Windows Community Toolkit 8.2 Supports Native AOT Compilation

In April 2025, Microsoft released version 8.2 of the Windows Community Toolkit (WCT), which offers developers a collection of controls and libraries for enhancing UWP applications. Key updates include support for .NET 9, upgrades to dependencies like Windows App SDK and Uno Platform, and support for Native AOT compilation—improving application performance. While the release does not introduce significant new features, the updated monikers and corrections in dependencies address earlier issues experienced by developers, showing Microsoft's commitment to improving the development experience on Windows.

The Windows Community Toolkit 8.2 focuses on updated dependencies and support for Native AOT compilation, rather than introducing major new features, enhancing performance for developers.

While there are no significant new features in version 8.2 of the Windows Community Toolkit, the updated dependencies to the latest versions provide critical improvements to development workflows.

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