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Microsoft.Windows.SDK.NET.Ref

The Windows SDK available as a targeting pack for .NET 8 and later applications using the .NET 9 SDK. For further details, see: https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/apps/desktop/modernize/desktop-to-uwp-enhance

Total Downloads
26.9M
26,944,997
Published
Feb 10, 2026
Latest stable version

Install

.NET CLI
dotnet add package Microsoft.Windows.SDK.NET.Ref --version 10.0.26100.84
Package Manager Console
Install-Package Microsoft.Windows.SDK.NET.Ref -Version 10.0.26100.84
PackageReference
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.NET.Ref" Version="10.0.26100.84" />

Frameworks

net8.0

Dependencies

No declared dependencies.

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