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Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 18290 available now! Today, we released a new Windows 10 Preview Build of the SDK to be used in conjunction with Windows 10 Insider Preview (Build 18290 or greater). The Preview SDK Build 18290 contains bug fixes and under development changes to the API surface area. The Preview SDK can be downloaded from developer section on Windows Insider. For feedback and updates to the known issues, please see the developer forum. For new developer feature requests, head over to our Windows Platform UserVoice. Things to note: This build works in conjunction with previously released SDKs and Visual Studio 2017.  You can install this SDK and still also continue to submit your apps that target Windows 10 build 1809 or earlier to the Microsoft Store. The Windows SDK will now formally only be supported by Visual Studio 2017 and greater. You can [ more… ]

Announcing Open Source of WPF, Windows Forms, and WinUI at Microsoft Connect(); 2018 At Build 2018, I outlined our approach to helping you be more productive when developing apps, including the introduction of .NET Core 3.0. We also started decoupling many parts of the Windows development platform, so you can adopt technologies incrementally. Today at Microsoft Connect(); 2018 Conference we shared the next steps – specifically to support innovations in UI: .NET Core 3.0 Preview 1 adds support for building client apps using Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Forms, and XAML Islands. WPF, Windows Forms, and Windows UI XAML Library (WinUI) are now open source, so you can create experiences with the freedom you want. .NET Core 3.0 Preview 1 available As Scott Guthrie announced today, the first preview of .NET Core 3.0 is available. This version of .NET adds [ more… ]