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Add Windows SDK 10.0.28000.0 (March 2026) release notes and download links
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title: Windows SDK downloads
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description: Downloads for the Windows SDK
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ms.topic: article
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ms.date: 02/02/2026
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ms.date: 03/27/2026
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keywords: windows win32, windows app development, Windows App SDK, windows sdk
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| Release | Downloads |
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| **Windows SDK for Windows 11 (10.0.28000.0)** <br/> March 2026 <br/> [Release notes](./release-notes.md#build-10028000) | [Installer](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2357925) <br/> [ISO](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2357642) |
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| **Windows SDK for Windows 11 (10.0.26100.7705)** <br/> February 2026 <br/> [Release notes](./release-notes.md#build-100261007705) | [Installer](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2349110) <br/> [ISO](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2348707) |
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| **Windows SDK for Windows 11 (10.0.26100.7627)** <br/> January 2026 <br/> [Release notes](./release-notes.md#build-100261007627) | [Installer]( https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2347650) <br/> [ISO](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2347553) |
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| **Windows SDK for Windows 11 (10.0.26100.7463)** <br/> December 2025 <br/> [Release notes](./release-notes.md#build-100261007463) | [Installer](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2346012) <br/> [ISO](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2345534) |

‎hub/apps/windows-sdk/release-notes.md‎

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title: What's new in Windows SDK
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description: Provides information about release notes for the Windows SDK.
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keywords: windows win32, windows app development, Windows SDK, Windows Platform SDK, windows 11
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For the the latest builds, see [Downloads for the Windows SDK](./downloads.md).
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## Build 10.0.28000.0
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Released: **March, 2026** <br><br>
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This is a major version bump to the **28000** SDK series.
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<details>
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<summary>WinRT API additions and updates</summary>
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> **Windows.Devices.Haptics** (UniversalApiContract 19.0):
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> New types:
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> - `HapticDeviceType` enum — Defines haptic device types: `None`, `Generic`, `Pen`, `Touchpad`, `Mouse`
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> - `HapticsControllerOverrideToken` struct — Token for managing haptics controller overrides
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> - `IInputHapticsManager` interface — Provides per-thread haptics management with methods for sending waveforms, controlling duration/play count, stopping feedback, and overriding haptics controllers
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> - `IInputHapticsManagerStatics` interface — Static methods: `IsSupported`, `IsHapticDevicePresent`, `GetForCurrentThread`, `TryGetForThread`
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> - `InputHapticsManager` runtime class
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> **Windows.ApplicationModel.Contacts.Provider** (UniversalApiContract 19.0):
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> - `IContactProvider` interface — Provides `GetContactFromRemoteIdAsync` method and `ContactListId` property for contact provider scenarios
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</details>
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<summary>WinRT Experimental API additions (UniversalApiContract 20.0)</summary>
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> **Windows.Devices.Printers**:
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> New types:
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> - `IppAttributeGroupKind` enum — Defines IPP attribute group kinds: `Printer`, `Job`, `Operation`
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> - `IIppAttributeConverterStatics` interface — Provides `ConvertPrintTicketToIppAttributesForPrinter`, `ConvertBufferToIppAttributes`, `ConvertIppAttributesToBuffer`
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> - `IppAttributeConverter` runtime class
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> - `IPdlPassthroughProvider2` interface — Adds `IsPassthroughWithJobAttributesSupported` property and `StartPrintJobWithIppJobAttributes` method
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> **Windows.Graphics.Printing.PrintSupport**:
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> - `IPrintSupportPrintDeviceCapabilitiesChangedEventArgs5` interface — Adds `SetPdlPassthroughWithJobAttributesSupported` method
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> **Windows.Graphics.Printing.Workflow**:
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> - `IPrintWorkflowPrinterJob3` interface — Adds `IsPassthroughJob` property, `GetPassthroughJobAttributes`, and `GetPassthroughJobOperationAttributes` methods
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> **Windows.UI.Shell.Tasks**:
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> New types:
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> - `IAppTaskInfo2` interface — Adds `Id` and `HiddenByUser` properties and `UpdateDeepLink` method
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> - `AppTaskContract` version bumped from 1.0 to 2.0
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</details>
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> **Video Encoding — D3D12 Reconstructed Picture Output (codecapi.h / mfapi.h)**
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> New enum and properties for D3D12-based video encoder reconstructed picture output:
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> - `eAVEncVideoD3D12ReconstructedPictureOutputMode` enum — Values: `None`, `Copy`, `Shared`
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> - `CODECAPI_AVEncVideoD3D12ReconstructedPictureOutputMode` codec API GUID
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> - `MFSampleExtension_VideoEncodeD3D12ReconstructedPicture` Media Foundation sample extension GUID
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> - `HttpFeatureTlsHandshakePerformanceCounters` (=17) — New HTTP feature for TLS handshake performance counters
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> - `PKEY_StorageProviderUserAccountKind` — Identifies the account kind (Unknown, Consumer, Business) for the authenticated storage provider user
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> - `WEBAUTHN_PLUGIN_UPDATE_AUTHENTICATOR_DETAILS_2` (previously `EXPERIMENTAL_WEBAUTHN_PLUGIN_UPDATE_AUTHENTICATOR_DETAILS_2`)
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> - `WEBAUTHN_PLUGIN_USER_VERIFICATION_REQUEST_2` (previously `EXPERIMENTAL_WEBAUTHN_PLUGIN_USER_VERIFICATION_REQUEST_2`)
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> - `WebAuthNPluginAddAuthenticator2`, `WebAuthNPluginUpdateAuthenticatorDetails2`, `WebAuthNPluginPerformUserVerification2` functions
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