Issues

• [Bug]: winapp run restores the app project twice with different settings when a solution project references it

  bug
  microsoft/winappCli#1118 · Filter by author nmetulev opened on Oct 16, 2026
  

• [Feature]: winapp package should accept a C++ .vcxproj like winapp run does

  enhancement
  microsoft/winappCli#1115 · Filter by author nmetulev opened on Oct 16, 2026
  

• [Bug]perf: bounded queries can hit full-capture analysis limits before range filtering

  microsoft/winappCli#1113 · Filter by author qiutongMS opened on Oct 16, 2026

• [Feature]: Reduce process startup cost in Sandbox firewall preparation

  microsoft/winappCli#1112 · Filter by author khmyznikov opened on Oct 16, 2026

• Single-file (file-based) apps: taskbar icon drawn on accent plate and title bar icon missing

  microsoft/winappCli#1077 · Filter by author niels9001 opened on Oct 14, 2026
  

• [Feature]: Answer Windows dev questions from Microsoft Learn docs (winapp ask)

  clienhancement
  microsoft/winappCli#1070 · Filter by author Jaylyn-Barbee opened on Oct 13, 2026
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• [Bug]: winui-tabview template throws ArgumentException on minimize/restore (negative TitleBar.RightInset assigned to MinWidth)

  Bug

  microsoft/winappCli#1057 · Filter by author chiaramooney opened on Oct 9, 2026
  

• [Feature]: DevTools protocol - let property edits reach the binding source (in-memory) so HotReload.setProperty works on {x:Bind}

  Feature

  microsoft/winappCli#1051 · Filter by author chiaramooney opened on Oct 9, 2026

• [Bug]: Packaged winapp: run --output-appx-directory under %LOCALAPPDATA% fails with a misleading 0x80073CF0

  bug
  microsoft/winappCli#1049 · Filter by author nmetulev opened on Oct 9, 2026
  

• [Feature]: Analyzer: add code fixes (with Fix All) and adopt ideas from WinUIEx.Analyzers

  enhancement
  microsoft/winappCli#1045 · Filter by author nmetulev opened on Oct 9, 2026

• [Feature]: WinUI analyzer: catch runtime-only migration traps (Windows.System.DispatcherQueue, CoreWindow-bound events, .resw keys)

  enhancement
  microsoft/winappCli#1044 · Filter by author nmetulev opened on Oct 9, 2026

• [Feature]: winui-dev-workflow: add the C++/WinRT body content the description now promises (packages.config, existing/wapproj apps)

  enhancementwinui-skills
  microsoft/winappCli#1043 · Filter by author nmetulev opened on Oct 9, 2026

• [Feature]: winapp ui send-keys: named punctuation keys (plus, minus, comma, …) and a better hint for unknown keys

  enhancementui-automation
  microsoft/winappCli#1042 · Filter by author nmetulev opened on Oct 9, 2026
  

• [Feature]: winapp run for apps packaged by a Windows Application Packaging Project (.wapproj)

  clienhancement
  microsoft/winappCli#1041 · Filter by author nmetulev opened on Oct 9, 2026

• [Feature]: --debug-output: follow every process a packaged app starts (alias hand-off, COM servers), not just the launched one

  clienhancement
  microsoft/winappCli#1040 · Filter by author nmetulev opened on Oct 9, 2026

• [Feature]: winapp run --debug-output: capture stacks for first-chance exceptions and RoOriginateError, with filters

  clienhancement
  microsoft/winappCli#1039 · Filter by author nmetulev opened on Oct 9, 2026

• [Bug]: --debug-output: WinUI stowed-exception triage child crashes (0xC0000409) on FailFast crashes

  bugcli
  microsoft/winappCli#1038 · Filter by author nmetulev opened on Oct 9, 2026

• winui-unittest: tests don't run on launch, and docs/CLI guidance is wrong

  microsoft/winappCli#1031 · Filter by author niels9001 opened on Oct 8, 2026
  

• winapp run probes network paths listed in a build recipe's packaged files

  bug
  microsoft/winappCli#1027 · Filter by author nmetulev opened on Oct 8, 2026

• Docs: using --on sandbox from CI and test harnesses

  microsoft/winappCli#1024 · Filter by author zateutsch opened on Oct 7, 2026
  

• Sandbox: fail if the running Sandbox isn't the one you expected

  microsoft/winappCli#1021 · Filter by author zateutsch opened on Oct 7, 2026
  

• Sandbox: faster cold guest preparation

  microsoft/winappCli#1020 · Filter by author zateutsch opened on Oct 7, 2026
  

• [Bug]: Parse errors that print help exit 0 (e.g. winapp cert bogus)

  bug
  microsoft/winappCli#1015 · Filter by author zateutsch opened on Oct 7, 2026
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• Project Detection Logic is Being Duplicated between the Extension and the CLI

  vs-code-extension
  microsoft/winappCli#1012 · Filter by author chiaramooney opened on Oct 7, 2026

• [Feature]: DevTools resource explorer (winapp devtools resources)

  clienhancement
  microsoft/winappCli#1000 · Filter by author niels9001 opened on Oct 6, 2026