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Stay current with platform, SDK, AI, and tooling updates for building Windows apps.
Latest releases
| Component | Latest release notes |
|---|---|
| Windows App SDK | Stable channel release notes • Preview channel |
| Windows SDK | Windows SDK downloads & archive (includes links to latest and Insider preview SDK release notes) |
Recent documentation highlights
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Start developing Windows apps | Comprehensive starting point for Windows app development. |
| Win32 app isolation overview | Security and reliability benefits of isolating Win32 apps. |
| AppWindow.SetIcon | API reference for setting a window icon (Windows App SDK). |
| PowerToys | Power user productivity utilities. |
| Installing PowerToys | Step-by-step install guidance. |
| Get started with Windows AI APIs | Quickstart building apps using Windows AI. |
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| WinUI 3 Gallery | Reference implementation and control samples; install from Store for offline exploration. |
| Sample code browser | Filterable catalog of official Windows samples. |
Release notes and resources
- Windows App SDK: Stable channel • Archive
- Windows SDK: Download archive and latest
- Insider builds: Windows Insider for Developers.
- Modernizing guidance: Start developing Windows apps
- Windows dev community: Windows Dev Center
Windows and AI
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Windows AI | Enhance your Windows apps with AI through local APIs and Machine Learning models. |
| Windows AI Foundry Overview | Windows AI Foundry introduces new ways of interacting with the operating system that utilize AI, such as Phi Silica, the Small Language Model (SLM) created by Microsoft Research that offers many of the same capabilities found in Large Language Models (LLMs), but is more compact and efficient so that it can run locally on Windows. |
Developer tools
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| PowerToys | Power user productivity utilities to streamline your Windows experience. |
| Edit | Edit is a lightweight command-line text editor in Windows 11. |
| WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a feature of Windows that lets you run a Linux environment on your Windows machine without the need for a separate virtual machine or dual booting. |
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