Microsoft is finally trying to kill Windows 11’s web app slop by encouraging developers to build native apps using WinUI 🥳
At Build 2026, Microsoft pushed developers to build native Windows apps using WinUI, and this matters more than it sounds.
For years, Windows has felt slower and messier because too many experiences leaned on web wrappers, React Native, Electron, or WebView2-style layers. Even parts of the Windows 11 Start menu used React Native, including the Recommended section.
Now Microsoft says WinUI is the production platform for Windows apps, and it has “no intention” of building another UI framework. It’s even dropping the WinUI 3 branding and calling it just WinUI to make the commitment clearer.
The technical work is also real: lower memory usage, fewer bugs, system compositor work, DataGrid, Charting, better WPF/WinForms interop, and AI-assisted migration tools.
This is exactly what Windows needs... not more web wrappers pretending to be native apps.
A faster, consistent, native Windows platform again!