Windows Developer

Everything you need to know to develop great apps, games and other experiences for and on Windows.

[Windows Developer @windowsdev]

We are making Windows more adaptable, capable, and aligned with how development actually happens today.

Read more about the updates shared during #MSBuild that are shaping the Windows developer platform 👉https://t.co/F0TCTWcnNC

[Windows Developer @windowsdev]

@SonofNun Foundry Local does support tool calling - learn more about how to use tool calling here: https://t.co/QDP2mexcNH

[Windows Developer @windowsdev]

Building AI apps for Windows? New updates to Foundry Local make on-device development easier with simplified setup, broader hardware acceleration, and faster local experiences.

Learn more about what's new: https://t.co/bsWpXEEyfu

[Intel Devs @inteldevs]

At @Microsoft Build, @baldwin_ng shows how Video Super Resolution (VSR) uses AI to deliver sharper, higher-quality videos with on-device processing. Optimized for Intel and powered by Windows AI APIs, VSR helps apps like Microsoft Clipchamp and @TeamViewer redefine what's possible for creators and professionals alike.

Watch the full interview: https://t.co/cs7K8ceoCI

[Windows Developer @windowsdev]

@OwMyAgung @craigaloewen Hi @OwMyAgung , yes it does!

[Windows Developer @windowsdev]

You heard about it at #MSBuild, and now you can access it yourself: WSL containers 🎉

Install today for:
1️⃣ A built in Linux container CLI
2️⃣ An API for Windows applications to run Linux containers as part of the app logic

https://t.co/6XAzWunxdh
by @craigaloewen

[Microsoft Developer @msdev]

WSL container is now available for public preview.

That means you can create, run, test, and debug Linux containers directly through WSL on Windows.

Here’s how to get started + a few ways to try it 🧵

[Windows Developer @windowsdev]

.@getsome_air is now on Windows! 💻 Bring AI coding agents into a dedicated workspace to plan, build, and review with more context. Available for x64 and ARM64. https://t.co/MWHize30Pe

[Windows Developer @windowsdev]

Developers seek the best performance for their apps!

This #MSBuild demo shows beverage sentiment analysis running locally with Windows ML, then switches between CPU and NPU execution so you can see the real performance difference it makes.

Learn more: https://t.co/anV5XSZq6d

[Windows Developer @windowsdev]

When I see a “.env” file committed to the main branch

[Windows Developer @windowsdev]

🤝 Innovation happens across the ecosystem. At #MSBuild, we showcased how partners are bringing AI from cloud to edge and power local experiences for creativity, accessibility, productivity, and more on Windows.

Learn more: https://t.co/aChMIWvDem

[Windows Developer @windowsdev]

⚡ Your terminal just got smarter.

First introduced at #MicrosoftBuild, Intelligent Terminal makes shell context available to your favorite agents directly from your Terminal to help debug errors, run multi-step tasks, and stay in your flow. https://t.co/aL0wVRXXp6

[Windows Developer @windowsdev]

Developers can now build with Aion 1.0 Instruct for everyday text intelligence (summarization, rewrite, intents, accessibility) and reaches beyond Windows APIs with integration into the Edge browser.

Dig in and share your feedback with us 🔗https://t.co/kVjxWZyjBy

[Windows Developer @windowsdev]

👀👀

[Air by JetBrains @getsome_air]

Windows when?

We’re working on it. We don’t want to ship a buggy build, so we’re taking a bit more time.🙏

[Windows Developer @windowsdev]

At #MSBuild we shared how Windows is becoming the trusted platform to build and run AI agents.

With Microsoft Execution Containers (MXC), developers can declare what agents can access.

Plus, OpenClaw now runs natively on Windows leveraging MXC 🦞

➡️https://t.co/voU360p7pY

[Windows Developer @windowsdev]

🧠 Unmetered intelligence delivered on Windows.

At #MicrosoftBuild, we shared how developers can bring AI experiences from cloud to local with Windows AI APIs, Foundry Local, and Windows ML.

Local AI is no longer a compromise.

Learn more: https://t.co/IwgcLwCZop

[Windows Developer @windowsdev]

🔒 New security updates from #MSBuild

Microsoft Execution Containers (MXC) let developers declare what an agent can access while Windows enforces containment boundaries, helping keep agent behavior bounded and observable: https://t.co/iNIWMyMGs3

[Microsoft Developer @msdev]

Your terminal, now with context-aware intelligence. Debug faster, run multi-step tasks, and stay in flow.

Intelligent Terminal brings your favorite agents into the command line so you can debug, execute, and keep building without breaking focus.

[Windows Developer @windowsdev]

⚡ New developer experiences on Windows announced at #MSBuild

Coreutils for Windows, WSL containers, Intelligent Terminal, Windows Developer Configurations & more!

All designed to help developers build and ship faster on Windows.

Learn more: https://t.co/2HuSlw0DGu

[Windows Developer @windowsdev]

⚡GitHub Copilot CLI & Microsoft Execution Containers (MXC)

At #MSBuild, we demoed how to keep agent behavior bounded and observable through a policy-driven execution layer with containment boundaries enforced at runtime with Windows.

Learn more: https://t.co/vxBpbJNfSB

[Windows Developer @windowsdev]

Plus, Build 2026 announcements are already landing in 2.2.2 experimental:
🎙️ Speech Recognition API for on-device speech-to-text
🧠 Phi Silica on GPU

Learn more: https://t.co/n2iGl8fEH7

[Windows Developer @windowsdev]

⚡Windows App SDK 2.2.0 is now stable, bringing:

🎥 AI-powered Video Super Resolution API for real-time video upscaling
📦 ApplicationData.GetForUnpackaged() for simpler app data in unpackaged apps
🛠️ New XAML binding helpers for cleaner UI code