Why are there two versions of Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime component in Windows 11 23H2?

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Hi!
Does anyone know why there are two identical components in the system?
Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.CBS_8wekyb3d8bbwe (old version)
Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.vNext.CBS_8wekyb3d8bbwe (new version 1.6)
Which one is better to delete and which one to keep?
 
Hi,

some Windows components are built for one, some for the other, actually the vNext was introduced recently via cumulative update.
They are not interchangeable, even have a different name, the important part is until _8wekyb3d8bbwe.
To programs searching for their runtime, one letter difference is important, must be literal.
 
I'm guessing MS will slowly transition some UWP apps to the new AppRuntime, so I'll add detection in the Store Apps download script.
 
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