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$winget upgrade Neovim.Neovim
Safety Verified: Upgrades the system binary in-place without touching your user configurations, custom plugins, or init.lua files.

Engineering Deliverables in Milestone 0.12.6

Verified Commits in Release Queue
MERGED TO MAIN PR #42080
Terminal Subsystem
Terminal Buffer Keycode Handling for Shift+Delete
Resolves keycode escape sequence dropping where <S-Del> was improperly intercepted in embedded terminal buffers on modern xterm-compatible terminal emulators (Ghostty, Alacritty, Kitty).
Verified Pull Request Commit: View Pull Request #42080 on GitHub
MERGED TO MAIN PR #41858
Text Rendering
Double-Wide Character Boundary Crash Mitigation
Backports upstream Vim patch 8.2.1353 to eliminate redraw memory faults when rendering full-width CJK ideographs adjacent to zero-width joiner emoji glyphs inside virtual text containers.
Verified Pull Request Commit: View Pull Request #41858 on GitHub 
-- Neovim 0.12.6 Terminal Keycode & Sandbox Configuration
local map = vim.keymap.set

- -- Workaround: S-Del dropped in legacy terminal buffers
- vim.api.nvim_set_keymap('t', '<Esc>[3;2~', '<S-Del>', { noremap = true })
+ -- Native 0.12.6: S-Del recognized cleanly out of the box
+ map('t', '<S-Del>', '<C-\><C-n>ddi', { desc = 'Erase line in terminal' })
Removes fragile escape sequence workarounds 100% Backwards Compatible

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I update Neovim on Windows?

Open PowerShell and run `winget upgrade Neovim.Neovim` or `scoop update neovim`.

When will Neovim 0.12.6 release?

Neovim 0.12.6 is scheduled to tag following automated test suite verification in mid October 2026.

Are there breaking configuration changes in 0.12.6?

No. 0.12.6 is a drop-in patch release adhering to SemVer with zero breaking changes for existing Lua configurations.

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