Published September 7, 2026
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WinRT Is COM — IInspectable, .winmd, Language Projections, and Why WinUI Still Rests on a Binary Contract (archived 2026-09-07)
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WinRT is not a managed runtime but an ABI built on COM plus .winmd metadata and language projections. Covers IUnknown vs. IInspectable, HWND setup, and package identity.
Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/winrt-is-com/, as published on 2026-09-07. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-08-29.
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