Merge pull request #6205 from MicrosoftDocs/main

Auto Publish – main to live - 2026-01-21 05:00 UTC

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hub/apps/whats-new/whats-new-for-developers.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: 12/22/2025
+ms.date: 01/20/2026
 ms.topic: whats-new
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
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@@ -37,17 +37,20 @@ Find the latest downloads, release notes, and updates for the Windows SDK, Windo
 
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-## Highlights – December 2025
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+## Highlights – January 2026
 
+- **PowerToys**. 0.97 release with new features and improvements to existing tools: ([Microsoft PowerToys: Utilities to customize Windows](/windows/powertoys/)
 - **Windows App SDK release notes**: Refactored and consolidated history from 0.5 through 2.0 — find the latest fixes and APIs in one place ([release notes hub](../windows-app-sdk/release-notes/windows-app-sdk-2-0.md)).
 - **Windows SDK updates**: New overview and detailed release notes to track SDK changes ([overview](/windows/apps/windows-sdk/) · [release notes](/windows/apps/windows-sdk/release-notes)).
-- **AI on Windows**: Fresh overview for building AI‑powered experiences on Windows, with entry points to APIs and tooling ([Windows AI overview](/windows/ai/)).
-- **Packaged vs. unpackaged guidance**: Updated guidance for choosing and configuring packaged or unpackaged apps, including WinUI 3 scenarios ([decision guide](../get-started/intro-pack-dep-proc.md)).
-- **UWP capability declarations**: Revised topic clarifying capability types, privacy‑sensitive capabilities, and Store submission considerations ([declare capabilities](/windows/uwp/packaging/app-capability-declarations)).
+- **Cross Device Resume (XDR) overview**: Introduces Windows app continuity across devices and technologies available to enable XDR scenarios ([overview](../develop/windows-integration/cross-device-resume-overview.md)).
+- **Implement XDR using WNS raw notifications**: Step-by-step guide to integrate app continuity via WNS, including prerequisites and Python/JavaScript examples ([how-to](../develop/windows-integration/integrate-app-continuity.md)).
+
 
 Previous highlights:
 
+- **AI on Windows**: Fresh overview for building AI‑powered experiences on Windows, with entry points to APIs and tooling ([Windows AI overview](/windows/ai/)).
+- **Packaged vs. unpackaged guidance**: Updated guidance for choosing and configuring packaged or unpackaged apps, including WinUI 3 scenarios ([decision guide](../get-started/intro-pack-dep-proc.md)).
+- **UWP capability declarations**: Revised topic clarifying capability types, privacy‑sensitive capabilities, and Store submission considerations ([declare capabilities](/windows/uwp/packaging/app-capability-declarations)).
 - **MCP on Windows**: [Model Context Protocol](/windows/ai/mcp/overview) (MCP) on Windows: integrate with local and cloud AI models using a standardized protocol.
 - **Image generation**:Image generation with Microsoft Foundry on Windows: create images from text prompts using the new [Image Generation API](/windows/ai/apis/image-generation).
 - **Microsoft Store**: The latest news from the [Microsoft Store](/windows/apps/publish/whats-new-individual-developer) including waived fees and updated analytics.