Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit

What is the Windows SDK?

The Microsoft Windows SDK is a set of tools, code samples, documentation, compilers, headers, and libraries developers can use to create applications that run on Microsoft Windows operating systems using native (Win32) or managed (.NET Framework) programming models.

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Develop Windows Applications

Learn how to write a Windows application.

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Learn Windows Programming fundamentals from the Windows learning series.

Take advantage of multimedia learning with additional tutorials, walkthroughs, and videos on the Channel 9 content for Windows.

Related Product Information

• Windows Client
• Windows Server
• Visual Studio
• Visual Studio Express
• .NET Framework

Community and Support

• Windows SDK Team Blog
• Windows SDK MSDN Forum
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Send mail to the SDK team