rustup should suggest Windows 11 SDK while installing on Windows 11
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enhancement
help wanted
O-windows
- Dominant language
- Rust
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Description
Problem you are trying to solve
On Windows 11, it suggests installing Windows 10 SDK instead of Windows 11 SDK. Latest SDK improvements and security improvements need to be supported.
Solution you'd like
Suggest latest supported Windows SDK instead of a specific version
Notes
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No file or test is named in the issue. Start by tracing rustup's Windows SDK suggestion during Windows 11 installation, then verify that it selects the latest supported Windows SDK rather than a fixed Windows 10 SDK version.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100