What does Windows 10 version 1909 mean to developers? As it turns out, absolutely nothing.
“Windows 10, version 1909 is a scoped set of features for select performance improvements, enterprise features and quality enhancements,” the Windows Developer Team writes in a new post. “Developers should be aware of this release, but no action is necessary at this time.”
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Well, there you go. It doesn’t get any easier than that.
Because Windows 10 version 1909 is really Windows 10 version 1903 with a handful of new features, there are no new APIs for developers to target. So Microsoft will not issue a new version of the Windows SDK. Instead, the SDK for Windows 10 version 1903 is still the most up-to-date version.
OK, there is one thing, though it’s optional: In August, Microsoft released WinUI 2.2 with a new TabView control.
“We encourage everyone to use WinUI in their UWP apps – it’s the best way to get the latest Fluent design, controls, and is backward-compatible to Windows 10 Anniversary Update,” the team notes.
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<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">“We encourage everyone to use WinUI in their UWP apps – it’s the best way to get the latest Fluent design, controls, and is backward-compatible to Windows 10 Anniversary Update,” the team notes.</span></p>