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Add Windows SDK 10.0.26100.7705 (February 2026) release notes
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title: Windows SDK downloads
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description: Downloads for the Windows SDK
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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 (10.0.26100.7705)** <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) |
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| **Windows SDK for Windows 11 (10.0.26100.7175)** <br/> November 2025 <br/> [Release notes](./release-notes.md#build-100261007175) | [Installer](//go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2342616) <br/> [ISO](//go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2342518) |

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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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# What's new in the Windows SDK
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In a new or existing Windows app, you can get the Windows SDK in several ways: install it from the installer or ISO, in the Visual Studio 2022 Installer, or by downloading the NuGet package.
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You can update the SDK by manually installing the new build, updating in Visual Studio or update the Nuget package
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For the the latest builds, see [Downloads for the Windows SDK](./downloads.md).
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## Build 10.0.26100.7705
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Released: **February, 2026** <br><br>
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<details>
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<summary>WinRT API additions and updates</summary>
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> **Windows.UI.Shell.Tasks**:
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> New namespace for managing app tasks:
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> - `AppTaskContract` - API contract for the task APIs
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> - `AppTaskState` - Enumeration for task states
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> - `IAppTaskContent`, `IAppTaskContentStatics` - Interfaces for task content
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> - `IAppTaskInfo`, `IAppTaskInfo2`, `IAppTaskInfoStatics` - Interfaces for task information
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> - `IAppTaskResultAsset`, `IAppTaskResultAssetFactory` - Interfaces for task result assets
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> - `AppTaskContent` - Runtime class for task content
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> - `AppTaskInfo` - Runtime class for task information
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> - `AppTaskResultAsset` - Runtime class for task result assets
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> **Windows.UI.Shell.CompanionWindows**:
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> New namespace for companion window management:
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> - `CompanionWindowsContract` - API contract for companion windows
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> - `CompanionWindowRequestResultStatus` - Enumeration for request result status
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> - `ICompanionWindowCoordinator`, `ICompanionWindowCoordinatorStatics` - Coordinator interfaces
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> - `ICompanionWindowRequest`, `ICompanionWindowRequestResult` - Request interfaces
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> - `CompanionWindowCoordinator` - Runtime class for coordinating companion windows
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> - `CompanionWindowRequest`, `CompanionWindowRequestResult` - Runtime classes for requests
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> **Windows.Devices.Haptics**:
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> New types and enhancements for haptic feedback:
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> - `HapticDeviceType` - New enum for haptic device types (UniversalApiContract 19.0)
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> - `HapticsControllerOverrideToken` - New struct for controller override tokens
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> - `IInputHapticsManager`, `IInputHapticsManagerStatics` - New interfaces for input haptics management
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> - `InputHapticsManager` - New runtime class for managing input haptics
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</details>
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<summary>Win32 API additions and updates</summary>
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> **Windows Hypervisor Emulation (WinHvEmulation.h)**
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> Added new emulator management functions for AMD64:
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> - `WHvEmulatorCreateEmulator` - Creates a new emulator instance with specified callbacks
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> - `WHvEmulatorDestroyEmulator` - Destroys an emulator instance
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> - Additional emulator management APIs for memory access, I/O port handling, and virtual processor register operations
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> **WebAuthn Plugin (webauthnplugin.h)**
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> Updated documentation:
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> **Windows Error Codes (winerror.h)**
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> Updated error definitions and codes
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> **Graphics Driver Model (d3dukmdt.h, d3dkmdt.h)**
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> Updates to user interface definitions
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> **Cryptography (wincrypt.h)**
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## Build 10.0.26100.7627
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Released: **January, 2026** <br><br>

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