Microsoft Updates Windows App SDK to Enhance WinUI and Reduce Memory Usage

Microsoft released Windows App SDK 2.6.4, improving the native WinUI 3 framework to fix memory leaks, reduce high memory consumption, and simplify AI feature integration. Additionally, recent experimental updates have introduced foundational controls like TableView, Chart, and InkCanvas to bridge gaps in native desktop development. These enhancements address a long-standing issue where developers relied on resource-heavy web technologies like Electron due to missing native UI components in Windows. By making native apps lighter and faster, Microsoft hopes to improve the overall performance and battery efficiency of the Windows 11 ecosystem. The update upgrades the built-in ONNX Runtime to version 1.27.1 for enhanced AI acceleration and simplifies Language Model API access by removing the Limited Access Feature requirement. It also resolves application shutdown crashes related to lingering text controls like TextBox and RichEditBox.