Develop Windows apps overview

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This section covers the APIs, features, and platform capabilities for building Windows desktop apps. You can build new apps with WinUI 3, modernize existing desktop apps, or integrate on-device AI capabilities like language models, text recognition, and image processing.

Features come from the Windows App SDK, the Windows SDK, and .NET. For release notes and what's new, see Windows App SDK release channels.

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Get started with developing your Windows app

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