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desktop10:CustomEventSource

Defines an event source within a custom event log.

Element hierarchy

<Package>
   └─ <Extensions>
      └─ <desktop10:Extension>
         └─ <desktop10:CustomDesktopEventLog>
            └─ <desktop10:CustomEventSources>
               └─ <desktop10:CustomEventSource>
   └─ <Applications>
      └─ <Application>
         └─ <Extensions>
            └─ <desktop10:Extension>
               └─ <desktop10:CustomDesktopEventLog>
                  └─ <desktop10:CustomEventSources>
                     └─ <desktop10:CustomEventSource>

Syntax

<desktop10:CustomEventSource
  EventSourceName = 'A required string between 1 and 2048 characters in length.'
  CategoryCount = 'An optional positive integer between 0 and 4294967295.'
  CategoryMessageFile = 'An optional string between 1 and 256 characters in length that cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, ", |, ?, or *, ending with the case-insensitive file extension `.dll` or `.exe`.' >

  <!-- Child elements -->
  desktop10:EventMessageFiles
  desktop10:TypesSupported

</desktop10:CustomEventSource>

Attributes

Attribute Description Data type Required Default value
EventSourceName The name of the custom event source. Used as the registry key name. A string between 1 and 2048 characters in length. Yes
CategoryCount Number of event categories supported. An optional positive integer between 0 and 4294967295. No
CategoryMessageFile Path to the category message file. A category message file contains language-dependent strings that describe the categories. An optional string between 1 and 256 characters in length that cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, ", |, ?, or *, ending with the case-insensitive file extension .dll or .exe. No

Child elements

Child element Description
desktop10:EventMessageFiles Defines 1 or more DLL files containing the language strings describing the events.
desktop10:TypesSupported Defines 1 or more of the event log types supported by the event source.

Parent elements

Parent element Description
desktop10:CustomEventSources

Requirements

Item Value
Namespace http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/desktop/windows10/10
Minimum OS Version Windows 11 version 22H2 (Build 22621)

Remarks

For more information on custom event sources, see Event Sources.

Examples

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