React Native Windows 0.84.0

We're excited to release React Native Windows 0.84.0 targeting React Native 0.84.0!

This release includes the commits to React Native Windows from 03/25/2026 – 04/03/2026.

Requirements

Visual Studio 2026 is required for RNW 0.84.

🔧 Reliability & Stability

• Implements onClick event for Fabric components: Implement onClick (#15889)
• Adds onAuxClick event support for Fabric components: Add onAuxClick event (#15917)
• Do not create m_childrenContainer when using a custom visual to mount children into, improving custom component rendering: Do not create m_childrenContainer when using a custom visual to mount children into (#15877)
• Default text color is now theme aware, correctly adapting to light/dark mode: Default text color should be theme aware (#15873)
• Focus visuals are now only shown when using keyboard to move focus, matching platform behavior: Only show focus visuals when using keyboard to move focus (#15864)
• Enables imperative focus via view.focus() in Fabric: Enable imperative focus (#15863)
• Fixed NativeModule templates to work with clang compiler: Fix NativeModule templates to work with clang (#15917)

React Native Windows 0.83.0

We're excited to release React Native Windows 0.83.0 targeting React Native 0.83.0!

This release includes the commits to React Native Windows from 01/15/2026 – 03/25/2026.

New Features

• Added support for italic, underline, and strikethrough styling for TextInput: Implements italic underline and strikethrough styling for TextInput (#15563)

• Added @react-native-windows/perf-testing, a component performance testing framework for RNW Fabric: [Fabric]: Performance Tests for React Native Windows (#15666)

• Expose AutomationOption Setter for ChildSite, allowing other content islands connected in childsite to customize their automation option: Expose AutomationOption Setter for ChildSite (#15622)

• Adds support for detecting which mouse button triggered pointer events (left, right, middle, etc.) and registers missing W3C pointer event handlers: Add button property mouse events (#15819)

Reliability

• Circular dependency build issues for RNW Fabric App fixed: Fix Circular Dependency issues for New Arch Apps (#15747)

• Update WinAppSdk to 1.8.260209005: Update WinAppSdk to 1.8.260209005 (#15660)

• Fix init-windows C++ codegen include to use codegenConfig.name: Fix init-windows C++ codegen include to use codegenConfig.name(#15619)

• Fix XAML popup positioning and light dismiss in ScrollView: Fix XAML popup positioning and light dismiss in ScrollView(#15564)

• Fix TextInput selection crash and feedback loop: Fix TextInput selection prop (#15672)

• Fixed SHIFT+F10 keyboard shortcut not showing context menu in TextInput components: Fix SHIFT+F10 keyboard shortcut for context menu in TextInput (#15621)

• Adding defensive check to ensure device context is valid before D2D operations: adding defensive check to ensure device context is valid before D2D operations (#15620)

• Fixed issue where box with corner radius doesn't have shadow: Fixing box with corner radius doesn't have shadow (#15613)

• Bring Narrator focus to the XAML island for community module native components: Bring Narrator focus to XAML island (#15611)

• Fixed selectable text not receiving pointer events inside ScrollView: Fix selectable text not receiving pointer events inside ScrollView (#15577)

• Fixed detection of projects with mixed architecture support: fix(cli): fix template info not detecting mixed architecture projects (#15567)

• Fixed a silent MSBuild linker bug in the cpp-app and cpp-lib templates where a typo in %(AdditionalDependencies) caused inherited link dependencies to be silently dropped: fix: %(AdditionalDependencies) metadata typo in cpp-app/cpp-lib templates and package projects (#15720)

React Native Windows 0.82.0

We're excited to release React Native Windows 0.82.0 targeting React Native 0.82.0!

This release includes the commits to React Native Windows from 8/2/2025 - 01/15/2026.

How to upgrade?

You can view the changes made to the default new React Native Windows applications for C++ and C# using React Native Upgrade Helper. See this document for more details.

Starting with React Native Windows 0.82, the legacy Paper architecture has been completely removed. All apps now run exclusively on the New Architecture (Fabric). If you haven't already migrated your app to Fabric, you must do so before upgrading to 0.82. See the New Architecture migration guide for details

New Architecture-specific changes

• Adds Text Component selection support for Fabric : Fabric : Implements selectable prop for #15473 by iamAbhi-916 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Adds Text Component selectionColor support for Fabric : Fabric : Implements selectionColor for #15553 by iamAbhi-916 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Accessibility and UIA Support for XAML Fabric implementation : Accessibility and UIA Support for XAML Fabric implementation by protikbiswas100 · Pull Request #15466 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• PagingEnabled Parity for Fabric ScrollView : PagingEnabled Parity for Fabric ScrollView by Nitin-100 · Pull Request #15341 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• TextAlign and WritingDirection Parity for Fabric TextInput : TextAlign and WritingDirection Parity for Fabric TextInput by Nitin-100 · Pull Request #15340 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• ContextMenu implementation in Fabric as per Parity to Paper : TextAlign and WritingDirection Parity for Fabric TextInput by Nitin-100 · Pull Request #15340 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Defer UIA accessibility provider initialization until requested : Defer UIA accessibility provider initialization until requested by Copilot · Pull Request #14756 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Implement TextInput selection prop Pull requests · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Overflow implementation in Fabric as per Parity to Paper Overflow implementation in Fabric as per Parity to Paper by Nitin-100 · Pull Request #15338 · microsoft/react-native-windows

Breaking Changes

• Fixed focus restoration on close, removed minimize/maximize buttons, and hidden title bar icon for cleaner modal appearance : Modal outstanding issues by iamAbhi-916 · Pull Request #15445 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Remove old architecture that is not supported in 0.82 : Remove paper by acoates-ms · Pull Request #15354 · microsoft/react-native-windows

New Features

• Add ability to customize native accessibility of custom native components : Add ability to customize native accessibility of custom native components by acoates-ms · Pull Request #15532 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Improve the inspector page name for modern debugger : Improve the inspector page name for modern debugger by iamAbhi-916 · Pull Request #15375 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Xaml UI Hosting : Xaml UI Hosting by sharath2727 · Pull Request #15223 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Added support for italic underline and strikethrough styling for TextInput Implements italic underline and strikethrough styling for TextInputTextinput fontstyles by iamAbhi-916 · Pull Request #15565 · microsoft/react-native-windows

Reliability

• Fixed devtools ui overlay on high dpi displays : Fix DPI scaling for debugging overlay highlights by iamAbhi-916 · Pull Request #15479 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Fix crash when switching bundles in playground : Fix crash when switching bundles in playground by iamAbhi-916 · Pull Request #15478 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Initialize Xaml on demand : Initialize Xaml on demand by sundaramramaswamy · Pull Request #15407 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Fixed app crash when loading images with no network connection : [Fix crash] Image loading fails due to network error for instance shut down metro while app is running by iamAbhi-916 · Pull Request #15428 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Fix Debugger outstanding issues: Debugger outstanding issues by iamAbhi-916 · Pull Request #15392 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Fixed modal dialog crash when interacting with parent window after dismissal : Fix modal Crash after closing DesktopPopupSiteBridge by iamAbhi-916 · Pull Request #15384 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• [Fabric] Fix UIA_LiveSettingPropertyId to use VT_I4 datatype instead of VT_BSTR : [Fabric] Fix UIA_LiveSettingPropertyId to use VT_I4 datatype instead of VT_BSTR by ritoban23 · Pull Request #15438 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Include missing bridging files in MS.RN.Cxx : Include missing bridging files in MS.RN.Cxx by acoates-ms · Pull Request #15524 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Remove WerRegisterMemoryBlock which causes issues when kernel debugging : Remove WerRegisterMemoryBlock which causes issues when kernel debugging by acoates-ms · Pull Request #15432 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Tooltip positioned incorrectly on non 100% scale factor : Tooltip positioned incorrectly on non 100% scale factor by acoates-ms · Pull Request #15382 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Enable UTs on more platforms : Enable UTs on more platforms by acoates-ms · Pull Request #15373 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• TextInputs are zero height if there is no value and no placeholder text : TextInputs are zero height if there is no value and no placeholder text by acoates-ms · Pull Request #15334 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Focusable Pressables should take focus when they are clicked on Focusable Pressables should take focus when they are clicked on by acoates-ms · Pull Request #15327 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Fix rnw-dependencies.ps1 Node.js installation failures

• Fixes [NetUI] TouchableWin32 issue

• Fix selectable text not receiving pointer events inside ScrollView

• Fix(cli): Fix template info not detecting mixed architecture projects

• [Enables word-extension during drag after a double-click selection] (#15640)

• [Fix switch Component's layout] (#15634)

Other

• Fix playground "New Window" command : Fix playground "New Window" command by acoates-ms · Pull Request #15474 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Fix stackoverflow in StructInfo : Fix stackoverflow in StructInfo by ivan-golubev · Pull Request #15454 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Remove code related to USE_WINUI3 which is now always true : Remove code related to USE_WINUI3 which is now always true by acoates-ms · Pull Request #15393 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Update WinAppSdk to 1.8 : Update WinAppSdk to 1.8 by acoates-ms · Pull Request #15381 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Deprecates chakra support and more legacy instance code : Remove chakra support and more legacy instance code by acoates-ms · Pull Request #15371 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Deprecates web debugging support (#15350) [Remove web debugging support : Remove web debugging support by acoates-ms · Pull Request #15350 · microsoft/react-native-windows

• Realign view.js [Realign view.js by acoates-ms ...

React Native Windows 0.82.0-preview.11

This is a preview of the next version of react-native-windows. To see a summary of changes in this major release, see release notes for React Native Windows 0.82.0-preview.1.

New changes

• d7ba35e Fix XAML popup positioning and light dismiss in ScrollView (#15557) (nitchaudhary@microsoft.com)
• d7ba35e Implement overflow property support for Fabric architecture (nitchaudhary@microsoft.com)
• 4e7874c Update WinAppSdk to 1.8.260209005 (66076509+vineethkuttan@users.noreply.github.com)

React Native Windows 0.81.4

This is patch release of react-native-windows, fixing bugs or adding non-breaking enhancements. To see a summary of changes in this major release, see release notes for React Native Windows 0.81.0.

New changes

• 4300483 Fix selectable text not working inside ScrollView (74712637+iamAbhi-916@users.noreply.github.com)
• 4300483 Fix memoryStram getting unitialized (hmalothu@microsoft.com)
• 5cff7ee enables word-extension during drag after a double-click selection (74712637+iamAbhi-916@users.noreply.github.com)
• cde7477 update codegen'd files (30809111+acoates-ms@users.noreply.github.com)
• 0caaf1c adding fix for shadow in rounded box (protikbiswas@microsoft.com)
• 4300483 Fix issue when creating a ContentIslandComponentView when the root ReactNativeIsland is not connected (30809111+acoates-ms@users.noreply.github.com)
• 4300483 Fix crash in ABIViewManager::RemoveAllChildren during shutdown (hmalothu@microsoft.com)
• 4300483 visual studio 2026 strict check fix (hmalothu@microsoft.com)
• not avai Bump @react-native-windows/cli to v0.81.2 (beachball)
• not avai Bump @react-native-windows/codegen to v0.81.2 (beachball)

React Native Windows 0.82.0-preview.10

This is a preview of the next version of react-native-windows. To see a summary of changes in this major release, see release notes for React Native Windows 0.82.0-preview.1.

New changes

• 1d7bc89 enables word-extension during drag after a double-click selection (74712637+iamAbhi-916@users.noreply.github.com)
• 2592b3f Fix switch Component's layout change (66076509+vineethkuttan@users.noreply.github.com)
• 84017aa Fix SHIFT+F10 keyboard shortcut for context menu in TextInput (nitchaudhary@microsoft.com)

React Native Windows 0.82.0-preview.9

This is a preview of the next version of react-native-windows. To see a summary of changes in this major release, see release notes for React Native Windows 0.82.0-preview.1.

New changes

• d33fd3a Use automationoption as frameworkbased for childsite (66076509+vineethkuttan@users.noreply.github.com)

React Native Windows 0.81.3

This is patch release of react-native-windows, fixing bugs or adding non-breaking enhancements. To see a summary of changes in this major release, see release notes for React Native Windows 0.81.0.

New changes

• 24f8960 Add TSF support to TextInput (30809111+acoates-ms@users.noreply.github.com)
• 24f8960 adding accessibility and UIA support for XAML fabric (protikbiswas100@microsoft.com)
• 24f8960 Fix DPI scaling for debugging overlay highlights (74712637+iamAbhi-916@users.noreply.github.com)
• 24f8960 Defer UIA accessibility provider initialization until requested (198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com)
• 24f8960 [Fabric] Fix UIA_LiveSettingPropertyId to use VT_I4 datatype instead of VT_BSTR (ankudutt101@gmail.com)
• 24f8960 Fix stackoverflow in StructInfo (vmorozov@microsoft.com)
• 24f8960 Add ability to customize native accessibility of custom native components (30809111+acoates-ms@users.noreply.github.com)
• 24f8960 Tooltip positioned incorrectly on non 100% scale factor (30809111+acoates-ms@users.noreply.github.com)
• 24f8960 Pressables should take focus on press (30809111+acoates-ms@users.noreply.github.com)
• 24f8960 Implements selectable for (74712637+iamAbhi-916@users.noreply.github.com)
• not avai Bump @react-native-windows/cli to v0.81.1 (beachball)
• not avai Bump @react-native-windows/codegen to v0.81.1 (beachball)

React Native Windows 0.82.0-preview.8

This is a preview of the next version of react-native-windows. To see a summary of changes in this major release, see release notes for React Native Windows 0.82.0-preview.1.

New changes

• 0b0dae3 make comments less verbose in ParagrapghComponentview for selectable (74712637+iamAbhi-916@users.noreply.github.com)

React Native Windows 0.82.0-preview.7

This is a preview of the next version of react-native-windows. To see a summary of changes in this major release, see release notes for React Native Windows 0.82.0-preview.1.

New changes

• f2e1f06 cleanup legacy filters (74712637+iamAbhi-916@users.noreply.github.com)