May 16, 2020 (7.1)

• Updated for the latest D3DX12.H header for Windows 10 SDK (19041)
• Code cleanup and fixes for C++ Core Guideline checker and clang/LLVM warnings

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March 20, 2020 (7.0)

• DeviceResources updated with new Prepare defaulted parameter
• Updated for the latest D3DX12.H header for Windows 10 SDK (19041)
• Code cleanup and fixes for C++ Core Guideline checker warnings
• Retire VS 2015 support

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October 28, 2019 (6.9)

• Updated for latest D3DX12.H header fix for /analyze warning in VS 2019
• Update to VS 2019 project tags for localization support

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July 12, 2019 (6.8)

• Update PC DeviceResources to suppress debug message for Windows 10 May 2019 Update
• Updated for latest D3DX12.H header
• Added $(ProjectDir) to Win32 projects include paths (already in UWP projects)
• Minor code review

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May 22, 2019 (6.7)

• Fixed problem when EnumAdapterByGpuPreference returns E_FAIL for DeviceResources
• Fixed issue with GetD3DDevice accessor in DX 11 UWP DeviceResources
• Update VSIX for VS 2019 New Project Dialog tagging

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May 17, 2019

• Updated templates to be compatible with C++/WinRT 2.0 using the Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT NuGet package
• Minor code review

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April 2, 2019 (6.5)

• Added support for VS 2019
• Updated d3dx12.h with minor fix
• Updated links for blog migration

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February 22, 2019 (6.4)

• Suppress some additional DXGI debug device output
• Minor code review feedback

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November 16, 2018 (6.3)

• ARM64 configurations added to VS 2017 UWP templates
• Minor code review feedback for DX12 DeviceResources
• Minor code review feedback for Main.cpp in DX12 Win32 template
• Note about pix3.h usage for DX12 UWP/PC templates

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Building the ARM64 configuration in UWP projects requires VS 2017 (15.9 update)

October 3, 2018 (6.2)

• Sync d3d12.h with latest version from DirectX-Graphics-Samples for Windows 10 October 2018 Update SDK
• Minor code review feedback for DX12 UWP/PC DeviceResources
• Minor code review feedback for Main.cpp in Win32 templates

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Note that the C++/WinRT headers in the Windows 10 SDK (17134) are not fully compatible with the VS 2017 (15.8 update) when using /permissive-. The workaround is to add /Zc:twoPhase- to the project settings Additional Options. This issue is fixed if using the Windows 10 SDK (17763).