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MicrosoftGame.config Element - FileTypeAssociation

Allows a file type to be associated with an executable in your package. An example would be a specific extension for a title’s map editor.

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Parent

This element’s parent is the DesktopRegistration 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 Executable.
  • Name attribute does not have a default value.
  • Executable attribute will default to the first executable in your titles ExecutableList element.
  • Allowed value for Name attribute is a string of up to 100 lowercase characters with no spaces.
  • Allowed value for Executable attribute is an executable name that should match Name in your Executable element.
  • Allowed values are child elements of:
    • DisplayName
    • Logo
    • InfoTip
    • EditFlags
    • SupportedFileTypes

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Remarks

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FileTypeAssociation example

FileTypeAssociation is a child element of the DesktopRegistration node. It can be used to enable usage of additional files associated with an executable on PC. The primary use case for this would be a custom mod or map. See following example of this implementation as reference:

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See Also

MicrosoftGame.config Reference - Table of Contents
Last modified on August 4, 2026