Microsoft has published an article on Github detailing its plans to open source the Windows App SDK. Beth Pan, a software engineer on the Windows App SDK team at Microsoft, announced the plans in a ...

Forward-looking: Initially deployed in 2021, the Windows App SDK is designed to provide a comprehensive set of APIs and tools for building modern Windows desktop applications. Developers can choose ...

Microsoft shows how to build and publish a native WinUI 3 Windows app in around 30 minutes using free tools, Copilot, and ...

One of the biggest problems Microsoft faces is how to make Windows an attractive platform for developers again. It’s easy to put a web front end on a cloud-native application that supports desktop and ...

Over the past few years, Microsoft has been pushing to migrate UWP (Universal Windows Platform) apps to the newer Windows App SDK. The transition hasn’t been completely smooth, though, and the company ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Microsoft is working to make some of its default apps run faster in Windows 11, specifically the clients using Windows App SDK. That software development ...

Microsoft is previewing UWP (Universal Windows Platform) support for .NET 9, providing a path for existing UWP developers to modernize their apps with the latest .NET and Native AOT. That's being done ...

Cutting corners: A new tool is leveraging the capabilities of the Windows App SDK and WinUI 3 API to deliver a "comprehensive enhancement" to the Windows 11 user interface. Rebound 11 aims to bring ...

Microsoft is using AI agents and quick-start guides to help devs build native WinUI apps for Windows 11 and replace heavy web ...