ProductFeatures

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05/14/2021

The ProductFeatures element is the container for all existing and future product features that will be configured through the StoreManifest XML file.

Element hierarchy

<StoreManifest>: <ProductFeatures>

Syntax

<ProductFeatures>

  <!-- Child elements -->
  ( DeviceCompanionApplication?
  & ExclusiveOptOut?
  & PreinstallOptOut?
  )

</ProductFeatures>

Key

? optional (zero or one) & interleave connector (may occur in any order)

Attributes and Elements

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Child Element	Description
DeviceCompanionApplication	The DeviceCompanionApplication element contains all the configuration required to declare your app as a Microsoft Store device app.
ExclusiveOptOut	Do not use. The ExclusiveOptOut element is no longer read by the Microsoft Store.
PreinstallOptOut	Do not use. The PreinstallOptOut element is no longer read by the Microsoft Store.

Parent Elements

Parent Element	Description
StoreManifest	Root node for the StoreManifest schema (for Windows 8.1 and earlier).

Remarks

The StoreManifest schema allows the ProductFeatures element to be empty. If so, the StoreManifest.xml will have no effect at app onboarding (as if no StoreManifest.xml was submitted with the app).

Examples

The following is an example of the ProductFeatures element that declares the app as a device app.

<ProductFeatures>     
    <DeviceCompanionApplication>
        <ExperienceIds>
            <ExperienceId>aeabdaa8-3bcd-4f03-a7f5-54647fd574c2</ExperienceId>
        </ExperienceIds>
    </DeviceCompanionApplication>   
</ProductFeatures>

Requirements

	Value
Namespace	`http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/2010/StoreManifest`

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