Get-AppxPackageManifest
Applies To: Windows 8, Windows Server 2012
Get-AppxPackageManifest
Gets the manifest of an app package (.appx).
Syntax
Parameter Set: __AllParameterSets
Get-AppxPackageManifest [-Package] <AppxPackage> [[-User] <String> ] [ <CommonParameters>]
Detailed Description
The Get-AppxPackageManifest cmdlet gets the manifest of an app package (.appx). The manifest is a .xml document that contains information about the package, like the package ID.
Parameters
-Package<AppxPackage>
Specifies an AppxPackage object or the full name of a package. To get the manifest of a package on the computer that isn't installed for the current user, you must run this command by using administrator permissions. Wildcards are permitted.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
true (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-User<String>
that are installed for the specified user. To get the list of packages for a user profile other than the profile for the current user, you must run this command by using administrator permissions. The user name can be in one of these formats:
-- domain\user_name
-- user_name@fqn.domain.tld
-- user_name
-- SID-string
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
2 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
true (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
Inputs
The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.
Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AppxPackage[]
An array of AppxPackage objects that contain information, including the full name of the app package (.appx).
Outputs
The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.
System.XML.XMLDocument
A read-only .xml document that contains information about the app package (.appx), like the package ID.
Examples
This command gets the manifest for an app package that's named package1_1.0.0.0_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe.
PS C:\> Get-AppxPackageManifest -Package package1_1.0.0.0_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe
This command gets the application ID for an app package (.appx) that has "WinJS" in the name.
PS C:\> (Get-AppxPackage -Name "*WinJS*" | Get-AppxPack
ageManifest).package.applications.application.id