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Clarify some manifest values and add examples
sredna Jun 10, 2026
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Removed some examples to please the spelling bot
sredna Jun 10, 2026
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23 changes: 19 additions & 4 deletions schemas/JSON/manifests/latest/manifest.installer.latest.json
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"type": [ "string", "null" ],
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 512,
"description": "Silent is the value that should be passed to the installer when user chooses a silent or quiet install"
"description": "Silent is the value that should be passed to the installer when user chooses a silent install"
},
"SilentWithProgress": {
"type": [ "string", "null" ],
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},
"maxItems": 16,
"uniqueItems": true,
"examples": ["DirectPlay", "Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux"],
"description": "List of Windows feature dependencies"
},
"WindowsLibraries": {
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"type": [ "string", "null" ],
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 255,
"description": "ProductCode could be used for correlation of packages across sources"
"examples": ["{MSI-GUID}", "ContosoApp"],
"description": "The name of the ARP registry key, could be used for correlation of packages across sources"
},
"UpgradeCode": {
"type": [ "string", "null" ],
"pattern": "^{[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}}$",
"minLength": 38,
"maxLength": 38,
"examples": ["{MSI-GUID}"],
"description": "Represents a related set of products, could be used for correlation of packages across sources",
"$comment": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/msi/using-an-upgradecode"
},
"Capabilities": {
"type": [ "array", "null" ],
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},
"maxItems": 1000,
"uniqueItems": true,
"examples": ["contacts", "internetClient", "globalMediaControl"],
"description": "List of appx or msix installer capabilities"
},
"RestrictedCapabilities": {
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},
"maxItems": 1000,
"uniqueItems": true,
"examples": ["deviceUnlock", "runFullTrust", "broadFileSystemAccess"],
"description": "List of appx or msix installer restricted capabilities"
},
"Market": {
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"$ref": "#/definitions/ProductCode"
},
"UpgradeCode": {
"$ref": "#/definitions/ProductCode"
"$ref": "#/definitions/UpgradeCode"
},
"InstallerType": {
"$ref": "#/definitions/InstallerType"
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"properties": {
"DefaultInstallLocation": {
"type": [ "string", "null" ],
"minLength": 1,
"minLength": 2,
"maxLength": 2048,
"pattern": "^[%\\]",
"examples": ["%ProgramFiles%\\ContosoApp"],
"description": "Represents the default installed package location. Used for deeper installation detection."
},
"Files": {
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23 changes: 19 additions & 4 deletions schemas/JSON/manifests/latest/manifest.singleton.latest.json
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"type": [ "string", "null" ],
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 512,
"description": "Silent is the value that should be passed to the installer when user chooses a silent or quiet install"
"description": "Silent is the value that should be passed to the installer when user chooses a silent install"
},
"SilentWithProgress": {
"type": [ "string", "null" ],
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},
"maxItems": 16,
"uniqueItems": true,
"examples": ["DirectPlay", "Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux"],
"description": "List of Windows feature dependencies"
},
"WindowsLibraries": {
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"type": [ "string", "null" ],
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 255,
"description": "ProductCode could be used for correlation of packages across sources"
"examples": ["{MSI-GUID}", "ContosoApp"],
"description": "The name of the ARP registry key, could be used for correlation of packages across sources"
},
"UpgradeCode": {
"type": [ "string", "null" ],
"pattern": "^{[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}}$",
"minLength": 38,
"maxLength": 38,
"examples": ["{MSI-GUID}"],
"description": "Represents a related set of products, could be used for correlation of packages across sources",
"$comment": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/msi/using-an-upgradecode"
},
"Capabilities": {
"type": [ "array", "null" ],
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},
"maxItems": 1000,
"uniqueItems": true,
"examples": ["contacts", "internetClient", "globalMediaControl"],
"description": "List of appx or msix installer capabilities"
},
"RestrictedCapabilities": {
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},
"maxItems": 1000,
"uniqueItems": true,
"examples": ["deviceUnlock", "runFullTrust", "broadFileSystemAccess"],
"description": "List of appx or msix installer restricted capabilities"
},
"Market": {
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"$ref": "#/definitions/ProductCode"
},
"UpgradeCode": {
"$ref": "#/definitions/ProductCode"
"$ref": "#/definitions/UpgradeCode"
},
"InstallerType": {
"$ref": "#/definitions/InstallerType"
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"properties": {
"DefaultInstallLocation": {
"type": [ "string", "null" ],
"minLength": 1,
"minLength": 2,
"maxLength": 2048,
"pattern": "^[%\\]",
"examples": ["%ProgramFiles%\\ContosoApp"],
"description": "Represents the default installed package location. Used for deeper installation detection."
},
"Files": {
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