Merge pull request #5977 from MicrosoftDocs/jken_new_new

What's new November

Author: GrantMeStrength

hub/apps/whats-new/windows-11-build-22000.md

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 title: What's new for Windows app developers
 description: Learn what's new for developers in Windows 11 and tools
 keywords: what's new, Windows 11, Windows, developers, WinUI, sdk, tools
-ms.date: 11/04/2025
+ms.date: 11/11/2025
 ms.topic: whats-new
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
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 # What's new for developers
 
-Stay current with platform, SDK, AI, and tooling updates for building Windows apps.
+Build faster and ship more polished Windows apps. This section curates the latest platform capabilities, SDK and API additions, AI integration options, performance and diagnostics improvements, design guidance updates, and productivity tooling enhancements. Bookmark it and check back regularly. We refresh the highlights so you can focus on what moves your app forward.
+
+## Highlights – November 2025
+
+- Microsoft Ignite 2025: Explore sessions, workshops, and resources for Windows developers at [Microsoft Ignite](/windows/apps/whats-new/windows-at-ignite) (November 18–21, 2025).
+- Windows App SDK: Phi Silica local language model available via LanguageModel APIs – generate text with built-in moderation ([release notes stable](../windows-app-sdk/stable-channel.md)).
+- Phi Silica enhancements: Summarize Conversation and LoRA fine-tuning support for scenario‑specific adaptation ([experimental channel 1.8](../windows-app-sdk/release-notes-archive/experimental-channel-1-8.md)).
+- AppWindow.SetIcon API: refined guidance for setting window and taskbar icons (branding improvement) ([API ref](/windows/windows-app-sdk/api/winrt/microsoft.ui.windowing.appwindow.seticon)).
+- Win32 app isolation overview: updated security guidance for packaging decisions ([overview](/windows/win32/secauthz/app-isolation-overview)).
+- PowerToys Advanced Paste: new local transformations + optional AI prompt actions ([feature doc](../../powertoys/advanced-paste.md)).
 
 ## Latest releases
 
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 - Modernizing guidance: [Start developing Windows apps](/windows/apps/get-started/start-here)
 - Windows dev community: [Windows Dev Center](https://developer.microsoft.com/windows/community/)
 
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 ## Windows and AI
 
-Feature | Description |
-:------ | :------ |
-[Windows AI](/windows/ai/) | Enhance your Windows apps with AI through local APIs and Machine Learning models. |
-[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. |
+| Feature | Description |
+| :------ | :------ |
+| [Windows AI](/windows/ai/) | Enhance your Windows apps with AI through local APIs and machine learning models. |
+| [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. |
 
 ## Developer tools
-Feature | Description
-:------ | :------ |
-[PowerToys](/windows/powertoys/) | Power user productivity utilities to streamline your Windows experience.|
-[Edit](/windows/edit) | Edit is a lightweight command-line text editor in Windows 11. |
-[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.|
+
+| Feature | Description |
+| :------ | :------ |
+| [PowerToys](/windows/powertoys/) | Power user productivity utilities to streamline your Windows experience. |
+| [Edit](/windows/edit) | Edit is a lightweight command-line text editor in Windows 11. |
+| [WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)](/windows/wsl/) | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) lets you run a Linux environment on your Windows machine without the need for a separate VM or dual booting. |