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Patches for Microsoft Windows AppRuntime 1.8 x64
Windows
1 patches available
Apps packaged with external location, and unpackaged apps, that use the Windows App SDK can use the standalone .exe runtime installer or MSIX packages to deploy the Windows App SDK package dependencies with them
Microsoft Windows AppRuntime 1.8 x64 Version 8000.946.1701.0
Release Date
8/13/2026
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes
Released: August 13; 2026$$$Bug fixes$$$Fixed an issue where the Storage Pickers (FileOpenPicker; FileSavePicker; and FolderPicker) left the calling WinUI app window without keyboard focus after the file dialog closed. The app now restores its previous focus after the dialog closes. For more info; see GitHub issue #6505. (RuntimeCompatibilityChange: StoragePickers_RestoreFocusAfterDialogCloses)$$$Fixed a regression where MrmGetFilePathFromName returned ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND when the PRI file didnt exist; instead of returning the documented fallback path. For more info; see GitHub issue #5940. (RuntimeCompatibilityChange: ResourceManager_RestoreDefaultFallbackPath)$$$Fixed an issue where MICROSOFT_WINDOWSAPPRUNTIME_BASE_DIRECTORY could be inherited by child processes; disrupting MRT Core and catalog lookups. For more info; see GitHub issue #5987. (RuntimeCompatibilityChange: WindowsAppRuntime_BaseDirectoryIsolation)
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