winrt::from_abi was declared deprecated on version 10.0.17763.0 (Windows 10, version 1809) and above

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Issue

Error C4996 'winrt::from_abi': was declared deprecated.

Cause

As of version 10.0.17763.0 (Windows 10, version 1809) of the Windows SDK, winrt::from_abi is obsolete. Use winrt::get_self instead.

Solution

Just simply replace all from_abi with get_self.

Reference

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/cpp-ref-for-winrt/from-abi
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/cpp-and-winrt-apis/author-apis#instantiating-and-returning-implementation-types-and-interfaces