0.8.5 is now LIVE!

Windows App SDK 0.8.5 is now available

Windows App SDK 0.8.5 is a stable servicing release that continues to fix critical bugs for 0.8.0.

• If you're building an app with the Windows App SDK for the first time, follow the installation instructions here.
• If you are already using the Windows App SDK 0.8 and would like to update to the latest release, you can do so by following the update instructions here.

Bug fixed in Windows App SDK 0.8.5:

• Fixed issue that was causing WinUI apps to crash related to pointer input.
• Fixed issue causing the title bar buttons (min, max, close) to not have rounded corners on Windows 11.
• Fixed issue causing the resizing layout options to not appear when hovering over maximize/restore button in app on Windows 11.
• Fixed issue causing a crashing exception where creating a PointCollection object. For more information, see issue 971 on Github.

1.0 Preview 2 Release is LIVE!

1.0 Preview 2 Release of Windows App SDK

WARNING: Versions 1.0 Preview 1 and 2 of the Windows App SDK contain a critical bug that corrupts your system’s PATH variable. We are fixing this in the upcoming 1.0 Preview 3 release. If you’ve already installed one of these previews, see this GitHub thread for how to resolve the issue: #1599. Until Preview 3 is available, we recommend using version 1.0 Experimental or being aware of this issue and how it might impact your work.

We've just released version 1.0 Preview 2 of the Windows App SDK. This is the first version that adds Windows 11 styles to WinUI 3! And single-project MSIX project templates are now included with the VSIX, so you can easily create a new packaged project that uses one single project! There are a few known issues around single-project MSIX documented in the release notes. This is a great opportunity to try out what's new and provide feedback before the 1.0 Stable (GA) release!

• If you're building an app with the Windows App SDK for the first time, follow the getting started instructions here.

• Install the C# or C++ extensions for the 1.0 Preview 2 release.

To see everything that's new and changed, see the full release notes here.

What's next

To keep up with progress being made on the Windows App SDK, please see our feature roadmap, which gets updated regularly.

Windows App SDK 0.8.4 is now LIVE!

Windows App SDK 0.8.4 is now available

Windows App SDK 0.8.4 is a stable servicing release that continues to fix critical bugs for 0.8.0.

• If you're building an app with the Windows App SDK for the first time, follow the installation instructions here.
• If you are already using the Windows App SDK 0.8 and would like to update to the latest release, you can do so by following the update instructions here.

Bug fixed in Windows App SDK 0.8.4:

• Fixes for custom title bars so that ContentDialog doesn't cover it up, and the title bar buttons are rounded.
• Fix for a crash in image processing when the display scale is changed.
• Fixes clipping bugs where UI disappear or clipped incorrectly

1.0.0-preview1

1.0 Preview 1 Release of Windows App SDK

WARNING: Versions 1.0 Preview 1 and 2 of the Windows App SDK contain a critical bug that corrupts your system’s PATH variable. We are fixing this in the upcoming 1.0 Preview 3 release. If you’ve already installed one of these previews, see this GitHub thread for how to resolve the issue: #1599. Until Preview 3 is available, we recommend using version 1.0 Experimental or being aware of this issue and how it might impact your work.

We've just released our first preview of the 1.0 release of the Windows App SDK! This preview is our first release that converges our NuGet packages to one single package, reducing clutter in your projects and making it easier to update to future versions! Additionally, the AppInstance APIs are now available to C# apps! This is an awesome opportunity to try out what's new and provide feedback.

If you're building an app with the Windows App SDK for the first time, follow the getting started instructions here.

Install the C# or C++ extensions for the 1.0 Preview 1 release.

Full release notes here.

What's next

To keep up with progress being made on the Windows App SDK, please see our feature roadmap, which gets updated regularly. __

0.8.3

Windows App SDK 0.8.3 is now available

Windows App SDK 0.8.3 is a stable servicing release that continues to fix critical bugs for 0.8.0.

• If you're building an app with the Windows App SDK for the first time, follow the installation instructions here.
• If you are already using the Windows App SDK 0.8 and would like to update to the latest release, you can do so by following the update instructions here.

Bug fixed in Windows App SDK 0.8.3:

Keyboard focus was being lost when a window was minimized and then restored, requiring a mouse click to restore focus.

0.8.2

Windows App SDK 0.8.2 is now available

Windows App SDK 0.8.2 is a stable servicing release that a couple more critical bugs for 0.8.0.

Bugs fixed in Windows App SDK 0.8.2:

• Windows App SDK and WinUI 3 are now supported in Visual Studio 2022 Preview 2 and above.
• For .NET apps, you may receive the following error when passing in an array of enums: Object contains non-primitive or non-blittable data.
• Writing using the HandWriting Panel inside a textbox causes a crash
• Icons/images always load at their 100% scale value rather than based on the monitor scale value
• Garbage collection of EventSource<T> causes subsequent failure to unsubscribe handlers (see GitHub issue for more details)
• Security fix – see CVE-2021-34533 for more details.
• SwapChainPanel.CompositionScaleChanged sometimes returning incorrect CompositionScale values after changing display scale

The limitations and known issues for v0.8 also apply to v0.8.2, unless marked otherwise in our documentation.

0.5.9

0.5.9 Windows App SDK Release

This release is a stable servicing release that includes a security fix. For more information, please check it all here.

Check all our new and updated features, limitations, and known issues for this release on our full release notes here.

What's next

To keep up with progress being made on Windows App SDK, please see our feature roadmap which gets updated regularly. We also give monthly updates on our Windows App SDK Community Calls, where you can directly ask the team any questions you have.

1.0 Experimental (1.0.0-exp)

1.0 Experimental (1.0.0-exp)

We've just released our 1.0 experimental release of Windows App SDK! This is the latest release of the experimental channel that supports all experimental channel features. This release includes bug fixes and provides access to non-stable APIs and features for WinUI3, Push notifications, Windowing, and Deployment of unpackaged apps.

Check all our new and updated features, limitations, and known issues for this release on our full release notes here.

What's next

To keep up with progress being made on Windows App SDK, please see our feature roadmap which gets updated regularly. We also give monthly updates on our Windows App SDK Community Calls, where you can directly ask the team any questions you have.

Attached are the Windows App SDK Installer and MSIX packages needed to test deployment of unpackaged apps or you can find it here.

0.8.1

Windows App SDK 0.8.1 is a stable servicing release that fixes a few critical bugs.

Bugs fixed in Windows App SDK 0.8.1:

• Windows App SDK cannot run on latest Insider build
• Crash in editable ComboBox when entering a value that does not appear in dropdown
• WebView2 doesn't allow user to tab out once focused has been received
• Fully qualify Windows.Foundation.Metadata.DefaultOverload namespace in WinUI generated code to avoid namespace ambiguity
  • This fixes bug #5108.
• Security fix – see CVE-2021-34489 for more details.

The limitations and known issues for v0.8 also apply to v0.8.1, unless marked otherwise in our documentation.

0.8.0

We just released the 0.8 GA release of Windows App SDK formerly known as Project Reunion! This release consists of stabilization improvements, critical bug fixes, and some new functionality. This is an opportunity for our customers to try this out and provide feedback.

If you're building an app with Windows App SDK for the first time, follow the getting started instructions here.

Full release notes here.

NOTE: This release is not supported on the current Windows Insider Dev channel. We will be fixing this issue in our first 0.8 servicing release coming soon.

Attached are the Windows App SDK Installer and MSIX packages needed to test deployment of unpackaged apps.

To keep up with progress being made on Windows App SDK, please see our feature roadmap which gets updated regularly.

NOTE: The Windows App SDK was previously known by the code name Project Reunion. Some SDK assets such as the VSIX extension and NuGet packages still use the code name, but these assets will be renamed in a future release. Some areas of the docs still use Project Reunion when referring to an existing asset or a specified earlier release.