Capability (Windows 10)

Declares a capability required by a package.

Element hierarchy

<Package>

    <Capabilities>

         <Capability>

Syntax

<Capability
    Name = 'A string that can one of the following values: "internetClient", "internetClientServer", "privateNetworkClientServer", "allJoyn", or "codeGeneration".' />

Attributes and elements

Attributes

Attribute	Description	Data type	Required	Default value
Name	The name of the capability.	A string that can one of the following values: internetClient, internetClientServer, privateNetworkClientServer, allJoyn, or codeGeneration.	Yes

Child elements

None.

Parent elements

Parent element	Description
Capabilities	Declares the access to protected user resources that the package requires.

Remarks

The App capability declarations topic describes the capability values.

Examples

Here's an example of a Capabilities node.

<Capabilities>
    <Capability Name="internetClient"/>
    <Capability Name="internetClientServer"/>
    <Capability Name="privateNetworkClientServer"/>
    <Capability Name="allJoyn"/>
    <uap:Capability Name="documentsLibrary"/>
    <uap:Capability Name="picturesLibrary"/>
    <uap:Capability Name="videosLibrary"/>
    <uap:Capability Name="musicLibrary"/>
    <uap:Capability Name="enterpriseAuthentication"/>
    <uap:Capability Name="sharedUserCertificates"/>
    <uap:Capability Name="userAccountInformation"/>
    <uap:Capability Name="removableStorage"/>
    <uap:Capability Name="appointments"/>
    <uap:Capability Name="contacts"/>
    <uap:Capability Name="phoneCall"/>
    <uap:Capability Name="blockedChatMessages"/>
    <uap:Capability Name="objects3D"/>
</Capabilities>

See also

App capability declarations

Guidelines for app settings

Requirements

	Value
Namespace	http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/foundation/windows10