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WinAppSDK 1.8.0 Release Notes (#5783)
* WinAppSDK 1.8.0 Release Notes * Updated Links * Michaels fixes * Update hub/apps/windows-app-sdk/release-channels.md Co-authored-by: Scott Jones <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: KB <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Scott Jones <[email protected]>
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title: Latest Windows App SDK downloads
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description: This page provides links to the latest downloads of the Windows App SDK (WASDK) for all three release channels (stable, preview, and experimental).
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ms.date: 08/19/2025
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keywords: windows, winrt, win32, windows app development, Windows App SDK
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This page provides links to the *latest* downloads of the [Windows App SDK](index.md) (WASDK) for all three release channels (stable, preview, and experimental). See [Windows App SDK release channels](release-channels.md) for more details on the WASDK release channels.
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> [!div class="button" style="text-align: left;" width="150px;"]
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> [Download the latest x64 stable installer (1.7.3)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.7/latest/windowsappruntimeinstall-x64.exe)
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> [Download the latest x64 stable installer (1.8.0)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.8/latest/windowsappruntimeinstall-x64.exe)
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> For older releases, see the [Archive of Windows App SDK downloads](downloads-archive.md).
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## Stable release
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### Windows App SDK 1.7
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### Windows App SDK 1.8
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| Version | Runtime downloads |
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| [1.7.3 (1.7.250606001)](stable-channel.md#version-17) <br/> 06/10/2025 <br/> [Release notes](stable-channel.md#version-17) <br/> [Source](https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/releases/tag/winui3%2Frelease%2F1.7.3) | [Installer (x64)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.7/1.7.250606001/windowsappruntimeinstall-x64.exe) <br/> [Installer (x86)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.7/1.7.250606001/windowsappruntimeinstall-x86.exe) <br/> [Installer (arm64)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.7/1.7.250606001/windowsappruntimeinstall-arm64.exe) <br/> [Redistributable](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.7/1.7.250606001/Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.Redist.1.7.zip) |
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| [1.7.2 (1.7.250513003)](stable-channel.md#version-17) <br/> 05/19/2025 <br/> [Release notes](stable-channel.md#version-17) <br/> [Source](https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/releases/tag/winui3%2Frelease%2F1.7.2) | [Installer (x64)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.7/1.7.250513003/windowsappruntimeinstall-x64.exe) <br/> [Installer (x86)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.7/1.7.250513003/windowsappruntimeinstall-x86.exe) <br/> [Installer (arm64)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.7/1.7.250513003/windowsappruntimeinstall-arm64.exe) <br/> [Redistributable](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.7/1.7.250513003/Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.Redist.1.7.zip) |
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| [1.7.1 (1.7.250401001)](stable-channel.md#version-17) <br/> 04/08/2025 <br/> [Release notes](stable-channel.md#version-17) <br/> [Source](https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/releases/tag/winui3%2Frelease%2F1.7.1) | [Installer (x64)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.7/1.7.250401001/windowsappruntimeinstall-x64.exe) <br/> [Installer (x86)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.7/1.7.250401001/windowsappruntimeinstall-x86.exe) <br/> [Installer (arm64)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.7/1.7.250401001/windowsappruntimeinstall-arm64.exe) <br/> [Redistributable](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.7/1.7.250401001/Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.Redist.1.7.zip) |
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| [1.7.0 (1.7.250310001)](stable-channel.md#version-17) <br/> 03/18/2025 <br/> [Release notes](stable-channel.md#version-17) <br/> [Source](https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/releases/tag/winui3%2Frelease%2F1.7.0) | [Installer (x64)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.7/1.7.250310001/windowsappruntimeinstall-x64.exe) <br/> [Installer (x86)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.7/1.7.250310001/windowsappruntimeinstall-x86.exe) <br/> [Installer (arm64)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.7/1.7.250310001/windowsappruntimeinstall-arm64.exe) <br/> [Redistributable](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.7/1.7.250310001/Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.Redist.1.7.zip) |
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| [1.8.0 (1.8.250907003)](stable-channel.md#version-18) <br/> 09/09/2025 <br/> [Release notes](stable-channel.md#version-18) <br/> [Source](https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/releases/tag/winui3%2Frelease%2F1.8.0) | [Installer (x64)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.8/1.8.250907003/windowsappruntimeinstall-x64.exe) <br/> [Installer (x86)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.8/1.8.250907003/windowsappruntimeinstall-x86.exe) <br/> [Installer (arm64)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.8/1.8.250907003/windowsappruntimeinstall-arm64.exe) <br/> [Redistributable](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.8/1.8.250907003/Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.Redist.1.7.zip) |
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| **✅** | Stable ([release notes](stable-channel.md)) | This channel is supported for use by apps in production environments. It includes only stable APIs. | No more frequent than every six months<br>(+ servicing) | Yes | [1.7.3 (1.7.250606001)](stable-channel.md#version-173-17250606001) (06/10/2025) |
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| **✅** | Stable ([release notes](stable-channel.md)) | This channel is supported for use by apps in production environments. It includes only stable APIs. | No more frequent than every six months<br>(+ servicing) | Yes | [1.8.0 (1.8.250907003)](stable-channel.md#version-180-18250907003) (09/09/2025) |
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| **❇️** | Preview ([release notes](preview-channel.md)) | This channel provides a preview of the next stable release. There may be breaking API changes between a given preview channel release and the next stable release. | At least one preview per stable version | No | [Version 1.8 Preview (1.8-preview)](preview-channel.md#version-18-preview-18-preview) (08/19/2025) |
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| **🔄️** | Experimental ([release notes](experimental-channel.md)) | This channel includes experimental features that are in early stages of development. Experimental features may be removed from the next release, or may never be released. | As needed when requiring feedback for features in early design or prototype stages | No | [1.8.0-experimental4](experimental-channel.md#version-18-experimental-180-experimental4) (07/08/2025) |
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| 1.7 | 03/18/2025 | 1.7.250606001 | 06/10/2025 | Current | 03/18/2026 |
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| 1.6 | 09/04/2024 | 1.6.250602001 | 06/10/2025 | Maintenance | 09/04/2025 |
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| 1.8 | 09/09/2025 | 1.8.250907003 | 09/09/2025 | Current | 09/09/2026 |
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| 1.7 | 03/18/2025 | 1.7.250606001 | 06/10/2025 | Maintenance | 03/18/2026 |
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| 1.6 | 09/04/2024 | 1.6.250602001 | 06/10/2025 | Out of Support | 09/04/2025 |
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| 1.5 | 02/29/2024 | 1.5.250108004 | 01/15/2025 | Out of Support | 02/28/2025 |
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| 1.4 | 08/29/2023 | 1.4.240802001 | 08/13/2024 | Out of Support | 08/29/2024 |
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| 1.3 | 04/12/2023 | 1.3.230724000 | 07/25/2023 | Out of Support | 04/12/2024 |

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