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Added note about adding an application manifest file in Visual Studio. (#5396)
* Added note about adding an application manifest file in Visual Studio. * Update formatting --------- Co-authored-by: Steven White <[email protected]>
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hub/apps/desktop/modernize/grant-identity-to-nonpackaged-apps.md

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1. [Create a package manifest for the identity package](#create-a-package-manifest-for-the-identity-package)
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2. [Build and sign the identity package](#build-and-sign-the-identity-package)
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3. [Add identity metadata to your desktop application manifest](#add-identity-metadata-to-your-desktop-application-manifest)
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3. [Add identity metadata to your desktop application manifests](#add-identity-metadata-to-your-desktop-application-manifests)
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4. [Register the identity package in your installer](#register-the-identity-package-in-your-installer)
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## Create a package manifest for the identity package
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Note: For how to build and sign the identity package within a CI/CD pipeline with production certificates, see the [MSIX and CI/CD Pipeline Overview](/windows/msix/desktop/cicd-overview) for examples.
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### Add identity metadata to your desktop application manifest
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### Add identity metadata to your desktop application manifests
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You connect the identity package with your application executables by including [application manifests](/windows/win32/sbscs/application-manifests) (a.k.a side-by-side or fusion manifests) with metadata that matches metadata from the identity package manifest.
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Below is an example [application manifest](/windows/win32/sbscs/application-manifests) snippet demonstrating the `msix` element required to connect your binaries with metadata from your identity package.
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In Visual Studio, you can add an [application manifest](/windows/win32/sbscs/application-manifests) to an executable project by opening the **Project** context menu, and selecting **Add** > **New Item** > **Application Manifest File**.
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Below is an example application manifest snippet demonstrating the `msix` element required to connect your binaries with metadata from your identity package.
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```xml
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

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