OutOfProcessServer (package schema for Windows 8)

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09/20/2021

Declares a package extension point of type windows.activatableClass.outOfProcessServer. The app uses an executable (EXE) that exposes one or more activatable classes.

Element hierarchy

<Package>

<Extensions>

<Extension>: <OutOfProcessServer>

Syntax

<OutOfProcessServer ServerName = A string between 1 and 255 characters in length. >

  <!-- Child elements -->
  Path,
  Arguments?,
  Instancing,
  ActivatableClass{1,65535}

</OutOfProcessServer>

Key

? optional (zero or one)

{} specific range of occurrences

Attributes and Elements

Attributes

Attribute	Description	Data type	Required	Default value
ServerName	The name of the executable.	A string between 1 and 255 characters in length.	Yes

Child Elements

Child Element	Description
ActivatableClass (type: CT_OutOfProcessActivatableClass)	Declares a runtime class associated with the extensibility point.
Arguments	Specifies the list of comma-separated arguments to pass to the executable.
Instancing	Specifies whether the executable runs as a single instance or can run as multiple instances.
Path (type: ST_Executable)	The path to the executable.

Parent Elements

Parent Element	Description
Extension (in type: CT_PackageExtensions)	Declares an extensibility point for the package.

Examples

<Extension Category="windows.activatableClass.outOfProcessServer">
      <OutOfProcessServer ServerName="Microsoft.SDKSamples.ToastServer">
        <Path>Microsoft.Samples.ExeServerAuthoring.exe</Path>
        <Instancing>singleInstance</Instancing>
        <ActivatableClass ActivatableClassId="Microsoft.Samples.ExeServerAuthoring.Toaster" />
      </OutOfProcessServer>
</Extension>

Requirements

	Value
Namespace	`http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/2010/manifest`

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