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Add-AppxVolume

Tue Jan 29, 2019 9:25 pm

NAME Add-AppxVolume



SYNOPSIS

Adds an appx volume to the Package Manager.





SYNTAX

Add-AppxVolume [-Path] <String[]> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

The Add-AppxVolume cmdlet adds an AppxVolume for the Package Manager to advertise. After you add a volume, appx deployment operations can use that

volume as a target. This cmdlet returns the volume that it adds. Note, the Path parameter must be specified as a drive letter followed by

"WindowsApps" as the directory. Not using the aforementioned format could lead to inconsistent behavior in the application model subsystems or the

volume itself; for more information see the examples section.





PARAMETERS

-Path <String[]>

Specifies the path of the mount point of the volume that this cmdlet adds.



Required? true

Position? 1

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value False

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value False

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS



OUTPUTS

Microsoft.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AppxVolume

This cmdlet returns the AppxVolume object that it adds.





NOTES









Example 1: Add a volume



PS C:\\> Add-AppxVolume -Path "E:\\WindowsApps"



This command adds the volume E:\\WindowsApps to Package Manager.



RELATED LINKS

Dismount-AppxVolume

Get-AppxVolume

Dismount-AppxVolume

Remove-AppxVolume