Release Notes WinAppSDK 1.7 Preview 1 (#5168)

* Release Notes 1.7 Preview 1

* Archival of 1.6 Preview

* Comments resolution

* More fixes

* Update preview-channel.md

* Update preview-channel-1.6.md

* Update release-channels.md

* Update preview-channel-1.6.md

* Update preview-channel-1.6.md

Author: RDMacLachlan

hub/apps/windows-app-sdk/downloads-archive.md

@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ To learn more, see the [Windows App SDK release channels](release-channels.md) a
 
 ## Preview releases
 
+### Windows App SDK 1.6 Preview
+
+| Version | Runtime downloads |
+|---|---|
+| [1.6 Preview2 (1.6.240821007-preview2) ](/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/preview-channel#version-16-preview-2-160-preview2) <br/> 08/22/2024 <br/> [Release notes](/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/preview-channel#version-16-preview-2-160-preview2) <br/> [Source](https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/releases/tag/winui3%2Frelease%2F1.6-preview2) | [Installer (x64)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.6/1.6.240821007-preview2/windowsappruntimeinstall-x64.exe) <br/> [Installer (x86)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.6/1.6.240821007-preview2/windowsappruntimeinstall-x86.exe) <br/> [Installer (arm64)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.6/1.6.240821007-preview2/windowsappruntimeinstall-arm64.exe) <br/> [Redistributable](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.6/1.6.240821007-preview2/Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.Redist.1.6.zip) |
+| [1.6 Preview1 (1.6.240807006-preview1) ](/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/preview-channel#version-16-preview-1-160-preview1) <br/> 08/13/2024 <br/> [Release notes](/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/preview-channel#version-16-preview-1-160-preview1) <br/> [Source](https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/releases/tag/winui3%2Frelease%2F1.6-preview1) | [Installer (x64)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.6/1.6.240807006-preview1/windowsappruntimeinstall-x64.exe) <br/> [Installer (x86)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.6/1.6.240807006-preview1/windowsappruntimeinstall-x86.exe) <br/> [Installer (arm64)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.6/1.6.240807006-preview1/windowsappruntimeinstall-arm64.exe) <br/> [Redistributable](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.6/1.6.240807006-preview1/Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.Redist.1.6.zip) |
+
+
 ### Windows App SDK 1.5 Preview
 
 | Version | Runtime downloads |

hub/apps/windows-app-sdk/downloads.md

@@ -30,12 +30,11 @@ For all the latest Windows App SDK downloads, refer to the tables and links belo
 
 ## Preview release
 
-### Windows App SDK 1.6 Preview
+### Windows App SDK 1.7 Preview
 
 | Version | Runtime downloads |
 |---|---|
-| [1.6 Preview2 (1.6.240821007-preview2) ](/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/preview-channel#version-16-preview-2-160-preview2) <br/> 08/22/2024 <br/> [Release notes](/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/preview-channel#version-16-preview-2-160-preview2) <br/> [Source](https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/releases/tag/winui3%2Frelease%2F1.6-preview2) | [Installer (x64)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.6/1.6.240821007-preview2/windowsappruntimeinstall-x64.exe) <br/> [Installer (x86)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.6/1.6.240821007-preview2/windowsappruntimeinstall-x86.exe) <br/> [Installer (arm64)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.6/1.6.240821007-preview2/windowsappruntimeinstall-arm64.exe) <br/> [Redistributable](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.6/1.6.240821007-preview2/Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.Redist.1.6.zip) |
-| [1.6 Preview1 (1.6.240807006-preview1) ](/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/preview-channel#version-16-preview-1-160-preview1) <br/> 08/13/2024 <br/> [Release notes](/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/preview-channel#version-16-preview-1-160-preview1) <br/> [Source](https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/releases/tag/winui3%2Frelease%2F1.6-preview1) | [Installer (x64)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.6/1.6.240807006-preview1/windowsappruntimeinstall-x64.exe) <br/> [Installer (x86)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.6/1.6.240807006-preview1/windowsappruntimeinstall-x86.exe) <br/> [Installer (arm64)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.6/1.6.240807006-preview1/windowsappruntimeinstall-arm64.exe) <br/> [Redistributable](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.6/1.6.240807006-preview1/Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.Redist.1.6.zip) |
+| [1.7 Preview1 (1.7.250208002-preview1) ](/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/preview-channel#version-17-preview-1-170-preview1) <br/> 02/11/2025 <br/> [Release notes](/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/preview-channel#version-17-preview-1-170-preview1) <br/> [Source](https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/releases/tag/winui3%2Frelease%2F1.7-preview1) | [Installer (x64)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.7/1.7.250208002-preview1/windowsappruntimeinstall-x64.exe) <br/> [Installer (x86)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.7/1.7.250208002-preview1/windowsappruntimeinstall-x86.exe) <br/> [Installer (arm64)](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.7/1.7.250208002-preview1/windowsappruntimeinstall-arm64.exe) <br/> [Redistributable](https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.7/1.7.250208002-preview1/Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.Redist.1.7.zip) |
 
 ## Experimental release