Windows MIDI Services
This project is the next-generation MIDI API for Windows, including MIDI 1.0 and MIDI 2.0 (MIDI CI, and MIDI 2.0 UMP). It includes enhancements, a new USB class driver, new transports, and essential tools. The project adds many enhancements and bug fixes to our MIDI 1.0 support, and importantly adds support for the latest revisions to MIDI 2.0 as approved by The MIDI Association.
| Publisher | Microsoft Corporation |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.16-rc.3.7 |
| Release date | 2026-03-02 |
| License | MIT |
| Installer type | burn |
| Architecture | x64, arm64 |
| Package ID | Microsoft.MIDI.SDK |
| Install scope | All users |
| Dependencies | Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.10 |
winget install --id=Microsoft.MIDI.SDK -ewinget upgrade --id=Microsoft.MIDI.SDK -ewinget uninstall --id=Microsoft.MIDI.SDK -e"Windows.MIDI.Services.SDK.Runtime.and.Tools.1.0.16-rc.3.7-x64.exe" /quiet /norestartYes. Windows MIDI Services Runtime and Tools is free and open-source software released under the MIT license.
The latest version is 1.0.16-rc.3.7, released on Mar 2, 2026.
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 7cc37b78db91009b8ac9a864237db912bd1a07d8a65c83ddc4bc805885f2083b.
Windows MIDI Services Runtime and Tools runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64), ARM64 systems.
Run the offline installer with "Windows.MIDI.Services.SDK.Runtime.and.Tools.1.0.16-rc.3.7-x64.exe" /quiet /norestart, or install it with Windows Package Manager: winget install --id=Microsoft.MIDI.SDK -e --silent.
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Windows MIDI Services Runtime and Tools and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=Microsoft.MIDI.SDK -e.
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