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Windows App Development CLI v0.8: WinUI DevTools Experimental Preview

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Windows App Development CLI v0.8: WinUI DevTools Experimental Preview - #ifdef Windows
Version 0.8.0 is here, and we're excited to share new WinUI DevTools, performance profiling commands, and C++ project support.
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November 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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New experimental build of WinAppSDK!

https://github.com/microsoft/WindowsAppSDK/releases/tag/v2.6.6-exp
November 7, 2026 at 2:06 AM
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PresenterScript: A WinUI 3 app for presenting live-coding talks from a Markdown script: presenter view, click-to-copy snippets with paste detection, section timing | by Morten Nielsen

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GitHub - dotMorten/PresenterScript: A WinUI 3 app for presenting live-coding talks from a Markdown script: presenter view, click-to-copy snippets with paste detection, section timing.
A WinUI 3 app for presenting live-coding talks from a Markdown script: presenter view, click-to-copy snippets with paste detection, section timing. - dotMorten/PresenterScript
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November 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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Windows App SDK Version 2.6 Experimental (2.6.6-Experimental) Release Notes | Microsoft Learn

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#windowsdev #windowsappsdk #winui #dotnet #cpp #xaml #windev
Windows App SDK 2.0 release notes - Windows apps
Release notes for Windows App SDK 2.0 across the Stable, Preview, and Experimental channels, with feature highlights, bug fixes, and API changes.
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November 9, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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DeskBox: A free, open-source Windows desktop organizer with native-feeling WinUI 3 widgets

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#windows #winui #oss #devtools #ux #windows11 #windowsappsdk #windowsdev
GitHub - Tianyu199509/DeskBox: A free, open-source Windows desktop organizer with native-feeling WinUI 3 widgets.
A free, open-source Windows desktop organizer with native-feeling WinUI 3 widgets. - Tianyu199509/DeskBox
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November 9, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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Windows App SDK v2.6.5 Release | GitHub

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Windows App SDK 2.6.5 · microsoft WindowsAppSDK · Discussion #6931
Windows App SDK 2.6.5 fixes rendering, window composition, system backdrop, and packaged app installation issues following 2.6.4. Bug fixes Bug fix Runtime Compatibility Change Fixed rendering corr...
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November 3, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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Windows Developer Config - Opinionated setups for Windows dev boxes. Idempotent. CI-tested.

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GitHub - microsoft/WindowsDeveloperConfig: Automate the setup and configuration of your Windows development environment.
Automate the setup and configuration of your Windows development environment. - microsoft/WindowsDeveloperConfig
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November 2, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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Windows App SDK v2.6.5 Stable Channel Release Notes | Microsoft Learn

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Windows App SDK 2.0 release notes - Windows apps
Release notes for Windows App SDK 2.0 across the Stable, Preview, and Experimental channels, with feature highlights, bug fixes, and API changes.
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November 4, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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Windows App SDK Version 2.6.4 Stable Channel Release Notes | Microsoft Learn

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#windowsdev #winui #windowsai #windowsappsdk #cpp #dotnet #csharp #appdev
Windows App SDK 2.0 release notes - Windows apps
Release notes for Windows App SDK 2.0 across the Stable, Preview, and Experimental channels, with feature highlights, bug fixes, and API changes.
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October 28, 2026 at 3:01 PM
dotnetdrip.com
WinUI 3 picks up native TableView and Chart controls along with a fix for memory growth in Windows App SDK 2.5 Experimental. A step toward data heavy Windows apps that are truly native instead of Electron or WebView2.

#winui #dotnet #windowsappsdk
Windows 11’s WinUI just got basic features and less RAM hogging, after years oflosing apps to the web
bbb.dev
October 26, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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React Native Windows v0.85 is here

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🚀 React Native Windows v0.85 is here | React Native
We're excited to release React Native Windows 0.85.0, built on React Native 0.85.3. React Native Windows v0.85 completes the move to the New Architecture,
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October 22, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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Microsoft.UI.Reactor: a C#-first way to build WinUI apps

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Microsoft.UI.Reactor: a C#-first way to build WinUI apps - #ifdef Windows
If you caught our session at Microsoft Build 2026 or you've been watching the repo, you've seen this one taking shape in public for a while now, and a lot
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October 22, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Meet the WinUI Chart Control: Native charts for your WinUI 3 apps

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Meet the WinUI Chart control: native charts for your WinUI 3 apps 📈 · microsoft microsoft-ui-xaml · Discussion #12343
Hello WinUI community! Sometimes a dashboard needs a simple answer: how is the business doing? A line can reveal a trend. A pair of columns can show whether revenue is keeping ahead of expenses. A ...
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October 21, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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WinApp extension for VS Code to assist in building, debugging & packaging Windows apps

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WinApp - Visual Studio Marketplace
Extension for Visual Studio Code - WinApp extension for Visual Studio Code to assist in building, debugging, and packaging Windows applications. Includes schema-aware IntelliSense for…
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October 19, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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WinUI Gallery 3.0 is here: TableView, Charts, InkCanvas and more | by Niels Laute

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WinUI Gallery 3.0 is here: TableView, Charts, InkCanvas and more - #ifdef Windows
Hey WinUI developers! If you're new around here, WinUI Gallery is the go-to app for exploring WinUI 3 controls, samples, design guidance, and handy tools,
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October 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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🛠️ Windows devs: WinUI Gallery 3.0 just dropped.

It has early samples for TableView, Charts, InkCanvas/InkToolbar and WrapPanel, plus simpler window min/max sizing, all built on the experimental Windows App SDK 2.5.4.

(github.com/microsoft/Wi...)
#WinUI #WindowsDev #WindowsAppSDK
Releases · microsoft/WinUI-Gallery
This app demonstrates the controls available in WinUI and the Fluent Design System. - microsoft/WinUI-Gallery
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October 13, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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Microsoft releases WinUI Gallery 3.0, bringing experimental Windows App SDK controls like TableView and Charts to developers! 🚀

https://pcmasterinsider.com/winui-gallery-30-release-windows-11/

#WinUI #Windows11 #Developers #WindowsAppSDK
Microsoft Launches WinUI Gallery 3.0 with Experimental Windows App SDK Controls
Microsoft rolls out WinUI Gallery 3.0, introducing experimental Windows App SDK components including TableView, Charts, and InkCanvas.
pcmasterinsider.com
October 13, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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Building a 2D Game with WinUI and Win2D | by Morten Nielsen

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#windowsdev #gamedev #win2d #winui #dotnet #xaml #csharp #windowsappsdk
dotMorten | Building a 2D Game with WinUI and Win2D
dotMorten - .NET Ramblings, XAML hacking and some GIS endeavors - For a while I've been working building a little collection of classic arcade games for Windows to be
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October 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Credential Explorer - A modern WinUI 3 metadata-only explorer for Windows credentials and Credential Locker | by Scott Hanselman

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#windowsdev #winui #dotnet #windowsappsdk #csharp #windows #credentials
GitHub - shanselman/CredentialExplorer: A modern WinUI 3 metadata-only explorer for Windows credentials and Credential Locker.
A modern WinUI 3 metadata-only explorer for Windows credentials and Credential Locker. - shanselman/CredentialExplorer
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October 5, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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From the .NET blog...

UWP and WinUI 3 apps: UI testing with MSTest
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/testing-uwp-and-winui-3-apps-with-mstest/ #dotnet #XAML #microsofttestingplatform #mstest #testing #uwp #windowsappsdk #winui3
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October 5, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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From the .NET blog...

In case you missed it earlier...

UWP and WinUI 3 apps: UI testing with MSTest
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/testing-uwp-and-winui-3-apps-with-mstest/ #dotnet #XAML #microsofttestingplatform #mstest #testing #uwp #windowsappsdk #winui3
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October 6, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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WinUI and Windows App SDK development just moved to GitHub, with Microsoft now building in the open and a path toward community contributions. Expect clearer roadmaps and faster fixes for modern Windows desktop apps.

#winui #windowsappsdk #dotnet
Microsoft Moves WinUI/WASDK Development to GitHub
bbb.dev
September 28, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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winapp CLI v0.7.0 Release | GitHub

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#windowsdev #cli #winappcli #commandline #winui #windowsappsdk
Release Release v0.7.0 · microsoft/winappCli
Version: 0.7.0 Commit: 2fdd020c5b7db093e8b3e317b22bdd8135a47e89 What's Changed Other Changes Update nuget network policy for release failure by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #740 Remove the threa...
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September 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Developer Deep Dive | Build native Windows apps faster with agents | with Nikola Metulev

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#windowsdev #ai #appdev #agents #winui #windowsappsdk
Developer Deep Dive | Build native Windows apps faster with agents
Build native Windows apps faster with AI agents that actually understand Windows. In this deep dive, you'll learn how Windows Development Skills and the WinApp CLI work together to help developers…
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September 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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What's new for Windows developers | Microsoft Learn

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#windowsdev #windowssdk #windowsappsdk #winui #winrt #cpp #dotnet #xaml
What's new: SDK, WinUI, tools - Windows apps
Explore new Windows platform capabilities, SDK and API updates, design guidance, development tools, and productivity improvements.
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September 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM