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2 | 2 | title: What's new in Windows SDK |
3 | 3 | description: Provides information about release notes for the Windows SDK. |
4 | 4 | ms.topic: release-notes |
5 | | -ms.date: 03/11/2025 |
| 5 | +ms.date: 02/02/2026 |
6 | 6 | keywords: windows win32, windows app development, Windows SDK, Windows Platform SDK, windows 11 |
7 | 7 | ms.localizationpriority: medium |
8 | 8 | --- |
9 | 9 |
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10 | 10 | # What's new in the Windows SDK |
11 | 11 |
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12 | 12 | 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. |
13 | | - |
14 | 13 | You can update the SDK by manually installing the new build, updating in Visual Studio or update the Nuget package |
15 | 14 |
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16 | 15 | For the the latest builds, see [Downloads for the Windows SDK](./downloads.md). |
17 | 16 |
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| 17 | +## Build 10.0.26100.7705 |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +Released: **February, 2026** <br><br> |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +<details> |
| 22 | +<summary>WinRT API additions and updates</summary> |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +> **Windows.UI.Shell.Tasks**: |
| 25 | +> <br/> |
| 26 | +> New namespace for managing app tasks: |
| 27 | +> |
| 28 | +> - `AppTaskContract` - API contract for the task APIs |
| 29 | +> - `AppTaskState` - Enumeration for task states |
| 30 | +> - `IAppTaskContent`, `IAppTaskContentStatics` - Interfaces for task content |
| 31 | +> - `IAppTaskInfo`, `IAppTaskInfo2`, `IAppTaskInfoStatics` - Interfaces for task information |
| 32 | +> - `IAppTaskResultAsset`, `IAppTaskResultAssetFactory` - Interfaces for task result assets |
| 33 | +> - `AppTaskContent` - Runtime class for task content |
| 34 | +> - `AppTaskInfo` - Runtime class for task information |
| 35 | +> - `AppTaskResultAsset` - Runtime class for task result assets |
| 36 | +> |
| 37 | +> **Windows.UI.Shell.CompanionWindows**: |
| 38 | +> <br/> |
| 39 | +> New namespace for companion window management: |
| 40 | +> |
| 41 | +> - `CompanionWindowsContract` - API contract for companion windows |
| 42 | +> - `CompanionWindowRequestResultStatus` - Enumeration for request result status |
| 43 | +> - `ICompanionWindowCoordinator`, `ICompanionWindowCoordinatorStatics` - Coordinator interfaces |
| 44 | +> - `ICompanionWindowRequest`, `ICompanionWindowRequestResult` - Request interfaces |
| 45 | +> - `CompanionWindowCoordinator` - Runtime class for coordinating companion windows |
| 46 | +> - `CompanionWindowRequest`, `CompanionWindowRequestResult` - Runtime classes for requests |
| 47 | +> |
| 48 | +> **Windows.Devices.Haptics**: |
| 49 | +> <br/> |
| 50 | +> New types and enhancements for haptic feedback: |
| 51 | +> |
| 52 | +> - `HapticDeviceType` - New enum for haptic device types (UniversalApiContract 19.0) |
| 53 | +> - `HapticsControllerOverrideToken` - New struct for controller override tokens |
| 54 | +> - `IInputHapticsManager`, `IInputHapticsManagerStatics` - New interfaces for input haptics management |
| 55 | +> - `InputHapticsManager` - New runtime class for managing input haptics |
| 56 | +> |
| 57 | +
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| 58 | +</details> |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +<details> |
| 61 | +<summary>Win32 API additions and updates</summary> |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +> **Windows Hypervisor Emulation (WinHvEmulation.h)** |
| 64 | +> <br/> |
| 65 | +> Added new emulator management functions for AMD64: |
| 66 | +> |
| 67 | +> - `WHvEmulatorCreateEmulator` - Creates a new emulator instance with specified callbacks |
| 68 | +> - `WHvEmulatorDestroyEmulator` - Destroys an emulator instance |
| 69 | +> - Additional emulator management APIs for memory access, I/O port handling, and virtual processor register operations |
| 70 | +> |
| 71 | +> **WebAuthn Plugin (webauthnplugin.h)** |
| 72 | +> <br/> |
| 73 | +> Updated documentation: |
| 74 | +> |
| 75 | +> - Plugin RPID is now required (previously optional) for nested WebAuthN calls originating from a plugin |
| 76 | +> |
| 77 | +> **Windows Error Codes (winerror.h)** |
| 78 | +> <br/> |
| 79 | +> Updated error definitions and codes |
| 80 | +> |
| 81 | +> **Graphics Driver Model (d3dukmdt.h, d3dkmdt.h)** |
| 82 | +> <br/> |
| 83 | +> Updates to graphics driver display mode definitions and user mode types |
| 84 | +> |
| 85 | +> **Windows User Interface (WinUser.h)** |
| 86 | +> <br/> |
| 87 | +> Updates to user interface definitions |
| 88 | +> |
| 89 | +> **Cryptography (wincrypt.h)** |
| 90 | +> <br/> |
| 91 | +> Updates to cryptographic function definitions |
| 92 | +> |
| 93 | +> **Property Keys (propkey.h)** |
| 94 | +> <br/> |
| 95 | +> Updated property key definitions |
| 96 | +> |
| 97 | +> **HTTP API (http.h)** |
| 98 | +> <br/> |
| 99 | +> Updates to HTTP server API definitions |
| 100 | +
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| 101 | +</details> |
| 102 | + |
| 103 | +--- |
| 104 | + |
18 | 105 | ## Build 10.0.26100.7627 |
19 | 106 |
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20 | 107 | Released: **January, 2026** <br><br> |
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