Windows 10 SDK preview build 19023 now out for developers

Microsoft released another new Windows 10 SDK preview build today. Developers tin now download SDK preview build 19023, which lags just backside the latest release available for Windows x Insiders on the Fast ring. The 19023 SDK is available to download from the Windows Insider website now.

The release notes for 19023 are the aforementioned as they have been for several previous builds we've seen. Here'southward a quick recap.

Tools updates

Message Compiler (mc.exe)

Now detects the Unicode byte lodge mark (BOM) in .mc files. If the If the .mc file starts with a UTF-viii BOM, information technology volition be read equally a UTF-8 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 be read every bit a UTF-16LE file. Otherwise, it will be read using the current code folio (CP_ACP).

Now avoids ane-definition-dominion (ODR) problems in MC-generated C/C++ ETW helpers caused past conflicting configuration macros (east.one thousand. when ii .cpp files with alien definitions of MCGEN_EVENTWRITETRANSFER are linked into the same binary, the MC-generated ETW helpers will now respect the definition of MCGEN_EVENTWRITETRANSFER in each .cpp file instead of arbitrarily picking one or the other).

Windows Trace Preprocessor (tracewpp.exe)

Now supports Unicode input (.ini, .tpl, and source lawmaking) files. Input files starting with a UTF-eight or UTF-sixteen byte order mark (BOM) will exist read every bit Unicode. Input files that do non get-go with a BOM will be read using the electric current code page (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). Employ command-line parameters -cp:UTF-8 or -cp:UTF-xvi to generate Unicode output files.

Behavior alter: tracewpp now converts all input text to Unicode, performs processing in Unicode, and converts output text to the specified output encoding. Earlier versions of tracewpp avoided Unicode conversions and performed text processing bold a single-byte character prepare. This may lead to behavior changes in cases where the input files practise non conform to the current code page. In cases where this is a problem, consider converting the input files to UTF-eight (with BOM) and/or using the -cp:UTF-8 command-line parameter to avoid encoding ambiguity.

TraceLoggingProvider.h

Now avoids one-definition-dominion (ODR) problems acquired past alien configuration macros (e.g. when two .cpp files with conflicting definitions of TLG_EVENT_WRITE_TRANSFER are linked into the same binary, the TraceLoggingProvider.h helpers will now respect the definition of TLG_EVENT_WRITE_TRANSFER in each .cpp file instead of arbitrarily picking one or the other).

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

Signing your apps with Device Guard Signing

We are making information technology easier for you to sign your app. Device Guard signing is a Device Guard characteristic that is available in Microsoft Store for Business and Educational activity. 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 Guard Signing can exist constitute here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/parcel/signing-package-device-guard-signing

Breaking changes

Removal of api-ms-win-net-isolation-l1-ane-0.lib: In this release api-ms-win-net-isolation-l1-one-0.lib has been removed from the Windows SDK. Apps that were linking confronting api-ms-win-cyberspace-isolation-l1-1-0.lib can switch to OneCoreUAP.lib equally a replacement.

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

Along with the build number update, this release packs several API updates and tweaks as well. You can cheque out the full release notes at Microsoft. Developers should annotation that this release can also be installed aslope previous SDK versions in Visual Studio.

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