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1 | 1 | --- |
2 | | -title: What's New for developers |
| 2 | +title: What's new for Windows app developers |
3 | 3 | description: Learn what's new for developers in Windows 11 and tools |
4 | | -keywords: what's new, Windows 11, Windows, developers, WinUI, sdk |
5 | | -ms.date: 5/06/2025 |
| 4 | +keywords: what's new, Windows 11, Windows, developers, WinUI, sdk, tools |
| 5 | +ms.date: 11/04/2025 |
6 | 6 | ms.topic: whats-new |
7 | 7 | ms.localizationpriority: medium |
8 | 8 | --- |
9 | 9 |
|
10 | | -# What's New for developers |
| 10 | +# What's new for developers |
11 | 11 |
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| 12 | +Stay current with platform, SDK, AI, and tooling updates for building Windows apps. |
12 | 13 |
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13 | | -## Some recent documentation highlights |
| 14 | +## Latest releases |
14 | 15 |
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15 | | -Feature | Description |
16 | | -:------ | :------ |
17 | | -[Start developing Windows apps](/windows/apps/get-started/start-here) | Learn how to start developing apps for Windows with this comprehensive guide. |
18 | | -[PowerToys](/windows/powertoys/) | PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity. |
19 | | -[Installing PowerToys](/windows/powertoys/install) | Step-by-step instructions to install PowerToys on your Windows machine. |
20 | | -[Get started building an app with Windows AI APIs](/windows/ai/apis/get-started) | A guide to help you begin building apps using Windows AI APIs. |
21 | | -[AppWindows.SetIcon Method](/windows/windows-app-sdk/api/winrt/microsoft.ui.windowing.appwindow.seticon?view=windows-app-sdk-1.7) | Documentation for the `AppWindow.SetIcon` method in the Windows App SDK. |
22 | | -[Win32 app isolation overview](/windows/win32/secauthz/app-isolation-overview) | An overview of app isolation for Win32 applications to enhance security and reliability. |
| 16 | +| Component | Latest release notes | |
| 17 | +| :-- | :-- | |
| 18 | +| Windows App SDK | [Stable channel release notes](../windows-app-sdk/stable-channel.md) • [Preview channel](../windows-app-sdk/preview-channel.md) | |
| 19 | +| Windows SDK | [Windows SDK downloads & archive](https://developer.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/sdk-archive) (includes links to latest and Insider preview SDK release notes) | |
23 | 20 |
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| 21 | +## Recent documentation highlights |
24 | 22 |
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| 23 | +| Feature | Description | |
| 24 | +| :------ | :------ | |
| 25 | +| [Start developing Windows apps](/windows/apps/get-started/start-here) | Comprehensive starting point for Windows app development. | |
| 26 | +| [Win32 app isolation overview](/windows/win32/secauthz/app-isolation-overview) | Security and reliability benefits of isolating Win32 apps. | |
| 27 | +| [AppWindow.SetIcon](/windows/windows-app-sdk/api/winrt/microsoft.ui.windowing.appwindow.seticon) | API reference for setting a window icon (Windows App SDK). | |
| 28 | +| [PowerToys](/windows/powertoys/) | Power user productivity utilities. | |
| 29 | +| [Installing PowerToys](/windows/powertoys/install) | Step-by-step install guidance. | |
| 30 | +| [Get started with Windows AI APIs](/windows/ai/apis/get-started) | Quickstart building apps using Windows AI. | |
25 | 31 |
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| 32 | +| Feature | Description | |
| 33 | +| :------ | :------ | |
| 34 | +| [WinUI 3 Gallery](https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery) | Reference implementation and control samples; install from Store for offline exploration. | |
| 35 | +| [Sample code browser](/samples/browse/?products=windows) | Filterable catalog of official Windows samples. | |
26 | 36 |
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27 | | -## Windows App SDK |
| 37 | +## Release notes and resources |
28 | 38 |
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29 | | -Feature | Description |
30 | | -:------ | :------ |
31 | | -Windows App SDK | [The Windows App SDK](../windows-app-sdk/index.md) is a set of developer components and tools that represent the next evolution in the Windows app development platform. The Windows App SDK provides a unified set of APIs and tools that can be used in a consistent way by any desktop app on Windows 11 (and downlevel to Windows 10, version 1809). |
32 | | -Windows App SDK release notes | Details on [the latest stable release of the Windows App SDK](../windows-app-sdk/stable-channel.md), which can be used by apps in production environments and by apps published to the Microsoft Store. |
33 | | -Create a new app with the Windows App SDK | The Windows App SDK includes WinUI 3 project templates that enable you to create apps with an entirely WinUI-based user interface. When you create a project using these templates (see [Create your first WinUI 3 project](../winui/winui3/create-your-first-winui3-app.md)), the entire user interface of your application is implemented using windows, controls, and other UI types provided by WinUI 3. |
34 | | -Use the Windows App SDK in an existing project | If you have an existing project in which you want to use the Windows App SDK, [you can install the latest version of the Windows App SDK NuGet package in your project](../windows-app-sdk/use-windows-app-sdk-in-existing-project.md). Unpackaged apps must follow this procedure to use the Windows App SDK, but packaged apps can do this too. |
35 | | -Download the Windows App SDK | There are several packages and release channels for the Windows App SDK. The [Download the Windows App SDK page](../windows-app-sdk/downloads.md) provides guidance on which ones you need, download links, and installation instructions. |
| 39 | +- Windows App SDK: [Stable channel](../windows-app-sdk/stable-channel.md) • [Archive](../windows-app-sdk/release-notes-archive/stable-channel-1-7.md) |
| 40 | +- Windows SDK: [Download archive and latest](https://developer.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/sdk-archive) |
| 41 | +- Insider builds: [Windows Insider for Developers](https://www.microsoft.com/windowsinsider/for-developers-getting-started). |
| 42 | +- Modernizing guidance: [Start developing Windows apps](/windows/apps/get-started/start-here) |
| 43 | +- Windows dev community: [Windows Dev Center](https://developer.microsoft.com/windows/community/) |
36 | 44 |
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37 | | -## WinUI |
38 | 45 |
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39 | | -Feature | Description |
40 | | -:------ | :------ |
41 | | -[WinUI](../winui/winui3/index.md) | WinUI is the native UI platform component that ships with the Windows App SDK (completely decoupled from Windows SDKs). The Windows App SDK provides a unified set of APIs and tools that can be used to create production desktop apps that target Windows 10 and later, and can be published to the Microsoft Store. |
42 | 46 |
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43 | | -## Windows AI |
| 47 | +## Windows and AI |
44 | 48 |
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45 | | -Feature | Description |
46 | | -:------ | :------ |
47 | | -[Windows AI](/windows/ai/) | Enhance your Windows apps with AI through local APIs and Machine Learning models. |
48 | | -[Windows AI Foundry Overview](/windows/ai/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 is able to offer many of the same capabilities found in Large Language Models (LLMs), but more compact and efficient so that it can run locally on Windows. |
| 49 | +Feature | Description | |
| 50 | +:------ | :------ | |
| 51 | +[Windows AI](/windows/ai/) | Enhance your Windows apps with AI through local APIs and Machine Learning models. | |
| 52 | +[Windows AI Foundry Overview](/windows/ai/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. | |
49 | 53 |
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50 | 54 | ## Developer tools |
51 | 55 | Feature | Description |
52 | | -:------ | :------ |
53 | | -[Dev Home Overview](/windows/dev-home/) | Dev Home was an experimental control center for Windows, but will no longer be supported beginning May 2025. Dev Home provided the ability to monitor projects in your dashboard using customizable widgets, set up your dev environment by downloading apps, packages, or repositories, connect to your developer accounts and tools (such as GitHub), and create a Dev Drive for storage all in one place. |
54 | | -[WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)](/windows/wsl/) | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a feature of Windows that allows you to run a Linux environment on your Windows machine, without the need for a separate virtual machine or dual booting. |
55 | | - |
56 | | - |
57 | | - |
58 | | -## Samples |
| 56 | +:------ | :------ | |
| 57 | +[PowerToys](/windows/powertoys/) | Power user productivity utilities to streamline your Windows experience.| |
| 58 | +[Edit](/windows/edit) | Edit is a lightweight command-line text editor in Windows 11. | |
| 59 | +[WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)](/windows/wsl/) | 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.| |
59 | 60 |
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60 | | -The [WinUI 3 Gallery](https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery) on GitHub is updated regularly to showcase the latest additions and improvements to WinUI in the Windows App SDK. The gallery app can also be downloaded from the [Microsoft Store](https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9p3jfpwwdzrc). |
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