DisplayName (extensions schema for Windows 8.1, child of Properties)

A friendly name that can be displayed to users. This string is localizable.

Element hierarchy

<Extension>
<FileTypeAssociation>
<DisplayName>
<Protocol>
<DisplayName>
<Package>
<Properties>
<DisplayName>

Syntax

<DisplayName>

  A string between 1 and 256 characters in length. This string is localizable. 

</DisplayName>

Attributes and Elements

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Parent Element Description
FileTypeAssociation

Declares an app extensibility point of type windows.fileTypeAssociation. A file type association indicates that the app is registered to handle files of the specified types.

Properties

Defines additional metadata about the package including attributes that describe how the package appears to users.

Note  You may get an error if the manifest elements DisplayName or Description contain characters disallowed by the Windows firewall; namely “|” and “all”, due to which Windows fails to create the AppContainer profile for the package . Use this reference for [troubleshooting](/windows/win32/appxpkg/troubleshooting) if you get an error.
 
Protocol

Declares an app extensibility point of type windows.protocol. A URI association indicates that the app is registered to handle URIs with the specified scheme.

 

Remarks

This string is localizable.

Requirements

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