0.8.6-preview 1 is now Live!

Windows App SDK 0.8.6-preview1 is now available

Windows App SDK 0.8.6-preview1 is a preview release that includes several C#/WinRT performance improvements. If you are building a Windows App SDK app with C#/.NET, you can try out this preview release to assess performance improvements. These performance updates will also be available in a future stable servicing release to Windows App SDK 0.8 and 1.0.

Updating to this version

• If you are already using the Windows App SDK 0.8 and would like to update to this preview release, you can do so by following the update instructions here. The instructions for updating between 0.8 Preview to 0.8 Stable or between stable 0.8 versions still apply.

• You will also need to add the WindowsSdkPackageVersion property to your *.csproj to override the Windows SDK projection version:

<PropertyGroup>
    <WindowsSdkPackageVersion>10.0.<sdk_version>.22-preview</WindowsSdkPackageVersion>
</PropertyGroup>

This preview version of the Windows SDK projection will be available in an upcoming .NET 5 and .NET 6 SDK servicing release. After this .NET SDK update is available, you should remove the property from your project file.

Updates in Windows App SDK 0.8.6-preview1

This preview release includes performance improvements for C#/.NET applications. Details on these performance improvements are listed in the C#/WinRT 1.4.0-prerelease release notes.