0.53.0

As requested, this release updates the Windows family of crates. Notably:

• The windows-sys crate won't be updated at this time.
• The windows-version crate is unchanged.
• There is a minor (compatible) update to the windows-targets crates.
• This is the first release of the windows-result (#2847) crate and provides efficient Windows error handling and propagation with support for Win32, COM, WinRT, and NT APIs.
• This is the first release of the windows-registry (#2848) crate and provides simple, safe, and efficient access to the Windows registry.
• VARIANT and PROPVARIANT support has been added to the windows-core crate (#2786), making it a lot easier to work with Shell and OLE APIs.
• Windows metadata has been updated providing additional APIs and fixes.
• A new feature search tool is now available to quickly determine which features to enable for a given API. 
• A number of new tutorials have been added.
• A number of new samples have been added.
• Many additional fixes and improvements listed below.

What's Changed

• Update repo readme to list main crates by @kennykerr in #2704
• Minor tooling improvements by @kennykerr in #2705
• Simplify code gen for functions that don't return a value by @kennykerr in #2706
• Adds ability to override GetTrustLevel return value by @kennykerr in #2714
• Remove invalid_mut when writer.std by @ChrisDenton in #2727
• Update metadata by @riverar in #2724
• Update MSRV for windows crate to 1.62 by @kennykerr in #2730
• Calculate type signatures at compile time by @kennykerr in #2729
• Add doc comment for windows::core::Error::from_win32() by @Enyium in #2733
• Generate defaulted foundation feature dependencies by @kennykerr in #2735
• Enable workspace lints by @kennykerr in #2741
• Enable workspace lint unused_qualifications by @kennykerr in #2743
• Simpler associated item code gen by @kennykerr in #2744
• Update API contracts by @riverar in #2745
• Clarify HSTRING::len documentation by @kennykerr in #2749
• Derive Copy, Clone, Default for enums by @kennykerr in #2760
• Make the matches function safe by @kennykerr in #2761
• Check MSRV and prefer Option for propagation by @kennykerr in #2766
• Relax the build target checks in windows-targets sub-crates by @seritools in #2774
• Simplified parameter bindings and type projection by @kennykerr in #2775
• Fix tests which rely on English UI language by @kaivol in #2776
• Truncate standalone test files instead of removing by @ChrisDenton in #2778
• Implement From<T> and From<&T> for interface hierarchies by @kennykerr in #2779
• Use signed byte for C's char type by @kennykerr in #2781
• Standalone code generation should collect pointer types by @kennykerr in #2785
• Add VARIANT and PROPVARIANT support by @kennykerr in #2786
• Add VT_UNKNOWN support for VARIANT and PROPVARIANT by @kennykerr in #2788
• Add Windows shell sample illustrating VARIANT support by @kennykerr in #2789
• Adjust Win32 return value code transformation by @kennykerr in #2790
• Harden generic type parameter binding by @kennykerr in #2791
• Expand WMI sample for ExecQuery and ExecMethod by @kennykerr in #2794
• Limit AssociatedEnum attribute to input parameters by @kennykerr in #2797
• Enable workspace lint missing_docs by @kennykerr in #2799
• Add task dialog samples by @kennykerr in #2802
• Include Windows.Win32.UI.Shell.Common in the windows-sys crate by @kennykerr in #2804
• Omit parameter names from internal vtable definitions by @kennykerr in #2808
• Fix for test reliability by @kennykerr in #2809
• Consistent const functions across string types by @kennykerr in #2810
• Update Win32 metadata by @kennykerr in #2812
• Add "hello world" component sample by @kennykerr in #2814
• Add JSON validator sample by @kennykerr in #2815
• Remove old Windows 7 support code by @kennykerr in #2817
• Leaner interface representation for windows-sys crate by @kennykerr in #2818
• Optimize error propagation by @kennykerr in #2819
• Update dependabot to check github actions by @kennykerr in #2826
• Update yml actions by @kennykerr in #2825
• Add JSON validator sample for WinRT by @kennykerr in #2824
• Remove doc comments by @kennykerr in #2830
• Add delay load samples by @kennykerr in #2839
• Address new nightly unsafe precondition check panics by @riverar in #2841
• Improve natvis compatibility by @riverar in #2838
• Add error translation support for std::io::Error by @kennykerr in #2840
• Improve HRESULT ergonomics by @kennykerr in #2843
• Metadata generation of attributes and constants by @kennykerr in #2844
• Add "vtbl" option for low-level interface vtable generation by @kennykerr in #2845
• Add windows-result crate by @kennykerr in #2847
• Add windows-registry crate by @kennykerr in #2848
• Update repo readme with new crates by @kennykerr in #2852
• Map TryFromIntError to ERROR_INVALID_DATA in windows-result by @kennykerr in #2851
• Update Win32 metadata by @kennykerr in #2850
• Natvis cleanup following the windows-result crate split by @tim-weis in #2853
• Fix for new redundant import warnings in nightly Rust by @kennykerr in #2858
• Improve HRESULT constant literal generation by @kennykerr in #2857
• Generate features index for windows and sys crates by @riverar in #2859
• Improve NTSTATUS constant literal generation by @kennykerr in #2860
• Add NTSTATUS message formatting support to the windows-result crate by @kennykerr in #2861
• Simpler package layout for natvis files by @kennykerr in #2862
• String trait refactoring by @kennykerr in #2863
• Add feature search links by @kennykerr in #2865
• Add HashRouter to web app for deep links by @riverar in #2867
• Release 0.53.0 by @kennykerr in #2854

New Contributors

• @Enyium made their first contribution in #2733
• @seritools made their first contribution in #2774

Full Changelog: 0.52.0...0.53.0