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NAME Get-AppxPackageManifest
SYNOPSIS
Gets the manifest of an app package.
SYNTAX
Get-AppxPackageManifest [-Package] <String> [[-User] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
The Get-AppxPackageManifest cmdlet gets the manifest of an app package. An app package has an .appx file name extension. The manifest is an .xml
document that contains information about the package, like the package ID.
PARAMETERS
-Package <String>
Specifies an AppxPackage object or the full name of a package. To get the manifest of a package on the computer that is not installed for the
current user, you must run this command by using administrator permissions. Wildcards are permitted.
Required? true
Position? 1
Default value None
Accept pipeline input? True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-User <String>
Specifies a user. This cmdlet gets the manifest of packages that are installed for the user that this parameter specifies. 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
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, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
INPUTS
Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AppxPackage[]
This cmdlet accepts an array of AppxPackage objects that contain information, including the full name of the app package.
OUTPUTS
System.XML.XMLDocument
This cmdlet returns a read-only .xml document that contains information about the app package, like the package ID.
NOTES
Example 1: Get the manifest for an app package
PS C:\\> Get-AppxPackageManifest -Package "package1_1.0.0.0_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe"
This command gets the manifest for an app package named package1_1.0.0.0_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe.
Example 2: Get the application ID for an app package
PS C:\\> (Get-AppxPackage -Name "*WinJS*" | Get-AppxPackageManifest).package.applications.application.id
This command gets the application ID for an app package that has the string WinJS in the name.
Example 3
PS C:\\> (Get-AppxPackage -Name "*ZuneMusic*" | Get-AppxPackageManifest).Package.Capabilities
This command gets the capabilities for an app package that has the string ZuneMusic in the name.
RELATED LINKS
Package Manager API http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=245447
How to Add and Remove Apps http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=231020
Get-AppxPackage
Add-AppxPackage
SYNOPSIS
Gets the manifest of an app package.
SYNTAX
Get-AppxPackageManifest [-Package] <String> [[-User] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
The Get-AppxPackageManifest cmdlet gets the manifest of an app package. An app package has an .appx file name extension. The manifest is an .xml
document that contains information about the package, like the package ID.
PARAMETERS
-Package <String>
Specifies an AppxPackage object or the full name of a package. To get the manifest of a package on the computer that is not installed for the
current user, you must run this command by using administrator permissions. Wildcards are permitted.
Required? true
Position? 1
Default value None
Accept pipeline input? True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-User <String>
Specifies a user. This cmdlet gets the manifest of packages that are installed for the user that this parameter specifies. 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
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, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
INPUTS
Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AppxPackage[]
This cmdlet accepts an array of AppxPackage objects that contain information, including the full name of the app package.
OUTPUTS
System.XML.XMLDocument
This cmdlet returns a read-only .xml document that contains information about the app package, like the package ID.
NOTES
Example 1: Get the manifest for an app package
PS C:\\> Get-AppxPackageManifest -Package "package1_1.0.0.0_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe"
This command gets the manifest for an app package named package1_1.0.0.0_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe.
Example 2: Get the application ID for an app package
PS C:\\> (Get-AppxPackage -Name "*WinJS*" | Get-AppxPackageManifest).package.applications.application.id
This command gets the application ID for an app package that has the string WinJS in the name.
Example 3
PS C:\\> (Get-AppxPackage -Name "*ZuneMusic*" | Get-AppxPackageManifest).Package.Capabilities
This command gets the capabilities for an app package that has the string ZuneMusic in the name.
RELATED LINKS
Package Manager API http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=245447
How to Add and Remove Apps http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=231020
Get-AppxPackage
Add-AppxPackage