Windows 10 SDK preview build 19028 now out for developers

A new Windows 10 SDK preview became available this week. Developers can catch SDK preview build 19028 through the Windows Insider website. The build number of this SDK is just five numbers beyond the most contempo build for the Fast ring.

The release notes for 19028 are by and large the same as they have been for several previous builds we've seen, though there is an additional breaking change listed. Here's a quick recap.

Tools updates

Message Compiler (mc.exe)

Now detects the Unicode byte order mark (BOM) in .mc files. If the If the .mc file starts with a UTF-viii BOM, it will be read as a UTF-viii file. Otherwise, if it starts with a UTF-16LE BOM, it will be read as a UTF-16LE file. If the -u parameter was specified, it will exist read every bit a UTF-16LE file. Otherwise, it will exist read using the current lawmaking folio (CP_ACP).

At present avoids one-definition-rule (ODR) issues in MC-generated C/C++ ETW helpers acquired by conflicting configuration macros (due east.g. when two .cpp files with alien definitions of MCGEN_EVENTWRITETRANSFER are linked into the aforementioned binary, the MC-generated ETW helpers will at present respect the definition of MCGEN_EVENTWRITETRANSFER in each .cpp file instead of arbitrarily picking i or the other).

Windows Trace Preprocessor (tracewpp.exe)

Now supports Unicode input (.ini, .tpl, and source code) files. Input files starting with a UTF-eight or UTF-16 byte order mark (BOM) will be read equally Unicode. Input files that exercise not kickoff with a BOM will be read using the current lawmaking folio (CP_ACP). For backwards-compatibility, if the -UnicodeIgnore command-line parameter is specified, files starting with a UTF-16 BOM will be treated as empty.

Now supports Unicode output (.tmh) files. By default, output files will be encoded using the current code page (CP_ACP). Utilise command-line parameters -cp:UTF-eight or -cp:UTF-sixteen to generate Unicode output files.

Behavior change: tracewpp now converts all input text to Unicode, performs processing in Unicode, and converts output text to the specified output encoding. Before versions of tracewpp avoided Unicode conversions and performed text processing assuming a single-byte character ready. This may lead to behavior changes in cases where the input files practice not conform to the current code page. In cases where this is a problem, consider converting the input files to UTF-8 (with BOM) and/or using the -cp:UTF-viii control-line parameter to avoid encoding ambiguity.

TraceLoggingProvider.h

Now avoids ane-definition-rule (ODR) problems caused by alien configuration macros (eastward.g. when two .cpp files with conflicting definitions of TLG_EVENT_WRITE_TRANSFER are linked into the same binary, the TraceLoggingProvider.h helpers will at present respect the definition of TLG_EVENT_WRITE_TRANSFER in each .cpp file instead of arbitrarily picking ane or the other).

In C++ code, the TraceLoggingWrite macro has been updated to enable better lawmaking sharing betwixt similar events using variadic templates.

Signing your apps with Device Guard Signing

We are making it easier for you to sign your app. Device Guard signing is a Device Baby-sit feature that is available in Microsoft Store for Business and Education. Signing allows enterprises to guarantee every app comes from a trusted source. Our goal is to make signing your MSIX package easier. Documentation on Device Baby-sit Signing can be found hither: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/packet/signing-packet-device-guard-signing

Breaking changes

Removal of api-ms-win-net-isolation-l1-1-0.lib: In this release api-ms-win-net-isolation-l1-1-0.lib has been removed from the Windows SDK. Apps that were linking against api-ms-win-net-isolation-l1-1-0.lib tin switch to OneCoreUAP.lib every bit a replacement.

Removal of IRPROPS.LIB: In this release irprops.lib has been removed from the Windows SDK. Apps that were linking confronting irprops.lib can switch to bthprops.lib every bit a driblet-in replacement.

Removal of WUAPICommon.H and WUAPICommon.IDL In this release we accept moved ENUM tagServerSelection from WUAPICommon.H to wupai.h and removed the header. If you would like to utilise the ENUM tagServerSelection, y'all will need to include wuapi.h or wuapi.idl.

In addition to updating the build number, this release includes several API updates and tweaks. You can check out the full release notes on Microsoft'south blog post. Developers should annotation that this release tin can besides exist installed alongside previous SDK versions in Visual Studio.

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