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desktop8:UserMutablePackageDirectory

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Enables your desktop application to specify a folder where users can modify the installation files for your application (for example, to install mods).

Element hierarchy

<Package>

    <Extensions>

         <desktop8:Extension>

              <desktop8:UserMutablePackageDirectories>

                   <deesktop8:UserMutablePackageDirectory>

Syntax

<desktop8:UserMutablePackageDirectory
  Target = 'An alphanumeric string value that also accepts "/", "\", and "." characters, representing the path to a file.' />

Attributes and Elements

Attributes

Attribute Description Data type Required Default value
Target Specifies a path to the folder used to store the installation files. An alphanumeric string value that also accepts "/", "", and "." characters, representing the path to a file. Yes

Child elements

None.

Parent elements

Parent element Description
desktop8:MutablePackageDirectories Enables your desktop application to specify one or more folders where users can modify the installation files for your application (for example, to install mods).

Requirements

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