics

Reference App packager (MakeAppx.exe)

Package manifest schema reference

Concepts Packaging apps