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#WindowsAppSDK 1.8.3 (1.8.251106002) has shipped!

Download package: msft.it/63320t3mqq

#WASDKday
Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK 1.8.251106002
The Windows App SDK empowers all Windows Desktop apps with modern Windows UI, APIs, and platform features, including back-compat support.
msft.it
November 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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#WinAppSDK 2.0 Experimental 2.0 (2.0.0-experimental3) has shipped!

Release notes: msft.it/63328t3mve
November 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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🚀 Visual Studio 2026 is officially here!
Faster performance, smarter tools, and AI woven into your workflow.
✅ 4,700 bugs fixed
✅ 300 new features
✅ Modern UI + AI-native design
Learn more and upgrade now: msft.it/63327tMUkz
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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.NET 10 is here!
The latest release brings performance boosts, cloud-native enhancements, and AI integration to supercharge your development experience. 👉 Dive into what’s new and start exploring today: msft.it/63325tMo79
#dotNET
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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If you want your WinUI app to launch to the tray, and optionally add a context menu to the tray, it is now SUPER simple with WinUIEx!
October 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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IT'S OFFICIAL. The ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X drop on October 16!

Get ready to take your gaming everywhere: xbx.lv/4mJDFoe
August 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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INotifyPodcastChanged Episode 8: Windows Community Toolkit with Michael Hawker and hosts Joseph Finney & Tamás Deme.

buff.ly/4IRs6w2

#podcast #windev #devcommunity #windowsdev #communitytoolkit #winui
INotifyPodcastChanged | Episode 8: Windows Community Toolkit with Michael Hawker
Join us and Michael Hawker a.k.a. the XAML Llama discussing the ins and outs of the Windows Community Toolkit!
buff.ly
August 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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#Developers looking to get started with #WinUI on #Windows? 🦙 Find out how to go from Zero to Hero with a complete tutorial of everything you need to know starting from scratch in #VisualStudio including learning about #XAML and #MVVM! #WindowsDev #dotnet 🦙 youtu.be/XO_LnDfsQmc?...
Build your first Windows app with WinUI and Visual Studio
Learn how to go from zero to hero building Windows app with WinUI! Take things at your own pace as we incrementally bring you on a journey ramping you up from a file new app to what you need to know to take your next steps with Windows development to building the next great Windows app. In this video, you'll get familiar with setting up your machine and starting a new project, what other resources you need as a Windows developer, learning about the MVVM pattern, and diving into the debugging tools for XAML apps available in Visual Studio. Get started with WinUI: https://aka.ms/windev Windows Developers YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WindowsDevelopers Get Visual Studio: https://www.visualstudio.com #visualstudio #winui #windows 00:00 - Introduction 00:47 - Getting started 07:17 - What is XAML? 15:08 - Adding data and logic with MVVM 20:07 - Call the IncrementCount method 22:45 - Debugging and what's happening behind the scenes 26:13 - Outro and resources
youtu.be
July 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
After years of not being allowed to do it and complaining, I was able to add 200GB of storage to 1 of 6 users (not the subscriber) that share a Microsoft 365 Family subscription.
July 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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PLEASE RP: WINDOWS ADMIN CENTER 2410!

WAC 2410 is a v2 release years in the making. There are lots of under the hood scalability & performance improvements. It's been upgraded to .NET Core, is multi-process, & uses the ASP.NET Kestrel web server.

techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
Windows Admin Center version 2410 is now generally available! | Microsoft Community Hub
February 25th, 2025 update: This minor build update makes quality improvements around localization, installation, and the "All Connections" page. If you are...
techcommunity.microsoft.com
June 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Oooh. New podcast.
May 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Want to publish a Windows app to the Microsoft Store? Registering a developer account is now FREE! (previously ~$20 USD).

Huge news, check it out: blogs.windows.com/windowsdevel... #microsoft #windowsdev
Microsoft Store expands opportunities for Windows app developers
The Windows developer platform continues to evolve, bringing more quality, performance and innovation through Copilot+ PC. This translates into a tremendous opportunity for app develop
blogs.windows.com
May 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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It is no secret that Windows 11 is getting a big feature update this year, and newly discovered bits in the latest preview build point to the potential build number and more. #Windows11 #Microsoft
Windows 11 version 25H2 is coming later this year, possible build number discovered
It is no secret that Windows 11 is getting a big feature update this year, and newly discovered bits in the latest preview build point to the potential build number and more.
www.neowin.net
April 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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✨ What's New in Home Assistant 2025.04? ✨

🤖 New experimental auto-generated Areas Dashboard
🕰️ Fresh Clock Card to match your tiles
🗣️ Updated Assist language wizard
☁️ Easier Home Assistant Cloud Restore

Watch our short video or read our blog www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/04...

#HomeAutomation
April 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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The session catalog for the Microsoft Build conference is now live. Here's a nice list of what you find when you search on "Windows" build.microsoft.com/en-US/sessio...
Microsoft Build | May 19-22, 2025
Join us at Microsoft Build
build.microsoft.com
April 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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🦙📢 #WindowsDev check out the 8.2 release of the #WindowsCommunityToolkit 🎉 With support for #NativeAOT in #WindowsAppSDK 1.6+, @UnoPlatform 5.5+, #UWP Support for .NET 9, plus a multitude of improvements! 🎉 #WinUI #dotnet
Announcing Windows Community Toolkit v8.2 - #ifdef Windows
Now with Native AOT support, UWP Support for .NET 9, a SwitchConverter, and more! Windows devs using WinUI come use it today!
devblogs.microsoft.com
April 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Snagged a Designed by Microsoft mouse manufactured by Incase. Not the same model, but still a great mouse.
March 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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WinAppSDK 1.7 experimental 3 has been released!

Several Windows Copilot Runtime (WCR) seem to be coming out!
- Super resolution
- Image segmentation
- LLMs
- OCR

Also looks like BadgeNotifications is available for C# devs too

github.com/microsoft/Wi...

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window...
Release 1.7.0 Experimental 3 (1.7.250127003-experimental3) 🧪 · microsoft/WindowsAppSDK
Windows App SDK 1.7 Experimental 3 introduces several exciting new features designed to bring artificial intelligence (AI) to your products with the power of Phi Silica and Windows CoPilot Runtime ...
github.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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🦙📢 Hey #WindowsDev, there's a new preview of the #WindowsCommunityToolkit! It includes some great bug fixes, as well as #UWP support for .NET 9. Including our #NativeAOT support coming in this 8.2 update for #WinUI #WindowsAppSDK too. Release Notes: https://github.com/CommunityToolkit/Windows/relea…
Release [Pre-release] v8.2.240129-preview2 · CommunityToolkit/Windows
What's Changed This pre-release adds initial preview support for UWP support for .NET 9. Please let us know if you encounter any issues whether or not you're using this framework. New Features Ena...
github.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Windows is adding a feature called "Admin Protection." But to understand why it's needed and useful, it's helpful to first learn some history, and what UAC did and didn't accomplish.

techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
Evolving the Windows User Model – A Look to the Past | Microsoft Community Hub
 
techcommunity.microsoft.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Why doesn’t the Windows blue screen of death prominently identify the company that created the driver that crashed? - Raymond Chen devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/...
Why doesn't the Windows blue screen of death prominently identify the company that created the driver that crashed? - The Old New Thing
Because the driver that crashed may not be the one at fault.
devblogs.microsoft.com
January 22, 2025 at 4:13 AM