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|**✅**|**Stable**| Production-ready channel intended for apps in market. Includes only stable, supported APIs suitable for long-term use. | No more than every six months <br/> *(plus servicing updates as needed)*| Yes |**1.8.3 (1.8.251106002)** <br/> Released: 11/11/2025 <br/> [Release notes](./release-notes/windows-app-sdk-1-8.md?pivots=stable#version-183-18251106002)|
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|**✅**|**Stable**| Production-ready channel intended for apps in market. Includes only stable, supported APIs suitable for long-term use. | No more than every six months <br/> *(plus servicing updates as needed)*| Yes |**1.8.4 (1.8.260101001)** <br/> Released: 01/13/2026 <br/> [Release notes](./release-notes/windows-app-sdk-1-8.md?pivots=stable#version-184-18260101001)|
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|**❇️**|**Preview**| Early look at the next Stable release. May introduce breaking API changes before final stabilization. | At least one preview for each Stable release | No |**1.8 Preview (1.8-preview)** <br/> Released: 08/19/2025 <br/> [Release notes](./release-notes/windows-app-sdk-1-8.md?pivots=preview#version-18-preview-18-preview)**|
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|**🔄**|**Experimental**| Early-stage features under active development. APIs may change, be removed, or never ship. Intended for exploration and feedback only. | Published as needed to gather feedback on prototypes and early designs | No |**2.0 Experimental 4 (2.0.0-experimental4)** <br/> Released: 11/11/2025 <br/> [Release notes](./release-notes/windows-app-sdk-2-0.md?pivots=experimental#version-20-experimental-3-200-experimental3)|
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<details><summary>Windows AI Text Rewriter: New Custom tones</summary>
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> The **TextRewriter** supports new custom tones based on user-provided instructions. The new **RewriteCustomAsync** API lets you provide an input string that guides Phi Silica in rewriting selected text. You can experiment with new custom tones based on user-provided instructions to transform your content as desired. Try out changes like "Rewrite as Shakespeare" or "Rewrite in Sci fi".
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<details><summary>Windows ML size reduction</summary>
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> Reduced the size of `Microsoft.Windows.AI.MachineLearning.dll` by approximately 160 KB.
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<details><summary>Bug fixes</summary>
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> * Fixed "Class not registered" errors when using Windows ML in self-contained deployments. Developers using self-contained deployment no longer need to register all the Foundation package activatable classes that were used internally.
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> * Fixed a crash that occurs during process shutdown after using Windows ML.
> * Filter names display correctly when extensions are hidden. For more info, see GitHub issue [#5837](https://github.com/microsoft/WindowsAppSDK/issues/5837). ([RuntimeCompatibilityChange](/windows/windows-app-sdk/api/winrt/microsoft.windows.applicationmodel.windowsappruntime.runtimecompatibilityoptions.disabledchanges): StoragePickers_DisplayFileTypeFilterNames)
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> * Existing files are not truncated on save unless overwritten. For more info, see GitHub issue [#5976](https://github.com/microsoft/WindowsAppSDK/issues/5976). ([RuntimeCompatibilityChange](/windows/windows-app-sdk/api/winrt/microsoft.windows.applicationmodel.windowsappruntime.runtimecompatibilityoptions.disabledchanges): StoragePickers_DoNotTruncateExistingFileOnSave)
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> * File type choices preserve insertion order. For more info, see GitHub issue [#5827](https://github.com/microsoft/WindowsAppSDK/issues/5827). ([RuntimeCompatibilityChange](/windows/windows-app-sdk/api/winrt/microsoft.windows.applicationmodel.windowsappruntime.runtimecompatibilityoptions.disabledchanges): StoragePickers_PreserveFileTypeChoicesInsertionOrder)
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> * Fixed an issue that prevented Image Super Resolution from being available for some applications.
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> * Fixed problem with apps not launching when using `PublishSingleFile` support with component packages. For more info, see GitHub issue [#5969](https://github.com/microsoft/WindowsAppSDK/issues/5969#issuecomment-3551259519). [RuntimeCompatibilityChange](/windows/windows-app-sdk/api/winrt/microsoft.windows.applicationmodel.windowsappruntime.runtimecompatibilityoptions.disabledchanges): N/A, build .targets change)
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> * Fixed an issue where IconElements created using IconSource.CreateIconElement were not rendered on the screen. ([RuntimeCompatibilityChange](/windows/windows-app-sdk/api/winrt/microsoft.windows.applicationmodel.windowsappruntime.runtimecompatibilityoptions.disabledchanges): FixCreateIconElementRendering)
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> * Fixed issue with incremental builds rebuilding too much when using WinAppSDKSelfContained. [RuntimeCompatibilityChange](/windows/windows-app-sdk/api/winrt/microsoft.windows.applicationmodel.windowsappruntime.runtimecompatibilityoptions.disabledchanges): N/A, build .targets change)
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> * Fixed build failure when referencing DWrite component package with WinAppSDKSelfContained. [RuntimeCompatibilityChange](/windows/windows-app-sdk/api/winrt/microsoft.windows.applicationmodel.windowsappruntime.runtimecompatibilityoptions.disabledchanges): N/A, build .targets change)
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<details><summary>New or updated APIs</summary>
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> This release includes the following new APIs compared to the 1.8.3 release:
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