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Specific framework package and version that are required to be installed ahead of the title. Attribute specification of name and MinVersion must be set.

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Parent

This element’s parent is the DependencyList element.

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Requirement

This element is optional and is not required to be set.

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Platform

This element only pertains to PC devices.

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Behavior

  • Attributes are Name and MinVersion.
  • No default value.
  • Allowed values are the attributes Name and MinVersion.

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Remarks

  • Name attribute is package name of the dependency. It is expected to be an ASCII string between 3 and 50 characters.
  • MinVersion attribute is a four part version number (i.e. 11.0.61135.0).

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Differences between Dependency and KnownDependency elements.

The KnownDependency element is intended to provide a simpler way to specify common dependencies. Please refer to the schema for a list of allowed values. The KnownDependency element also uses a minimum version by default and does not require this to be set. The Dependency element requires specification of the full identity name of the framework package in addition to requiring a minimum version to be set. We recommend using KnownDependency for common dependencies that are specified and only using Dependency if you want finer grain control of a specific framework package or framework package version.

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See Also

MicrosoftGame.config Reference - Table of Contents
Last modified on October 29, 2026