diff --git a/Samples/Notifications/Push/README.md b/Samples/Notifications/Push/README.md
index 33d4b9fb2..a08312ef7 100644
--- a/Samples/Notifications/Push/README.md
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@@ -13,15 +13,18 @@ This sample demonstrates:
1. How an app can use the Windows App SDK to request a WNS Channel URI
* The WNS Channel URI uniquely identifies the app for a current user on a specific device, allowing the app server to send notifications to the app.
2. How to use the Windows App SDK to register an app for foreground and background activation and handle the activations.
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## Requirements
* A web API tool (like Postman or fiddler) to send notifications.
* The Windows App SDK push notifications APIs provides an API to register for and receive notifications from an external app service. The web API tool is used to emulate the external app service.
* An Azure AppId for your app.
* To obtain an Azure AppId, follow "Configure your app's identity in Azure Active Directory" [here](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/notifications/push-notifications/push-quickstart#configure-your-apps-identity-in-azure-active-directory-aad).
* Windows 10
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## Building and running the sample
Before building the sample, make sure to set up your environment correctly by following the steps [here](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/set-up-your-development-environment).
For the unpackaged sample apps, in addition to the steps for setting up the environment for the Windows App SDK, make sure to follow the instructions [here](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/deploy-unpackaged-apps).
+
### To build the sample
1. Open the solution file (.sln) in the subfolder of the sample in Visual Studio.
2. Replace the guid in the following line (near the top of the sample) with your own Azure AppId:
@@ -32,14 +35,57 @@ winrt::guid remoteId{ "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"};
4. Debug the project. Press **F5**, or select **Debug** \> **Start Debugging**.
The sample will display a WNS Channel URI which uniquely identify this app, for this user on this device and thus can be used by other apps (usually a server app) to send notifications to this specific app.
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## Receiving Notifications
Follow these [instructions](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/notifications/push-notifications/push-quickstart#send-a-push-notification-to-your-app) to send a notification to the sample.
* Leave the sample running to receive notifications in the foreground.
* Close the sample to receive notifications in the background.
+
+## Packaged vs. Unpackaged Apps Considerations
+In addition to making the right API calls, WindowsAppSDK Apps that want to receive Push Notifications must correctly configure their project.
+The type of configuration will depend upon whether the App is packaged or unpackaged.
+
+### Unpackaged App
+```xml
+none
+```
+
+ddlm dll
+
+### Packaged App
+appxmanifest Extension
+
+COM Server
+
+```xml
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+ Windows App SDK TestProtocol
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+```
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+Take notice that the Packaged sample has a special extension to the COM server and protocol used to deliver the notification to the app.
+
+---
+**How does an upackaged sample get the notification?**
+
+*If the packaged sample requires the extensions for the COM server and protocol in order to receive notifications, how does the "unpackaged" sample manage to receive notifications as it does not have an appxmanifest file?*
+
## Related Links
- [Windows App SDK](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/)
- [Push notifications overview](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/notifications/push-notifications/)
- [Quickstart Push notifications in the Windows App SDK](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/notifications/push-notifications/push-quickstart)
- [Microsoft.Windows.PushNotifications Namespace](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/windows-app-sdk/api/winrt/microsoft.windows.pushnotifications)
+
## Common Issues
* If there was an error obtaining the WNS Channel URI, make sure you've replaced the zero'ed out remote id (near the top of the sample) with your own remote id.
diff --git a/Samples/Notifications/Push/cpp-console-packaged/cpp-console-package/Package.appxmanifest b/Samples/Notifications/Push/cpp-console-packaged/cpp-console-package/Package.appxmanifest
index 7d9133393..fdeebf931 100644
--- a/Samples/Notifications/Push/cpp-console-packaged/cpp-console-package/Package.appxmanifest
+++ b/Samples/Notifications/Push/cpp-console-packaged/cpp-console-package/Package.appxmanifest
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@
xmlns:rescap="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/foundation/windows10/restrictedcapabilities"
xmlns:com="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/com/windows10"
IgnorableNamespaces="uap uap5 rescap com">
-
+
+ Name="PushNotificationsSample"
+ Publisher="CN=Microsoft"
+ Version="1.0.0.0" />
- Push Notifications Sample
- Microsoft Corporation
- Images\StoreLogo.png
+ Push Notifications Sample
+ Microsoft Corporation
+ Images\StoreLogo.png
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Executable="$targetnametoken$.exe"
EntryPoint="$targetentrypoint$">
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