Microsoft Pushes Back on WinUI 3 Registry Editor Hype, Says It's Just a Developer Sample

Microsoft has confirmed that the recently discovered WinUI 3 Registry Editor is only a developer sample, not an upcoming replacement for the existing Windows 11 Registry Editor.

The clarification follows reports about a modernized Registry Editor found in Microsoft’s open-source Microsoft.UI.Reactor repository.

Microsoft executives clarify the Registry Editor confusion

Microsoft VP Scott Hanselman responded on X, criticizing reports that presented the experimental application as a new Registry Editor.

Windows Insider lead and CVP Marcus Ash also confirmed that the application is not a developer preview of a redesigned Registry Editor.

Instead, Microsoft created the sample to demonstrate Microsoft.UI.Reactor, an experimental framework for building native WinUI applications.

Although the application can interact with the actual Windows Registry, Microsoft has no announced plans to bring it to Windows 11.

Windows 11 could still get a modern Registry Editor

Microsoft reportedly has plans to modernize Registry Editor, but other Windows improvements currently take priority.

However, any future redesign might look different from the experimental WinUI 3 application.

For now, Microsoft has neither confirmed a new Registry Editor nor provided a release timeline.

In other Microsoft news, the company is offering Rewards points to encourage users to switch to the new Outlook. Meanwhile, Windows 11 is getting a small but welcome improvement that makes it easier to disable annoying Sticky Keys pop-ups.

Via Windows Central