April 2026 GDK Update 5

April 2026 GDK Update 5 2604.5.7903

The Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) contains the common tools, libraries, and documentation needed to build games for Xbox Game Pass for PC on Windows 10/11, Xbox consoles (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox

  • By Microsoft Corporation
  • Proprietary
Download for Windows

About April 2026 GDK Update 5

The Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) contains the common tools, libraries, and documentation needed to build games for Xbox Game Pass for PC on Windows 10/11, Xbox consoles (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One), and cloud gaming with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

Technical details

PublisherMicrosoft Corporation
AuthorMicrosoft
Version2604.5.7903
LicenseProprietary
Installer typezip
Architecturex64
Package IDMicrosoft.Gaming.GDK

Links & install command

Install April 2026 GDK Update 5 from the command line with Windows Package Manager (winget):

winget install --id=Microsoft.Gaming.GDK -e

d3d12GDK

Older versions

  • 2604.4.7897
  • 2604.3.7874
  • 2604.2.7849
  • 2604.1.7839
  • 2604.0.7822
  • 2510.5.6322
  • 2510.4.6309
  • 2510.3.6286
  • 2510.2.6247

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