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Extension (in Application/Extensions) (Windows 10)

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Declares an extensibility point for the package.

Element hierarchy

<Package>

    <Applications>

         <Application>

              <Extensions>

                   <Extension>

Syntax

<Extension
  Category = 'One of the following values: "windows.backgroundTasks", "windows.preInstalledConfigTask", "windows.updateTask", or "windows.restrictedLaunch".'
  Executable = 'A string with an optional value between 1 and 256 characters in length, that must end with ".exe", and cannot contain the following characters: <, >, :, ", |, ?, or *. Specifies the default executable for the extension. If not specified, the executable defined for the app is used.  If specified, the EntryPoint property is also used. If the EntryPoint property is not specified, the EntryPoint defined for the app is used.'
  EntryPoint = 'A string with an optional value between 1 and 256 characters in length. Represents the task handling the extension (normally the fully namespace-qualified name of a Windows Runtime type). If EntryPoint is not specified, the EntryPoint defined for the app is used instead.'
  RuntimeType = 'A string with an optional value between 1 and 255 characters in length that cannot start or end with a period or contain these characters: <, >, :, ", /, \, |, ?, or *.'
  StartPage = 'A string with an optional value between 1 and 256 characters in length that cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, ", |, ?, or *.'
  ResourceGroup = 'An alphanumeric string with an optional value between 1 and 255 characters in length. Must begin with a letter.'
  uap10:TrustLevel = 'An optional string value. If specified, it must be either "appContainer" or "mediumIL".'
  uap10:RuntimeBehavior  = 'An optional string value. If specified, it must be one of the following values:  "windowsApp", "packagedClassicApp", or "win32App".'
  uap10:HostId = 'An alphanumeric string with an optional value between 1 and 255 characters in length. Must begin with an letter.'
  uap10:Parameters = 'A string with an optional value between 1 and 32767 characters in length with a non-whitespace character at its beginning and end.'
/>

  <!-- Child elements -->
  BackgroundTasks?

</Extension>

Key

? optional (zero or one)

Attributes and elements

Attributes

Attribute Description Data type Required Default value
Category The type of package extensibility point. Can be one of the following values: windows.backgroundTasks, windows.preInstalledConfigTask, windows.updateTask, or windows.restrictedLaunch. Yes
EntryPoint The activatable class ID. A string with a value between 1 and 256 characters in length. Represents the task handling the extension (normally the fully namespace-qualified name of a Windows Runtime type). If EntryPoint is not specified, the EntryPoint defined for the app is used instead. No
Executable The default launch executable. A string with a value between 1 and 256 characters in length, that must end with .exe, and cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, ", |, ?, or *. Specifies the default executable for the extension. If not specified, the executable defined for the app is used. If specified, the EntryPoint property is also used. If that EntryPoint property isn't specified, the EntryPoint defined for the app is used. No
RuntimeType The runtime provider. Typically used when there are mixted frameworks in an app. A string with a value between 1 and 255 characters in length that cannot start or end with a . or contain there characters: <, >, :, ", |, ?, or *. No
StartPage The web page that handles the extensibility point. A string with a value between 1 and 256 characters in length that cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, ", |, ?, or *. No
ResourceGroup An optional tag used to group extension activations together for resource management purposes (for example, CPU and memory). See the Remarks section in Application@ResourceGroup. An alphanumeric string between 1 and 255 characters in length. Must begin with a letter. No
uap10:TrustLevel Specifies the trust level of the extension. An optional string value. If specified, it can be one of the following values: appContainer or mediumIL. No
uap10:RuntimeBehavior Specifies the runtime behavior of an extension.

For more info and requirements, see uap10:RuntimeBehavior in the topic for the Application (Windows 10) element.		 An optional string value. If specified, it can be one of the following values: "packagedClassicApp", "win32App", or "windowsApp". No
uap10:HostId Specifies the ID of the host runtime for the extension. An alphanumeric string with an optional value between 1 and 255 characters in length. Must begin with a letter. No
uap10:Parameters Contains command line parameters to pass to the extension. Only supported for desktop apps. A string with a value between 1 and 32767 characters in length with a non-whitespace character at its beginning and end. No

Child elements

Child element Description
BackgroundTasks Defines an app extensibility point of type windows.backgroundTasks. Background tasks run in a dedicated background host; that is, without a UI.

Parent elements

Parent element Description
Extensions (type: CT_ApplicationExtensions) Defines one or more extensibility points for the app.

The following elements have the same name as this one, but different content or attributes:

Remarks

If activation info attributes aren't specified on Extension, then they're inherited from the parent Application. See the remarks section for the Application element.

Extensibility points are a mechanism by which a package can add functionality in a manner defined by the operating system. An extensibility point is a location where an app can register to execute code or use resources of the current package. To add functionality for a particular app, use the Application child element of the Applications element.

The windows.certificates extensibility point can't be declared multiple times in a manifest.

Note

Either the EntryPoint or StartPage attribute is required if the Category attribute is windows.UpdateTask or windows.preInstalledConfigTask for versions of Windows 10 before Windows 10, version 1607. Starting with Windows 10, version 1607, you no longer need to specify a value for EntryPoint or StartPage when Category is windows.Use, UpdateTask, or windows.preInstalledConfigTask to target only devices that run Windows 10, version 1607 or later.

See also

Concepts App contracts and extensions

Requirements

Item Value
Namespace http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/foundation/windows10
uap10 http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/uap/windows10/10