AppInstallerInfo.AutomaticBackgroundTask Property

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Definition

Namespace:: Windows.ApplicationModel

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Gets a boolean value indicating whether the deployment service checks for app updates in the background.

public:
 property bool AutomaticBackgroundTask { bool get(); };

bool AutomaticBackgroundTask();

public bool AutomaticBackgroundTask { get; }

var boolean = appInstallerInfo.automaticBackgroundTask;

Public ReadOnly Property AutomaticBackgroundTask As Boolean

Property Value

Boolean

bool

True if automatic background check is enabled; otherwise, false.

Windows requirements

Device family	Windows 11 (introduced in 10.0.22000.0)
API contract	Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced in v14.0)

Remarks

When this value is true, a check for updates is made every 8 hours independently of whether the user launched the app. This type of update cannot show UI.

This property is equivalent to the AutomaticBackgroundTask element of the App Installer file schema.

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