"What's new" improvements (#44638)

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## Summary of the Pull Request

TO DO: Upgrade to the latest version of MarkdownTextBlock:
https://github.com/CommunityToolkit/Labs-Windows/pull/771

This PR introduces the following changes:
**Removed the custom titlebars on the OOBE Window, and replaced it with
the inbox WinUI `TitleBar` control.**

**New "What's new" experience following the VS Code release notes
experience**
- Created a new SCOOBE Windows that is a standalone window to better
visualize release notes.
- Adding a nav menu on the left to easily switch between release notes,
instead of a long page.
- Point releases are combined with the latest main release.. e.g. 0.96.1
is rendered above 0.96.0.
- The 'hero image' on main release notes will automatically be rendered
at the top of the page.
- Improved markdown styling for better readability.
- Pull requests links can now be clicked.
- Upgraded `CommunityToolkit.Labs.MarkdownTextblock` to the latest
version as it includes much needed bugfixes.

<img width="1234" height="819" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/447b3136-306b-4f24-bc7a-c022a99e8e51"
/>

Note: the blurry image shown above will be replaced in new releases by
an image that fits the right dimensions.

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Co-authored-by: Leilei Zhang <leilzh@microsoft.com>

Directory.Packages.props

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters" Version="8.2.250402" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Extensions" Version="8.2.250402" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.UI.Controls.DataGrid" Version="7.1.2" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.Labs.WinUI.Controls.MarkdownTextBlock" Version="0.1.251002-build.2316" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.Labs.WinUI.Controls.MarkdownTextBlock" Version="0.1.260107-build.2454" />
     <PackageVersion Include="ControlzEx" Version="6.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="HelixToolkit" Version="2.24.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="HelixToolkit.Core.Wpf" Version="2.24.0" />

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/OOBE/Enums/PowerToysModules.cs

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Enums
         MeasureTool,
         Hosts,
         Workspaces,
-        WhatsNew,
         RegistryPreview,
         NewPlus,
         ZoomIt,

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/App.xaml.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
 using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
@@ -227,7 +226,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
             {
                 settingsWindow = new MainWindow();
                 settingsWindow.Activate();
-                settingsWindow.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
                 settingsWindow.NavigateToSection(StartupPage);
 
                 // https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/issues/7595 - Activate doesn't bring window to the foreground
@@ -257,11 +255,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
                 else if (ShowScoobe)
                 {
                     PowerToysTelemetry.Log.WriteEvent(new ScoobeStartedEvent());
-                    OobeWindow scoobeWindow = new OobeWindow(OOBE.Enums.PowerToysModules.WhatsNew);
+                    ScoobeWindow newScoobeWindow = new ScoobeWindow();
-                    scoobeWindow.Activate();
+                    newScoobeWindow.Activate();
-                    scoobeWindow.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
                     WindowHelpers.ForceTopBorder1PixelInsetOnWindows10(WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(settingsWindow));
-                    SetOobeWindow(scoobeWindow);
+                    SetScoobeWindow(newScoobeWindow);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -339,6 +336,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
 
         private static MainWindow settingsWindow;
         private static OobeWindow oobeWindow;
+        private static ScoobeWindow scoobeWindow;
 
         public static void ClearSettingsWindow()
         {
@@ -365,6 +363,21 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
             oobeWindow = null;
         }
 
+        public static ScoobeWindow GetScoobeWindow()
+        {
+            return scoobeWindow;
+        }
+
+        public static void SetScoobeWindow(ScoobeWindow window)
+        {
+            scoobeWindow = window;
+        }
+
+        public static void ClearScoobeWindow()
+        {
+            scoobeWindow = null;
+        }
+
         public static Type GetPage(string settingWindow)
         {
             switch (settingWindow)

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/MainWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ using WinUIEx;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
 {
-    /// <summary>
-    /// An empty window that can be used on its own or navigated to within a Frame.
-    /// </summary>
     public sealed partial class MainWindow : WindowEx
     {
         public MainWindow(bool createHidden = false)
@@ -35,10 +32,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
             App.ThemeService.ThemeChanged += OnThemeChanged;
             App.ThemeService.ApplyTheme();
 
+            this.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
+
             ShellPage.SetElevationStatus(App.IsElevated);
             ShellPage.SetIsUserAnAdmin(App.IsUserAnAdmin);
 
-            var hWnd = WinRT.Interop.WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(this);
+            var hWnd = WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(this);
             var placement = WindowHelper.DeserializePlacementOrDefault(hWnd);
             if (createHidden)
             {
@@ -121,16 +120,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
             // open whats new window
             ShellPage.SetOpenWhatIsNewCallback(() =>
             {
-                if (App.GetOobeWindow() == null)
+                if (App.GetScoobeWindow() == null)
                 {
-                    App.SetOobeWindow(new OobeWindow(OOBE.Enums.PowerToysModules.WhatsNew));
+                    App.SetScoobeWindow(new ScoobeWindow());
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    App.GetOobeWindow().SetAppWindow(OOBE.Enums.PowerToysModules.WhatsNew);
                 }
 
-                App.GetOobeWindow().Activate();
+                App.GetScoobeWindow().Activate();
             });
 
             this.InitializeComponent();
@@ -187,7 +182,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
             var hWnd = WinRT.Interop.WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(this);
             WindowHelper.SerializePlacement(hWnd);
 
-            if (App.GetOobeWindow() == null)
+            if (App.GetOobeWindow() == null && App.GetScoobeWindow() == null)
             {
                 App.ClearSettingsWindow();
             }

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/OobeShellPage.xaml

@@ -1,60 +1,44 @@
-<UserControl
+<Page
     x:Class="Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views.OobeShellPage"
     xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
     xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-    xmlns:animations="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Animations"
     xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
     xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
     xmlns:ui="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI"
     HighContrastAdjustment="None"
     Loaded="ShellPage_Loaded"
     mc:Ignorable="d">
-
     <Grid>
         <Grid.RowDefinitions>
-            <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+            <RowDefinition Height="48" />
             <RowDefinition Height="*" />
         </Grid.RowDefinitions>
-        <Button
+        <TitleBar
-            x:Name="PaneToggleBtn"
-            Width="48"
-            HorizontalAlignment="Left"
-            VerticalAlignment="Center"
-            Click="PaneToggleBtn_Click"
-            Style="{StaticResource PaneToggleButtonStyle}" />
-        <Grid
             x:Name="AppTitleBar"
-            Height="48"
+            x:Uid="OobeWindow_TitleTxt"
-            Margin="48,0,0,0"
+            IsBackButtonVisible="False"
-            VerticalAlignment="Center"
+            IsPaneToggleButtonVisible="False"
-            IsHitTestVisible="True">
+            PaneToggleRequested="TitleBar_PaneButtonClick">
-            <animations:Implicit.Animations>
+            <!--  This is a workaround for https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/issues/10374, once fixed we should just be using IconSource  -->
-                <animations:OffsetAnimation Duration="0:0:0.3" />
+            <TitleBar.LeftHeader>
-            </animations:Implicit.Animations>
+                <ImageIcon
-            <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
+                    x:Name="TitleBarIcon"
-                <Image
-                    Width="16"
                     Height="16"
+                    Margin="16,0,0,0"
                     Source="/Assets/Settings/icon.ico" />
-                <TextBlock
+            </TitleBar.LeftHeader>
-                    x:Name="AppTitleBarText"
+        </TitleBar>
-                    x:Uid="OobeWindow_TitleTxt"
-                    VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                    Style="{StaticResource CaptionTextBlockStyle}"
-                    TextWrapping="NoWrap" />
-            </StackPanel>
-        </Grid>
-
         <NavigationView
             x:Name="navigationView"
             Grid.Row="1"
+            CompactModeThresholdWidth="1007"
             DisplayModeChanged="NavigationView_DisplayModeChanged"
+            ExpandedModeThresholdWidth="1007"
             IsBackButtonVisible="Collapsed"
             IsPaneOpen="True"
             IsPaneToggleButtonVisible="False"
             IsSettingsVisible="False"
             OpenPaneLength="296"
-            PaneDisplayMode="Left"
             SelectionChanged="NavigationView_SelectionChanged">
             <NavigationView.MenuItems>
                 <NavigationViewItem
@@ -174,34 +158,16 @@
                     Icon="{ui:BitmapIcon Source=/Assets/Settings/Icons/ZoomIt.png}"
                     Tag="ZoomIt" />
             </NavigationView.MenuItems>
-            <NavigationView.FooterMenuItems>
+            <NavigationView.PaneFooter>
                 <NavigationViewItem
                     x:Uid="Shell_WhatsNew"
+                    AutomationProperties.AutomationId="WhatIsNewNavItem"
                     Icon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xE789;}"
-                    Tag="WhatsNew" />
+                    Tapped="WhatIsNewItem_Tapped" />
-            </NavigationView.FooterMenuItems>
+            </NavigationView.PaneFooter>
             <NavigationView.Content>
                 <Frame x:Name="NavigationFrame" />
             </NavigationView.Content>
         </NavigationView>
-
-        <VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
-            <VisualStateGroup x:Name="LayoutVisualStates">
-                <VisualState x:Name="WideLayout">
-                    <VisualState.StateTriggers>
-                        <AdaptiveTrigger MinWindowWidth="720" />
-                    </VisualState.StateTriggers>
-                </VisualState>
-                <VisualState x:Name="SmallLayout">
-                    <VisualState.StateTriggers>
-                        <AdaptiveTrigger MinWindowWidth="600" />
-                        <AdaptiveTrigger MinWindowWidth="0" />
-                    </VisualState.StateTriggers>
-                    <VisualState.Setters>
-                        <Setter Target="navigationView.PaneDisplayMode" Value="LeftMinimal" />
-                    </VisualState.Setters>
-                </VisualState>
-            </VisualStateGroup>
-        </VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
     </Grid>
-</UserControl>
+</Page>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/OobeShellPage.xaml.cs

@@ -5,18 +5,17 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Globalization;
-
 using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Enums;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.ViewModel;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
-using WinRT.Interop;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Input;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
 {
-    public sealed partial class OobeShellPage : UserControl
+    public sealed partial class OobeShellPage : Page
     {
         public static Func<string> RunSharedEventCallback { get; set; }
 
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
 
             // NOTE: Experimentation for OOBE is currently turned off on server side. Keeping this code in a comment to allow future experiments.
             // ExperimentationToggleSwitchEnabled = SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(settingsUtils).SettingsConfig.EnableExperimentation;
-            SetTitleBar();
             DataContext = ViewModel;
             OobeShellHandler = this;
             Modules = new ObservableCollection<OobePowerToysModule>();
@@ -202,12 +200,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
                 IsNew = true,
             });
 
-            Modules.Insert((int)PowerToysModules.WhatsNew, new OobePowerToysModule()
-            {
-                ModuleName = "WhatsNew",
-                IsNew = false,
-            });
-
             Modules.Insert((int)PowerToysModules.RegistryPreview, new OobePowerToysModule()
             {
                 ModuleName = "RegistryPreview",
@@ -229,7 +221,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
 
         public void OnClosing()
         {
-            Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.NavigationViewItem selectedItem = this.navigationView.SelectedItem as Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.NavigationViewItem;
+            NavigationViewItem selectedItem = this.navigationView.SelectedItem as NavigationViewItem;
             if (selectedItem != null)
             {
                 Modules[(int)(PowerToysModules)Enum.Parse(typeof(PowerToysModules), (string)selectedItem.Tag, true)].LogClosingModuleEvent();
@@ -238,19 +230,22 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
 
         public void NavigateToModule(PowerToysModules selectedModule)
         {
-            if (selectedModule == PowerToysModules.WhatsNew)
+            navigationView.SelectedItem = navigationView.MenuItems[(int)selectedModule];
-            {
-                navigationView.SelectedItem = navigationView.FooterMenuItems[0];
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                navigationView.SelectedItem = navigationView.MenuItems[(int)selectedModule];
-            }
         }
 
-        private void NavigationView_SelectionChanged(Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.NavigationView sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.NavigationViewSelectionChangedEventArgs args)
+        private static void OpenScoobeWindow()
         {
-            Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.NavigationViewItem selectedItem = args.SelectedItem as Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.NavigationViewItem;
+            if (App.GetScoobeWindow() == null)
+            {
+                App.SetScoobeWindow(new ScoobeWindow());
+            }
+
+            App.GetScoobeWindow().Activate();
+        }
+
+        private void NavigationView_SelectionChanged(NavigationView sender, NavigationViewSelectionChangedEventArgs args)
+        {
+            NavigationViewItem selectedItem = args.SelectedItem as NavigationViewItem;
 
             if (selectedItem != null)
             {
@@ -278,7 +273,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
                             break;
                         }
                     */
-                    case "WhatsNew": NavigationFrame.Navigate(typeof(OobeWhatsNew)); break;
+
                     case "AdvancedPaste": NavigationFrame.Navigate(typeof(OobeAdvancedPaste)); break;
                     case "AlwaysOnTop": NavigationFrame.Navigate(typeof(OobeAlwaysOnTop)); break;
                     case "Awake": NavigationFrame.Navigate(typeof(OobeAwake)); break;
@@ -311,43 +306,37 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
             }
         }
 
-        private void SetTitleBar()
-        {
-            var u = App.GetOobeWindow();
-            if (u != null)
-            {
-                // A custom title bar is required for full window theme and Mica support.
-                // https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/apps/develop/title-bar?tabs=winui3#full-customization
-                u.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
-                WindowHelpers.ForceTopBorder1PixelInsetOnWindows10(WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(u));
-                u.SetTitleBar(AppTitleBar);
-            }
-        }
-
         private void ShellPage_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
-            SetTitleBar();
+            // Select the first module by default
+            if (navigationView.MenuItems.Count > 0)
+            {
+                navigationView.SelectedItem = navigationView.MenuItems[0];
+            }
         }
 
         private void NavigationView_DisplayModeChanged(NavigationView sender, NavigationViewDisplayModeChangedEventArgs args)
         {
             if (args.DisplayMode == NavigationViewDisplayMode.Compact || args.DisplayMode == NavigationViewDisplayMode.Minimal)
             {
-                PaneToggleBtn.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
+                TitleBarIcon.Margin = new Thickness(0, 0, 8, 0); // Workaround, see XAML comment
-                AppTitleBar.Margin = new Thickness(48, 0, 0, 0);
+                AppTitleBar.IsPaneToggleButtonVisible = true;
-                AppTitleBarText.Margin = new Thickness(12, 0, 0, 0);
             }
             else
             {
-                PaneToggleBtn.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
+                TitleBarIcon.Margin = new Thickness(16, 0, 0, 0);  // Workaround, see XAML comment
-                AppTitleBar.Margin = new Thickness(16, 0, 0, 0);
+                AppTitleBar.IsPaneToggleButtonVisible = false;
-                AppTitleBarText.Margin = new Thickness(16, 0, 0, 0);
             }
         }
 
-        private void PaneToggleBtn_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        private void TitleBar_PaneButtonClick(TitleBar sender, object args)
         {
             navigationView.IsPaneOpen = !navigationView.IsPaneOpen;
         }
+
+        private void WhatIsNewItem_Tapped(object sender, TappedRoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            OpenScoobeWindow();
+        }
     }
 }

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/OobeWhatsNew.xaml

@@ -1,191 +0,0 @@
-<Page
-    x:Class="Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views.OobeWhatsNew"
-    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
-    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-    xmlns:controls="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls"
-    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
-    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
-    xmlns:tkcontrols="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls"
-    xmlns:ui="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI"
-    Loaded="Page_Loaded"
-    mc:Ignorable="d">
-    <Page.Resources>
-        <tkcontrols:MarkdownThemes
-            x:Key="ReleaseNotesMarkdownThemeConfig"
-            H1FontSize="22"
-            H1FontWeight="SemiBold"
-            H1Margin="0, 36, 0, 8"
-            H2FontSize="16"
-            H2FontWeight="SemiBold"
-            H2Margin="0, 16, 0, 4"
-            H3FontSize="16"
-            H3FontWeight="SemiBold"
-            H3Margin="0, 16, 0, 4" />
-        <tkcontrols:MarkdownConfig x:Key="ReleaseNotesMarkdownConfig" Themes="{StaticResource ReleaseNotesMarkdownThemeConfig}" />
-    </Page.Resources>
-
-    <!--  Main layout container  -->
-    <Grid>
-        <!--  Main content grid  -->
-        <Grid Margin="0,24,0,0">
-            <Grid.RowDefinitions>
-                <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
-                <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
-                <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
-                <RowDefinition Height="*" />
-            </Grid.RowDefinitions>
-
-            <!--  Compact Header overlay that covers both InfoBar and Title sections  -->
-            <Border
-                x:Name="HeaderOverlay"
-                Grid.Row="0"
-                Grid.RowSpan="2"
-                Margin="0,-24,0,0"
-                VerticalAlignment="Top"
-                BorderThickness="0"
-                Canvas.ZIndex="1">
-
-                <Grid>
-                    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
-                        <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
-                        <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
-                    </Grid.RowDefinitions>
-
-                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard
-                        x:Name="WhatsNewDataDiagnosticsInfoBar"
-                        x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_DataDiagnostics_InfoBar"
-                        Grid.Row="0"
-                        Padding="12,8,12,8"
-                        Background="{ThemeResource InfoBarInformationalSeverityBackgroundBrush}"
-                        IsTabStop="{x:Bind ShowDataDiagnosticsInfoBar, Mode=OneWay}"
-                        Visibility="{x:Bind ShowDataDiagnosticsInfoBar, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}">
-                        <tkcontrols:SettingsCard.HeaderIcon>
-                            <FontIcon Foreground="{ThemeResource InfoBarInformationalSeverityIconBackground}" Glyph="&#xF167;" />
-                        </tkcontrols:SettingsCard.HeaderIcon>
-                        <tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
-                            <StackPanel>
-                                <TextBlock x:Name="WhatsNewDataDiagnosticsInfoBarDescText">
-                                    <Hyperlink NavigateUri="https://aka.ms/powertoys-data-and-privacy-documentation">
-                                        <Run x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_DataDiagnostics_InfoBar_Desc" />
-                                    </Hyperlink>
-                                </TextBlock>
-                                <TextBlock x:Name="WhatsNewDataDiagnosticsInfoBarDescTextYesClicked" Visibility="Collapsed">
-                                    <Run x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_DataDiagnostics_Yes_Click_InfoBar_Desc" />
-                                    <Hyperlink Click="DataDiagnostics_OpenSettings_Click">
-                                        <Run x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_DataDiagnostics_Yes_Click_OpenSettings_Text" />
-                                    </Hyperlink>
-                                </TextBlock>
-                            </StackPanel>
-                        </tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
-                        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
-                            <Button
-                                x:Name="DataDiagnosticsButtonYes"
-                                x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_DataDiagnostics_Button_Yes"
-                                Click="DataDiagnostics_InfoBar_YesNo_Click"
-                                CommandParameter="Yes" />
-                            <HyperlinkButton
-                                x:Name="DataDiagnosticsButtonNo"
-                                x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_DataDiagnostics_Button_No"
-                                Click="DataDiagnostics_InfoBar_YesNo_Click"
-                                CommandParameter="No" />
-                            <Button
-                                Margin="16,0,0,0"
-                                Click="DataDiagnostics_InfoBar_Close_Click"
-                                Content="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xE894;,
-                                                      FontSize=16}"
-                                Style="{StaticResource SubtleButtonStyle}" />
-                        </StackPanel>
-                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-
-                    <Grid Grid.Row="1" Margin="16,12,0,12">
-                        <StackPanel
-                            VerticalAlignment="Top"
-                            Orientation="Vertical"
-                            Spacing="4">
-                            <TextBlock
-                                x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew"
-                                AutomationProperties.HeadingLevel="Level1"
-                                Style="{StaticResource TitleTextBlockStyle}" />
-                            <HyperlinkButton NavigateUri="https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases" Style="{StaticResource TextButtonStyle}">
-                                <TextBlock x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_DetailedReleaseNotesLink" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
-                            </HyperlinkButton>
-                        </StackPanel>
-
-                        <!--  ShortcutConflictControl positioned at the right side  -->
-                        <controls:ShortcutConflictControl
-                            Grid.RowSpan="2"
-                            Margin="0,0,16,0"
-                            HorizontalAlignment="Right"
-                            VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                            AllHotkeyConflictsData="{x:Bind AllHotkeyConflictsData, Mode=OneWay}"
-                            Visibility="{x:Bind HasConflicts, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}" />
-                    </Grid>
-                </Grid>
-            </Border>
-
-            <!--  Reduced spacer for the compact header overlay  -->
-            <Grid Grid.Row="0" Height="0" />
-            <Grid Grid.Row="1" Height="80" />
-
-            <InfoBar
-                x:Name="ErrorInfoBar"
-                x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_LoadingError"
-                Grid.Row="2"
-                VerticalAlignment="Top"
-                IsClosable="False"
-                IsTabStop="False"
-                Severity="Error">
-                <InfoBar.ActionButton>
-                    <Button
-                        x:Uid="RetryBtn"
-                        HorizontalAlignment="Right"
-                        Click="LoadReleaseNotes_Click">
-                        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
-                            <FontIcon FontSize="16" Glyph="&#xE72C;" />
-                            <TextBlock x:Uid="RetryLabel" />
-                        </StackPanel>
-                    </Button>
-                </InfoBar.ActionButton>
-            </InfoBar>
-            <InfoBar
-                x:Name="ProxyWarningInfoBar"
-                x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_ProxyAuthenticationWarning"
-                Grid.Row="2"
-                VerticalAlignment="Top"
-                IsClosable="False"
-                IsTabStop="False"
-                Severity="Warning">
-                <InfoBar.ActionButton>
-                    <Button
-                        x:Uid="RetryBtn"
-                        HorizontalAlignment="Right"
-                        Click="LoadReleaseNotes_Click">
-                        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
-                            <FontIcon FontSize="16" Glyph="&#xE72C;" />
-                            <TextBlock x:Uid="RetryLabel" />
-                        </StackPanel>
-                    </Button>
-                </InfoBar.ActionButton>
-            </InfoBar>
-
-            <ScrollViewer Grid.Row="3" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
-                <Grid Margin="32,16,32,24">
-                    <ProgressRing
-                        x:Name="LoadingProgressRing"
-                        HorizontalAlignment="Center"
-                        VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                        IsIndeterminate="True"
-                        Visibility="Visible" />
-                    <tkcontrols:MarkdownTextBlock
-                        x:Name="ReleaseNotesMarkdown"
-                        Config="{StaticResource ReleaseNotesMarkdownConfig}"
-                        UseAutoLinks="True"
-                        UseEmphasisExtras="True"
-                        UseListExtras="True"
-                        UsePipeTables="True"
-                        UseTaskLists="True" />
-                </Grid>
-            </ScrollViewer>
-        </Grid>
-    </Grid>
-</Page>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/OobeWhatsNew.xaml.cs

@@ -1,359 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.ComponentModel;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Net;
-using System.Net.Http;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Text.Json;
-using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls;
-using global::PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
-using ManagedCommon;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.HotkeyConflicts;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Interfaces;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Enums;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.ViewModel;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.SerializationContext;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Services;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry;
-using Microsoft.UI.Text;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Navigation;
-
-namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
-{
-    public sealed partial class OobeWhatsNew : Page, INotifyPropertyChanged
-    {
-        public OobePowerToysModule ViewModel { get; set; }
-
-        private AllHotkeyConflictsData _allHotkeyConflictsData = new AllHotkeyConflictsData();
-
-        public bool ShowDataDiagnosticsInfoBar => GetShowDataDiagnosticsInfoBar();
-
-        private int _conflictCount;
-
-        public AllHotkeyConflictsData AllHotkeyConflictsData
-        {
-            get => _allHotkeyConflictsData;
-            set
-            {
-                if (_allHotkeyConflictsData != value)
-                {
-                    _allHotkeyConflictsData = value;
-
-                    UpdateConflictCount();
-
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AllHotkeyConflictsData));
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(HasConflicts));
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        public bool HasConflicts => _conflictCount > 0;
-
-        private void UpdateConflictCount()
-        {
-            int count = 0;
-            if (AllHotkeyConflictsData == null)
-            {
-                _conflictCount = count;
-            }
-
-            if (AllHotkeyConflictsData.InAppConflicts != null)
-            {
-                foreach (var inAppConflict in AllHotkeyConflictsData.InAppConflicts)
-                {
-                    if (!inAppConflict.ConflictIgnored)
-                    {
-                        count++;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (AllHotkeyConflictsData.SystemConflicts != null)
-            {
-                foreach (var systemConflict in AllHotkeyConflictsData.SystemConflicts)
-                {
-                    if (!systemConflict.ConflictIgnored)
-                    {
-                        count++;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            _conflictCount = count;
-        }
-
-        public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="OobeWhatsNew"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        public OobeWhatsNew()
-        {
-            this.InitializeComponent();
-            ViewModel = new OobePowerToysModule(OobeShellPage.OobeShellHandler.Modules[(int)PowerToysModules.WhatsNew]);
-            DataContext = this;
-
-            // Subscribe to hotkey conflict updates
-            if (GlobalHotkeyConflictManager.Instance != null)
-            {
-                GlobalHotkeyConflictManager.Instance.ConflictsUpdated += OnConflictsUpdated;
-                GlobalHotkeyConflictManager.Instance.RequestAllConflicts();
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void OnConflictsUpdated(object sender, AllHotkeyConflictsEventArgs e)
-        {
-            this.DispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(Microsoft.UI.Dispatching.DispatcherQueuePriority.Normal, () =>
-            {
-                var allConflictData = e.Conflicts;
-                foreach (var inAppConflict in allConflictData.InAppConflicts)
-                {
-                    var hotkey = inAppConflict.Hotkey;
-                    var hotkeySetting = new HotkeySettings(hotkey.Win, hotkey.Ctrl, hotkey.Alt, hotkey.Shift, hotkey.Key);
-                    inAppConflict.ConflictIgnored = HotkeyConflictIgnoreHelper.IsIgnoringConflicts(hotkeySetting);
-                }
-
-                foreach (var systemConflict in allConflictData.SystemConflicts)
-                {
-                    var hotkey = systemConflict.Hotkey;
-                    var hotkeySetting = new HotkeySettings(hotkey.Win, hotkey.Ctrl, hotkey.Alt, hotkey.Shift, hotkey.Key);
-                    systemConflict.ConflictIgnored = HotkeyConflictIgnoreHelper.IsIgnoringConflicts(hotkeySetting);
-                }
-
-                AllHotkeyConflictsData = e.Conflicts ?? new AllHotkeyConflictsData();
-            });
-        }
-
-        private void OnPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
-        {
-            PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
-        }
-
-        private bool GetShowDataDiagnosticsInfoBar()
-        {
-            var isDataDiagnosticsGpoDisallowed = GPOWrapper.GetAllowDataDiagnosticsValue() == GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled;
-
-            if (isDataDiagnosticsGpoDisallowed)
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            bool userActed = DataDiagnosticsSettings.GetUserActionValue();
-
-            if (userActed)
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            bool registryValue = DataDiagnosticsSettings.GetEnabledValue();
-
-            bool isFirstRunAfterUpdate = (App.Current as Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.App).ShowScoobe;
-            if (isFirstRunAfterUpdate && registryValue == false)
-            {
-                return true;
-            }
-
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Regex to remove installer hash sections from the release notes.
-        /// </summary>
-        private const string RemoveInstallerHashesRegex = @"(\r\n)+## Installer Hashes(\r\n.*)+## Highlights";
-        private const string RemoveHotFixInstallerHashesRegex = @"(\r\n)+## Installer Hashes(\r\n.*)+$";
-        private const RegexOptions RemoveInstallerHashesRegexOptions = RegexOptions.Compiled | RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant;
-        private bool _loadingReleaseNotes;
-
-        private static async Task<string> GetReleaseNotesMarkdown()
-        {
-            string releaseNotesJSON = string.Empty;
-
-            // Let's use system proxy
-            using var proxyClientHandler = new HttpClientHandler
-            {
-                DefaultProxyCredentials = CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials,
-                Proxy = WebRequest.GetSystemWebProxy(),
-                PreAuthenticate = true,
-            };
-
-            using var getReleaseInfoClient = new HttpClient(proxyClientHandler);
-
-            // GitHub APIs require sending an user agent
-            // https://docs.github.com/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api#user-agent-required
-            getReleaseInfoClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.TryAddWithoutValidation("User-Agent", "PowerToys");
-            releaseNotesJSON = await getReleaseInfoClient.GetStringAsync("https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/PowerToys/releases");
-            IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo> releases = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo>>(releaseNotesJSON, SourceGenerationContextContext.Default.IListPowerToysReleaseInfo);
-
-            // Get the latest releases
-            var latestReleases = releases.OrderByDescending(release => release.PublishedDate).Take(5);
-
-            StringBuilder releaseNotesHtmlBuilder = new StringBuilder(string.Empty);
-
-            // Regex to remove installer hash sections from the release notes.
-            Regex removeHashRegex = new Regex(RemoveInstallerHashesRegex, RemoveInstallerHashesRegexOptions);
-
-            // Regex to remove installer hash sections from the release notes, since there'll be no Highlights section for hotfix releases.
-            Regex removeHotfixHashRegex = new Regex(RemoveHotFixInstallerHashesRegex, RemoveInstallerHashesRegexOptions);
-            int counter = 0;
-            foreach (var release in latestReleases)
-            {
-                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine("# " + release.Name);
-                var notes = removeHashRegex.Replace(release.ReleaseNotes, "\r\n### Highlights");
-
-                // Add a unique counter to [github-current-release-work] to distinguish each release,
-                // since this variable is used for all latest releases when they are merged.
-                notes = notes.Replace("[github-current-release-work]", $"[github-current-release-work{++counter}]");
-                notes = removeHotfixHashRegex.Replace(notes, string.Empty);
-                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine(notes);
-                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine("&nbsp;");
-            }
-
-            return releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.ToString();
-        }
-
-        private async Task Reload()
-        {
-            if (_loadingReleaseNotes)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            try
-            {
-                _loadingReleaseNotes = true;
-                ReleaseNotesMarkdown.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
-                LoadingProgressRing.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Visible;
-                string releaseNotesMarkdown = await GetReleaseNotesMarkdown();
-                ProxyWarningInfoBar.IsOpen = false;
-                ErrorInfoBar.IsOpen = false;
-
-                ReleaseNotesMarkdown.Text = releaseNotesMarkdown;
-                ReleaseNotesMarkdown.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Visible;
-                LoadingProgressRing.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
-            }
-            catch (HttpRequestException httpEx)
-            {
-                Logger.LogError("Exception when loading the release notes", httpEx);
-                if (httpEx.Message.Contains("407", StringComparison.CurrentCulture))
-                {
-                    ProxyWarningInfoBar.IsOpen = true;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    ErrorInfoBar.IsOpen = true;
-                }
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                Logger.LogError("Exception when loading the release notes", ex);
-                ErrorInfoBar.IsOpen = true;
-            }
-            finally
-            {
-                LoadingProgressRing.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
-                _loadingReleaseNotes = false;
-            }
-        }
-
-        private async void Page_Loaded(object sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.RoutedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            await Reload();
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        protected override void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs e)
-        {
-            ViewModel.LogOpeningModuleEvent();
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        protected override void OnNavigatedFrom(NavigationEventArgs e)
-        {
-            ViewModel.LogClosingModuleEvent();
-
-            // Unsubscribe from conflict updates when leaving the page
-            if (GlobalHotkeyConflictManager.Instance != null)
-            {
-                GlobalHotkeyConflictManager.Instance.ConflictsUpdated -= OnConflictsUpdated;
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void DataDiagnostics_InfoBar_YesNo_Click(object sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.RoutedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            string commandArg = string.Empty;
-            if (sender is Button senderBtn)
-            {
-                commandArg = senderBtn.CommandParameter.ToString();
-            }
-            else if (sender is HyperlinkButton senderLink)
-            {
-                commandArg = senderLink.CommandParameter.ToString();
-            }
-
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(commandArg))
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            // Update UI
-            if (commandArg == "Yes")
-            {
-                WhatsNewDataDiagnosticsInfoBar.Header = ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader.GetString("Oobe_WhatsNew_DataDiagnostics_Yes_Click_InfoBar_Title");
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                WhatsNewDataDiagnosticsInfoBar.Header = ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader.GetString("Oobe_WhatsNew_DataDiagnostics_No_Click_InfoBar_Title");
-            }
-
-            WhatsNewDataDiagnosticsInfoBarDescText.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
-            WhatsNewDataDiagnosticsInfoBarDescTextYesClicked.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Visible;
-            DataDiagnosticsButtonYes.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
-            DataDiagnosticsButtonNo.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
-
-            // Set Data Diagnostics registry values
-            if (commandArg == "Yes")
-            {
-                DataDiagnosticsSettings.SetEnabledValue(true);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                DataDiagnosticsSettings.SetEnabledValue(false);
-            }
-
-            DataDiagnosticsSettings.SetUserActionValue(true);
-
-            this.DispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(Microsoft.UI.Dispatching.DispatcherQueuePriority.Normal, () =>
-            {
-                ShellPage.ShellHandler?.SignalGeneralDataUpdate();
-            });
-        }
-
-        private void DataDiagnostics_InfoBar_Close_Click(object sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.RoutedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            WhatsNewDataDiagnosticsInfoBar.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
-        }
-
-        private void DataDiagnostics_OpenSettings_Click(Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Documents.Hyperlink sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Documents.HyperlinkClickEventArgs args)
-        {
-            Common.UI.SettingsDeepLink.OpenSettings(Common.UI.SettingsDeepLink.SettingsWindow.Overview);
-        }
-
-        private async void LoadReleaseNotes_Click(object sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.RoutedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            await Reload();
-        }
-    }
-}

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/ScoobeReleaseGroupViewModel.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
+
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
+
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// View model for a group of releases (grouped by major.minor version).
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ScoobeReleaseGroupViewModel
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the list of releases in this group.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo> Releases { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the version text to display (e.g., "0.96.0").
+        /// </summary>
+        public string VersionText { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the date text to display (e.g., "December 2025").
+        /// </summary>
+        public string DateText { get; }
+
+        public ScoobeReleaseGroupViewModel(IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo> releases)
+        {
+            Releases = releases ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(releases));
+
+            if (releases.Count > 0)
+            {
+                var latestRelease = releases[0];
+                VersionText = GetVersionFromRelease(latestRelease);
+                DateText = latestRelease.PublishedDate.ToString("MMMM yyyy", CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                VersionText = "Unknown";
+                DateText = string.Empty;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static string GetVersionFromRelease(PowerToysReleaseInfo release)
+        {
+            // TagName is typically like "v0.96.0", Name might be "Release v0.96.0"
+            string version = release.TagName ?? release.Name ?? "Unknown";
+            if (version.StartsWith("v", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                version = version.Substring(1);
+            }
+
+            return version;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/ScoobeReleaseNotesPage.xaml

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+<Page
+    x:Class="Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views.ScoobeReleaseNotesPage"
+    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
+    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
+    xmlns:tkcontrols="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls"
+    Loaded="Page_Loaded"
+    mc:Ignorable="d">
+    <Page.Resources>
+        <tkcontrols:MarkdownThemes
+            x:Key="ReleaseNotesMarkdownThemeConfig"
+            BoldFontWeight="SemiBold"
+            H1FontSize="28"
+            H1FontWeight="SemiBold"
+            H1Margin="0, 36, 0, 8"
+            H2FontSize="20"
+            H2FontWeight="SemiBold"
+            H2Margin="0, 16, 0, 4"
+            H3FontSize="16"
+            H3FontWeight="SemiBold"
+            H3Margin="0, 16, 0, 4"
+            HorizontalRuleBrush="{StaticResource DividerStrokeColorDefaultBrush}"
+            HorizontalRuleThickness="1"
+            ImageStretch="Uniform"
+            ListBulletSpacing="1"
+            ListGutterWidth="10" />
+        <tkcontrols:MarkdownConfig x:Key="ReleaseNotesMarkdownConfig" Themes="{StaticResource ReleaseNotesMarkdownThemeConfig}" />
+    </Page.Resources>
+
+    <!--  Main layout container  -->
+    <Grid MaxWidth="1000">
+        <ScrollViewer Padding="0,0,0,0" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
+            <Grid Margin="0,0,0,24">
+                <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                    <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                    <RowDefinition Height="*" />
+                </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                <Image
+                    x:Name="HeroImageHolder"
+                    Height="186"
+                    HorizontalAlignment="Left"
+                    Stretch="UniformToFill" />
+                <Grid Grid.Row="1" Margin="24,16,24,24">
+                    <ProgressRing
+                        x:Name="LoadingProgressRing"
+                        HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                        VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                        IsIndeterminate="True"
+                        Visibility="Visible" />
+                    <tkcontrols:MarkdownTextBlock
+                        x:Name="ReleaseNotesMarkdown"
+                        Config="{StaticResource ReleaseNotesMarkdownConfig}"
+                        UseAutoLinks="True"
+                        UseEmphasisExtras="True"
+                        UseListExtras="True"
+                        UsePipeTables="True"
+                        UseTaskLists="True" />
+                </Grid>
+            </Grid>
+        </ScrollViewer>
+    </Grid>
+</Page>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/ScoobeReleaseNotesPage.xaml.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media.Imaging;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Navigation;
+
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
+{
+    public sealed partial class ScoobeReleaseNotesPage : Page
+    {
+        private IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo> _currentReleases;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ScoobeReleaseNotesPage"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public ScoobeReleaseNotesPage()
+        {
+            this.InitializeComponent();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Regex to remove installer hash sections from the release notes.
+        /// </summary>
+        private const string RemoveInstallerHashesRegex = @"(\r\n)+## Installer Hashes(\r\n.*)+## Highlights";
+        private const string RemoveHotFixInstallerHashesRegex = @"(\r\n)+## Installer Hashes(\r\n.*)+$";
+        private const RegexOptions RemoveInstallerHashesRegexOptions = RegexOptions.Compiled | RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Regex to match markdown images with 'Hero' in the alt text.
+        /// Matches: ![...Hero...](url)
+        /// </summary>
+        private static readonly Regex HeroImageRegex = new Regex(
+            @"!\[([^\]]*Hero[^\]]*)\]\(([^)]+)\)",
+            RegexOptions.Compiled | RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Regex to match GitHub PR/Issue references (e.g., #41029).
+        /// Only matches # followed by digits that are not already part of a markdown link.
+        /// </summary>
+        private static readonly Regex GitHubPrReferenceRegex = new Regex(
+            @"(?<!\[)#(\d+)(?!\])",
+            RegexOptions.Compiled);
+
+        private static readonly CompositeFormat GitHubPrLinkTemplate = CompositeFormat.Parse("[#{0}](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/{0})");
+        private static readonly CompositeFormat GitHubReleaseLinkTemplate = CompositeFormat.Parse("https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/{0}");
+
+        private static (string Markdown, string HeroImageUrl) ProcessReleaseNotesMarkdown(IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo> releases)
+        {
+            if (releases == null || releases.Count == 0)
+            {
+                return (string.Empty, null);
+            }
+
+            StringBuilder releaseNotesHtmlBuilder = new StringBuilder(string.Empty);
+
+            // Regex to remove installer hash sections from the release notes.
+            Regex removeHashRegex = new Regex(RemoveInstallerHashesRegex, RemoveInstallerHashesRegexOptions);
+
+            // Regex to remove installer hash sections from the release notes, since there'll be no Highlights section for hotfix releases.
+            Regex removeHotfixHashRegex = new Regex(RemoveHotFixInstallerHashesRegex, RemoveInstallerHashesRegexOptions);
+
+            string lastHeroImageUrl = null;
+
+            int counter = 0;
+            bool isFirst = true;
+            foreach (var release in releases)
+            {
+                // Add separator between releases
+                if (!isFirst)
+                {
+                    releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine("---");
+                    releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine();
+                }
+
+                isFirst = false;
+
+                var releaseUrl = string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, GitHubReleaseLinkTemplate, release.TagName);
+                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, $"# {release.Name}");
+                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, $"{release.PublishedDate.ToString("MMMM d, yyyy", CultureInfo.CurrentCulture)} <20> [View on GitHub]({releaseUrl})");
+                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine();
+                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine("&nbsp;");
+                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine();
+                var notes = removeHashRegex.Replace(release.ReleaseNotes, "\r\n## Highlights");
+                notes = notes.Replace("[github-current-release-work]", $"[github-current-release-work{++counter}]");
+                notes = removeHotfixHashRegex.Replace(notes, string.Empty);
+
+                // Find all Hero images and keep track of the last one
+                var heroMatches = HeroImageRegex.Matches(notes);
+                foreach (Match match in heroMatches)
+                {
+                    lastHeroImageUrl = match.Groups[2].Value;
+                }
+
+                // Remove Hero images from the markdown
+                notes = HeroImageRegex.Replace(notes, string.Empty);
+
+                // Convert GitHub PR/Issue references to hyperlinks
+                notes = GitHubPrReferenceRegex.Replace(notes, match =>
+                    string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, GitHubPrLinkTemplate, match.Groups[1].Value));
+
+                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine(notes);
+                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine("&nbsp;");
+            }
+
+            return (releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.ToString(), lastHeroImageUrl);
+        }
+
+        private void DisplayReleaseNotes()
+        {
+            if (_currentReleases == null || _currentReleases.Count == 0)
+            {
+                ReleaseNotesMarkdown.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
+                return;
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                LoadingProgressRing.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
+
+                var (releaseNotesMarkdown, heroImageUrl) = ProcessReleaseNotesMarkdown(_currentReleases);
+
+                // Set the Hero image if found
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(heroImageUrl))
+                {
+                    HeroImageHolder.Source = new BitmapImage(new Uri(heroImageUrl));
+                    HeroImageHolder.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    HeroImageHolder.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
+                }
+
+                ReleaseNotesMarkdown.Text = releaseNotesMarkdown;
+                ReleaseNotesMarkdown.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("Exception when displaying the release notes", ex);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void Page_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            DisplayReleaseNotes();
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (e.Parameter is IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo> releases)
+            {
+                _currentReleases = releases;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/ScoobeShellPage.xaml

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+<Page
+    x:Class="Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views.ScoobeShellPage"
+    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
+    xmlns:local="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views"
+    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
+    HighContrastAdjustment="None"
+    Loaded="ShellPage_Loaded"
+    mc:Ignorable="d">
+    <Page.Resources>
+        <!--  Template for NavigationViewItem content with version and date  -->
+        <DataTemplate x:Key="ReleaseNavItemTemplate" x:DataType="local:ScoobeReleaseGroupViewModel">
+            <StackPanel
+                Margin="0,8,0,8"
+                Orientation="Vertical"
+                Spacing="4">
+                <TextBlock Style="{StaticResource BodyTextBlockStyle}" Text="{x:Bind DateText}" />
+                <TextBlock
+                    Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
+                    Style="{StaticResource CaptionTextBlockStyle}"
+                    Text="{x:Bind VersionText}" />
+            </StackPanel>
+        </DataTemplate>
+    </Page.Resources>
+
+    <Grid>
+        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+            <RowDefinition Height="48" />
+            <RowDefinition Height="*" />
+        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+        <TitleBar
+            x:Name="AppTitleBar"
+            x:Uid="ScoobeWindow_TitleTxt"
+            IsBackButtonVisible="False"
+            IsPaneToggleButtonVisible="False"
+            PaneToggleRequested="TitleBar_PaneButtonClick">
+            <!--  This is a workaround for https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/issues/10374, once fixed we should just be using IconSource  -->
+            <TitleBar.LeftHeader>
+                <ImageIcon
+                    x:Name="TitleBarIcon"
+                    Height="16"
+                    Margin="16,0,0,0"
+                    Source="/Assets/Settings/icon.ico" />
+            </TitleBar.LeftHeader>
+        </TitleBar>
+        <NavigationView
+            x:Name="navigationView"
+            Grid.Row="1"
+            CompactModeThresholdWidth="1007"
+            DisplayModeChanged="NavigationView_DisplayModeChanged"
+            ExpandedModeThresholdWidth="1007"
+            IsBackButtonVisible="Collapsed"
+            IsPaneOpen="True"
+            IsPaneToggleButtonVisible="False"
+            IsSettingsVisible="False"
+            MenuItemTemplate="{StaticResource ReleaseNavItemTemplate}"
+            OpenPaneLength="186"
+            SelectionChanged="NavigationView_SelectionChanged">
+            <NavigationView.MenuItems>
+                <!--  Items are added dynamically  -->
+            </NavigationView.MenuItems>
+            <NavigationView.Content>
+                <Grid>
+                    <ProgressRing
+                        x:Name="LoadingProgressRing"
+                        HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                        VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                        IsIndeterminate="True"
+                        Visibility="Collapsed" />
+                    <InfoBar
+                        x:Name="ErrorInfoBar"
+                        x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_LoadingError"
+                        HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                        VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                        IsClosable="False"
+                        IsOpen="False"
+                        Severity="Error">
+                        <InfoBar.ActionButton>
+                            <Button
+                                x:Uid="RetryBtn"
+                                HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+                                Click="RetryButton_Click">
+                                <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
+                                    <FontIcon FontSize="16" Glyph="&#xE72C;" />
+                                    <TextBlock x:Uid="RetryLabel" />
+                                </StackPanel>
+                            </Button>
+                        </InfoBar.ActionButton>
+                    </InfoBar>
+                    <Frame x:Name="NavigationFrame" />
+                </Grid>
+            </NavigationView.Content>
+        </NavigationView>
+    </Grid>
+</Page>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/ScoobeShellPage.xaml.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.SerializationContext;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
+
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
+{
+    public sealed partial class ScoobeShellPage : Page
+    {
+        public static Action<Type> OpenMainWindowCallback { get; set; }
+
+        public static void SetOpenMainWindowCallback(Action<Type> implementation)
+        {
+            OpenMainWindowCallback = implementation;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a shell handler to be used to update contents of the shell dynamically from page within the frame.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static ScoobeShellPage ScoobeShellHandler { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the list of release groups loaded from GitHub (grouped by major.minor version).
+        /// </summary>
+        public IList<IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo>> ReleaseGroups { get; private set; }
+
+        private bool _isLoading;
+
+        public ScoobeShellPage()
+        {
+            InitializeComponent();
+            ScoobeShellHandler = this;
+        }
+
+        private async void ShellPage_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            SetTitleBar();
+            await LoadReleasesAsync();
+        }
+
+        private async Task LoadReleasesAsync()
+        {
+            if (_isLoading)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            _isLoading = true;
+            LoadingProgressRing.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
+            ErrorInfoBar.IsOpen = false;
+            navigationView.MenuItems.Clear();
+
+            try
+            {
+                var releases = await FetchReleasesFromGitHubAsync();
+                ReleaseGroups = GroupReleasesByMajorMinor(releases);
+                PopulateNavigationItems();
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("Failed to load releases", ex);
+                ErrorInfoBar.IsOpen = true;
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                LoadingProgressRing.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
+                _isLoading = false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static async Task<IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo>> FetchReleasesFromGitHubAsync()
+        {
+            using var proxyClientHandler = new HttpClientHandler
+            {
+                DefaultProxyCredentials = CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials,
+                Proxy = WebRequest.GetSystemWebProxy(),
+                PreAuthenticate = true,
+            };
+
+            using var httpClient = new HttpClient(proxyClientHandler);
+            httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.TryAddWithoutValidation("User-Agent", "PowerToys");
+
+            string json = await httpClient.GetStringAsync("https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/PowerToys/releases?per_page=20");
+            var allReleases = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo>>(json, SourceGenerationContextContext.Default.IListPowerToysReleaseInfo);
+
+            return allReleases
+                .OrderByDescending(r => r.PublishedDate)
+                .ToList();
+        }
+
+        private static IList<IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo>> GroupReleasesByMajorMinor(IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo> releases)
+        {
+            return releases
+                .GroupBy(r => GetMajorMinorVersion(r))
+                .Select(g => g.OrderByDescending(r => r.PublishedDate).ToList() as IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo>)
+                .ToList();
+        }
+
+        private static string GetMajorMinorVersion(PowerToysReleaseInfo release)
+        {
+            string version = GetVersionFromRelease(release);
+            var parts = version.Split('.');
+            if (parts.Length >= 2)
+            {
+                return $"{parts[0]}.{parts[1]}";
+            }
+
+            return version;
+        }
+
+        private static string GetVersionFromRelease(PowerToysReleaseInfo release)
+        {
+            // TagName is typically like "v0.96.0", Name might be "Release v0.96.0"
+            string version = release.TagName ?? release.Name ?? "Unknown";
+            if (version.StartsWith("v", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                version = version.Substring(1);
+            }
+
+            return version;
+        }
+
+        private void PopulateNavigationItems()
+        {
+            if (ReleaseGroups == null || ReleaseGroups.Count == 0)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            foreach (var releaseGroup in ReleaseGroups)
+            {
+                var viewModel = new ScoobeReleaseGroupViewModel(releaseGroup);
+                navigationView.MenuItems.Add(viewModel);
+            }
+
+            // Select the first item to trigger navigation
+            navigationView.SelectedItem = navigationView.MenuItems[0];
+        }
+
+        private void NavigationView_SelectionChanged(NavigationView sender, NavigationViewSelectionChangedEventArgs args)
+        {
+            if (args.SelectedItem is ScoobeReleaseGroupViewModel viewModel)
+            {
+                NavigationFrame.Navigate(typeof(ScoobeReleaseNotesPage), viewModel.Releases);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private async void RetryButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            await LoadReleasesAsync();
+        }
+
+        private void SetTitleBar()
+        {
+            var window = App.GetScoobeWindow();
+            if (window != null)
+            {
+                window.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
+                window.SetTitleBar(AppTitleBar);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void NavigationView_DisplayModeChanged(NavigationView sender, NavigationViewDisplayModeChangedEventArgs args)
+        {
+            if (args.DisplayMode == NavigationViewDisplayMode.Compact || args.DisplayMode == NavigationViewDisplayMode.Minimal)
+            {
+                TitleBarIcon.Margin = new Thickness(0, 0, 8, 0); // Workaround, see XAML comment
+                AppTitleBar.IsPaneToggleButtonVisible = true;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                TitleBarIcon.Margin = new Thickness(16, 0, 0, 0);  // Workaround, see XAML comment
+                AppTitleBar.IsPaneToggleButtonVisible = false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void TitleBar_PaneButtonClick(TitleBar sender, object args)
+        {
+            navigationView.IsPaneOpen = !navigationView.IsPaneOpen;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OobeWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
             _windowId = Win32Interop.GetWindowIdFromWindow(_hWnd);
             _appWindow = AppWindow.GetFromWindowId(_windowId);
             this.Activated += Window_Activated_SetIcon;
+            this.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
 
             var dpi = NativeMethods.GetDpiForWindow(_hWnd);
             _currentDPI = dpi;
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
 
             this.SizeChanged += OobeWindow_SizeChanged;
 
-            var loader = Helpers.ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader;
+            var loader = ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader;
             Title = loader.GetString("OobeWindow_Title");
 
             if (shellPage != null)

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/ScoobeWindow.xaml

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<winuiex:WindowEx
+    x:Class="Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ScoobeWindow"
+    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
+    xmlns:local="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views"
+    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
+    xmlns:winuiex="using:WinUIEx"
+    MinWidth="480"
+    MinHeight="480"
+    Closed="Window_Closed"
+    mc:Ignorable="d">
+    <Window.SystemBackdrop>
+        <MicaBackdrop />
+    </Window.SystemBackdrop>
+    <local:ScoobeShellPage x:Name="shellPage" />
+</winuiex:WindowEx>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/ScoobeWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views;
+using Microsoft.UI;
+using Microsoft.UI.Windowing;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using Windows.Graphics;
+using WinUIEx;
+using WinUIEx.Messaging;
+
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
+{
+    public sealed partial class ScoobeWindow : WindowEx, IDisposable
+    {
+        private const int ExpectedWidth = 1100;
+        private const int ExpectedHeight = 700;
+        private const int DefaultDPI = 96;
+        private int _currentDPI;
+        private WindowId _windowId;
+        private IntPtr _hWnd;
+        private AppWindow _appWindow;
+        private bool disposedValue;
+
+        public ScoobeWindow()
+        {
+            App.ThemeService.ThemeChanged += OnThemeChanged;
+            App.ThemeService.ApplyTheme();
+
+            this.InitializeComponent();
+
+            _hWnd = WinRT.Interop.WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(this);
+            _windowId = Win32Interop.GetWindowIdFromWindow(_hWnd);
+            _appWindow = AppWindow.GetFromWindowId(_windowId);
+            this.Activated += Window_Activated_SetIcon;
+            this.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
+
+            var dpi = NativeMethods.GetDpiForWindow(_hWnd);
+            _currentDPI = dpi;
+            float scalingFactor = (float)dpi / DefaultDPI;
+            int width = (int)(ExpectedWidth * scalingFactor);
+            int height = (int)(ExpectedHeight * scalingFactor);
+
+            SizeInt32 size;
+            size.Width = width;
+            size.Height = height;
+            _appWindow.Resize(size);
+
+            this.SizeChanged += ScoobeWindow_SizeChanged;
+
+            var loader = Helpers.ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader;
+            Title = loader.GetString("ScoobeWindow_Title");
+
+            ScoobeShellPage.SetOpenMainWindowCallback((Type type) =>
+            {
+                App.OpenSettingsWindow(type);
+            });
+        }
+
+        private void Window_Activated_SetIcon(object sender, WindowActivatedEventArgs args)
+        {
+            // Set window icon
+            _appWindow.SetIcon("Assets\\Settings\\icon.ico");
+        }
+
+        private void ScoobeWindow_SizeChanged(object sender, WindowSizeChangedEventArgs args)
+        {
+            var dpi = NativeMethods.GetDpiForWindow(_hWnd);
+            if (_currentDPI != dpi)
+            {
+                // Reacting to a DPI change. Should not cause a resize -> sizeChanged loop.
+                _currentDPI = dpi;
+                float scalingFactor = (float)dpi / DefaultDPI;
+                int width = (int)(ExpectedWidth * scalingFactor);
+                int height = (int)(ExpectedHeight * scalingFactor);
+                SizeInt32 size;
+                size.Width = width;
+                size.Height = height;
+                _appWindow.Resize(size);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void Window_Closed(object sender, WindowEventArgs args)
+        {
+            App.ClearScoobeWindow();
+
+            var mainWindow = App.GetSettingsWindow();
+            if (mainWindow != null)
+            {
+                mainWindow.CloseHiddenWindow();
+            }
+
+            App.ThemeService.ThemeChanged -= OnThemeChanged;
+        }
+
+        private void OnThemeChanged(object sender, ElementTheme theme)
+        {
+            WindowHelper.SetTheme(this, theme);
+        }
+
+        private void Dispose(bool disposing)
+        {
+            if (!disposedValue)
+            {
+                disposedValue = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            // Do not change this code. Put cleanup code in 'Dispose(bool disposing)' method
+            Dispose(disposing: true);
+            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/DashboardPage.xaml.cs

@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Enums;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
@@ -50,16 +48,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
 
         private void WhatsNewButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
-            if (App.GetOobeWindow() == null)
+            if (App.GetScoobeWindow() == null)
             {
-                App.SetOobeWindow(new OobeWindow(PowerToysModules.WhatsNew));
+                App.SetScoobeWindow(new ScoobeWindow());
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                App.GetOobeWindow().SetAppWindow(PowerToysModules.WhatsNew);
             }
 
-            App.GetOobeWindow().Activate();
+            App.GetScoobeWindow().Activate();
         }
 
         private void SortAlphabetical_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw

@@ -2419,9 +2419,15 @@ From there, simply click on one of the supported files in the File Explorer and
   <data name="OobeWindow_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Welcome to PowerToys</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="OobeWindow_TitleTxt.Text" xml:space="preserve">
+  <data name="OobeWindow_TitleTxt.Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Welcome to PowerToys</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="ScoobeWindow_Title" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>What's new in PowerToys</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ScoobeWindow_TitleTxt.Title" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>What's new in PowerToys</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="SettingsWindow_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>PowerToys Settings</value>
     <comment>Title of the settings window when running as user</comment>