Microsoft released the September “Windows Development Environment” (Windows Development Environment, WDE) update, Version 2309 based on Win11 Build 22621.2283 update! Version 2309 is based on the Win11 Build 22621.2283 update, which integrates the cumulative updates released on September’s Patch Tuesday.
Win11 Moment 4 is estimated to go live in November 2023 as it is currently in optional non-security update status.
WDE is a free, non-activated, 90-day virtual machine environment that provides developers with the tools they need to create Windows applications. These tools include Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition with USP, .NET Desktop, Azure, and Windows App SDK for C# enabled workloads, pre-installed Windows subsystems Linux 2 (fixed to the taskbar) and Ubuntu, installed Windows Terminal, and Windows Developer Mode enabled. Windows Developer Mode enabled.
The virtual machine allows users 90 days of free access to Windows 11 Enterprise Edition, which also includes the software environment needed to develop applications for Windows 11:
Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition with support for UWP, .NET Desktop, Azure, and the Windows Application SDK for C# workloads.
Linux subsystem WSL 2, with Ubuntu installed by default.
Windows Terminal terminal.
Developer mode enabled.Users can download and run the Windows development environment using VMware (Workstation Player and Workstation Pro), VirtualBox, Parallels, or Hyper-V. The virtual machine can be used for free for 90 days, after which an activation reminder will appear, although the user can’t actually activate it, as the virtual machine is only an evaluation version of the system.
Windows Development Environment version 2309 is valid until December 19, 2023. The official Microsoft website and select the desired format. Please note that at least 70GB of free space and 8GB of RAM are required to download WDE.
