Package Identity
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Package Identity contains the properties which appear in the Package Identity tag of the appxmanifest.xml file. These properties uniquely identify the package. These properties are used to:
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Identify if the package is already installed on the machine
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Identify the main package to install the update package
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Identify the main package to install the modification package
Use the Package Identity category to specify the following MSIX package properties:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Package Name | Package Name Uniquely identifies the package. It is case-sensitive and should be free text with alpha-numeric, period and dash characters with no spaces. |
| Package Version | Version number of the package. A version string should be of the format Major\.Minor\.Build\.Revision . The last (fourth) section of the version number is reserved for Store use and must be left as 0 when saving the package. |
| Publisher | Name of the Publisher. The value must match with the Subject Name of the digital certificate file for successful signing. |
| Architecture | Describes the architecture of the code contained in the package. |