first round of freshness updates (#5589)

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Author: Karl-Bridge-Microsoft

hub/apps/windows-app-sdk/applifecycle/applifecycle-instancing.md

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 description: Describes how to use app instancing features with the app lifecycle API in WinUI with the Windows App SDK.
 title: App instancing with the app lifecycle API (WinUI)
 ms.topic: concept-article
-ms.date: 09/20/2024
+ms.date: 07/14/2025
 keywords: AppLifecycle, Windows, ApplicationModel, instancing, single instance, multi instance
 #customer intent: As a Windows developer, I want to learn how to use app instancing features with the app lifecycle API in WinUI with the Windows App SDK so that I can control how many instances of my app can run at the same time.
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hub/apps/windows-app-sdk/applifecycle/applifecycle-power.md

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 description: Describes how to use power management and notification features with the app lifecycle API (Windows App SDK).
 title: Power management with the app lifecycle API (Windows App SDK)
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 03/07/2024
+ms.date: 07/14/2025
 keywords: AppLifecycle, Windows, ApplicationModel, power, battery,
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
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hub/apps/windows-app-sdk/applifecycle/applifecycle-restart.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Restart API (Windows App SDK)
 description: Describes how to use the Restart API, AppRestartFailureReason Restart(), with the App Lifecycle API (Windows App SDK).
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 05/19/2022
+ms.date: 07/14/2025
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
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hub/apps/windows-app-sdk/applifecycle/applifecycle-rich-activation.md

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 description: Describes how to use rich activation features with the app lifecycle API in unpackaged apps (Windows App SDK).
 title: Rich activation with the app lifecycle API (Windows App SDK)
 ms.topic: article
-ms.date: 03/07/2024
+ms.date: 07/14/2025
 keywords: AppLifecycle, Windows, activation, activation contracts, rich activation, win32, win32 activation, unpackaged app, unpackaged app activation
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
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hub/apps/windows-app-sdk/applifecycle/applifecycle-single-instance.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 description: Describes how to use app instancing features with the app lifecycle API in WinUI with C# and the Windows App SDK.
 title: How to create a single-instanced WinUI app with C#
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 09/20/2024
+ms.date: 07/14/2025
 keywords: AppLifecycle, Windows, ApplicationModel, instancing, single instance, multi instance, winui, windows app sdk, c#
 #customer intent: As a Windows developer, I want to learn how to create a single-instanced WinUI 3 app so that I can ensure only one instance of my app is running at a time.
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hub/apps/windows-app-sdk/applifecycle/applifecycle.md

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 title: Windows App SDK app lifecycle
 description: This article provides an overview of managing the lifecycle of Windows App SDK apps.
 ms.topic: article
-ms.date: 01/26/2023
+ms.date: 07/14/2025
 keywords: windows, desktop development, Windows App SDK, .net, windows 10, windows 11, winui, app lifecycle
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
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hub/apps/windows-app-sdk/applifecycle/background-tasks.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 title: Using background tasks in Windows apps
 description: Get an overview of using background tasks and learn how to create a new background task in an app with the BackgroundTaskBuilder in Windows App SDK.
-ms.date: 03/19/2025
+ms.date: 07/14/2025
 ms.topic: concept-article
 keywords: windows 11, winui, background task, app lifecycle, windows app sdk
 ms.localizationpriority: medium

hub/apps/windows-app-sdk/applifecycle/focus-session.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 description: Describes how to detect and react to the current focus session state.
 title: Detect and react to focus session state
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 07/18/2022
+ms.date: 07/14/2025
 keywords: AppLifecycle, Windows, ApplicationModel, focus
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
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hub/apps/windows-app-sdk/breaking-changes.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Breaking changes in the Windows App SDK
 description: If you're migrating an app to Windows App SDK 1.0 from 0.8, the breaking changes listed here might affect you. Changes are grouped by technology area, such as input and MRT Core.
 ms.topic: concept-article
-ms.date: 04/19/2024
+ms.date: 07/14/2025
 keywords: windows, windows app development, Windows App SDK 
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
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hub/apps/windows-app-sdk/check-windows-app-sdk-versions.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Check for installed versions of the Windows App SDK runtime
 description: This article provides instructions for verifying the version of the Windows App SDK runtime installed on your development computer. 
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 08/19/2024
+ms.date: 07/14/2025
 keywords: windows win32, windows app development, Windows App SDK 
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
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