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{{short description|Software development kit by Microsoft}}
{{Infobox software
| name = Microsoft Windows SDK
| developer = [[Microsoft]]
| latest release version = 10.0.1836226100.01742
| latest release date = {{Release date and age|20192024|059|2126}}
| operating system = [[Windows XP]], [[Windows Server 2003]], [[Windows Vista]], [[Windows Server 2008]], [[Windows 7]], [[Windows 8]], [[Windows 10]], [[Windows 11]]
| genre = [[Application programming interface]] (API)
| website = {{URL|https://developer.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/sdk-archive}}
}}
 
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|publisher=Microsoft Corporation
|access-date=6 December 2009
}}</ref> These libraries are also distributed as [[Microsoft Windows library files|Windows System Files]].
}}</ref> ''Platform SDK'' specializes in developing applications for [[Windows 2000]], [[Windows XP|XP]] and [[Windows Server 2003]]. ''.NET Framework SDK'' is dedicated to developing applications for [[.NET Framework 1.1]] and [[.NET Framework 2.0]]. ''Windows SDK'' is the successor of the two and supports developing applications for [[Windows XP]] and later, as well as [[.NET Framework 3.0]] and later.<ref>{{cite web▼
 
▲}}</ref>The ''Platform SDK'' specializes in developing applications for [[Windows 2000]], [[Windows XP|XP]] and [[Windows Server 2003]]. ''.NET Framework SDK'' is dedicated to developing applications for [[.NET Framework 1.1]] and [[.NET Framework 2.0]]. ''Windows SDK'' is the successor of the two and supports developing applications for [[Windows XP]] and later, as well as [[.NET Framework 3.0]] and later.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dd187216.aspx
|title=Windows SDK Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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|Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit||3.1||{{dunno}}||{{dunno}}1992||{{dunno}}[https://winworldpc.com/product/windows-sdk-ddk/windows-31]||
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|Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit||3.11||{{dunno}}||{{dunno}}||{{dunno}}||
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|Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit||3.1||{{dunno}}||{{dunno}}||{{dunno}}[https://archive.org/details/win32-sdk-final-release-nt-31]||
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|Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit||3.5||{{dunno}}3.50.612.1||{{dunno}}1994-04||{{dunno}}[https://archive.org/details/winnt-3.5-612.1]||
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|Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit||3.51||{{dunno}}||{{dunno}}1995-06||{{dunno}}[https://archive.org/details/ntsdk351]||
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|Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit||4.0||{{dunno}}4.0.1381.1||{{dunno}}1996-11||{{dunno}}[https://archive.org/details/nt40_win95_sdk1996]||
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|Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit||v5.0
|Included in Visual Studio 6||{{dunno}}
|5.0.1636.1
|1998-06||{{dunno}}||Included in Visual Studio 6
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|Microsoft Platform SDK April 1999||{{dunno}}||{{dunno}}||1999-04||{{dunno}}[https://archive.org/details/Microsoft_Platform_SDK_Disk_6_October_1999]||MSDN subscription CD-ROM disc.
 
Last Platform SDK to ''officially install'' on ''Windows 95''
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|Microsoft Platform SDK September 1999||{{dunno}}||{{dunno}}5.0.2128.8||1999-09||{{dunno}}[https://archive.org/details/MSDN_Development_Platform_Disc_6_October_1999_X05-05207_1999], [https://archive.org/details/ms-win2k-platsdk-rc2]||MSDN subscription CD-ROM disc.
 
Also known as Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows 2000 RC2.
 
Includes Alpha to AXP64 cross toolset.
 
Last Platform SDK to ''fully support'' ''Visual C++ 5.0''
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|Microsoft Platform SDK January 2000||{{dunno}}||{{dunno}}||2000-01||{{dunno}}||MSDN subscription CD-ROM disc.
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|Microsoft Platform SDK April 2000||{{dunno}}||5.0.2195.32||2000-04||[https://archive.org/details/MSDN_Development_Platform_Disc_3_June_2000_X05-74598_2000]||MSDN subscription CD-ROM disc.
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|Microsoft Platform SDK November 2000||{{dunno}}||5.0.2296.5||2000-11||[https://archive.org/details/0004.0-sdk-2001-01]||MSDN subscription CD-ROM disc.
 
Also known as Microsoft Platform SDK for Whistler Beta 1.
 
Includes preliminary tools for Itanium.
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|Microsoft Platform SDK February 2001||{{dunno}}||{{dunno}}||2001-02||{{dunno}}||
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|Microsoft Platform SDK June 2001||{{dunno}}v5.1||{{dunno}}5.1.2505.0||2001-06||{{dunno}}[https://archive.org/download/en_platform_sdk_june_2001/en_platform_sdk_june_2001.exe]||MSDN subscription CD-ROM disc.
 
Last Platform SDK to ''officially develop'' for ''Windows 95''. (Does not ''officially install'' on ''Windows 95'')
|-
|Microsoft Platform SDK August 2001||{{dunno}}v5.1||5.1.2601.0||2001-08||[https://archive.org/details/microsoft-msdn-disc-0004.3-platform-sdk-august-2001-edition-english-october-2001-cd], [http://arcaneincantations.mvps.org/winsdkpn/System/Downloading%20Old%20Platform%20SDKs.htm]||MSDN subscription CD-ROM disc.
 
Last Platform SDK to ''unofficially develop'' for ''Windows 95''. (Does not ''officially install'' on ''Windows 95'')
|-
|Microsoft Platform SDK November 2001||{{dunno}}v5.2||5.2.3590.2||2001-11||[http://arcaneincantations.mvps.org/winsdkpn/System/Downloading%20Old%20Platform%20SDKs.htm]||
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|Microsoft Platform SDK May 2002||{{dunno}}v5.2||5.2.3639.1||2002-05||[http://arcaneincantations.mvps.org/winsdkpn/System/Downloading%20Old%20Platform%20SDKs.htm]||
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|Microsoft Platform SDK July 2002||{{dunno}}v5.2||5.2.3663.0||2002-07||[http://arcaneincantations.mvps.org/winsdkpn/System/Downloading%20Old%20Platform%20SDKs.htm]||
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|Microsoft Platform SDK August 2002||{{dunno}}v5.2||5.2.3672.1||2002-08||[http://arcaneincantations.mvps.org/winsdkpn/System/Downloading%20Old%20Platform%20SDKs.htm]||
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|Microsoft Platform SDK November 2002||{{dunno}}v5.2||5.2.3718.1||2002-11||[http://arcaneincantations.mvps.org/winsdkpn/System/Downloading%20Old%20Platform%20SDKs.htm]||
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|Microsoft Platform SDK February 2003
|v5.2
|{{dunno}}
|5.2.3790.0
|2003-02
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|Windows Server 2003 SP1 Platform SDK
|v5.2
|{{dunno}}
|5.2.3790.1830.15
|2005-05-02
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|Windows Server 2003 R2 Platform SDK
|v5.2
|{{dunno}}
|5.2.3790.2075.51
|2006-03-14
|[http://download.cnet.com/Windows-Server-2003-R2-Platform-SDK-ISO-Download/3000-10248_4-10731094.html]
|Last Platform SDK to develop for [[Windows 2000]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0BAF2B35-C656-4969-ACE8-E4C0C0716ADB&displaylang=en|title=Windows Server 2003 R2 Platform SDK Web Install|website=www.microsoft.com|access-date=2006-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060422025431/http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0BAF2B35-C656-4969-ACE8-E4C0C0716ADB&displaylang=en|archive-date=2006-04-22|url-status=dead}}</ref> Also suggested by MS to work with VS6 with no guarantee as it has not been tested with specific requirements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowssdk/thread/bf785787-8821-4a46-849d-420cf25ed9ad/|title=Platform SDK February 2003 installation + IE8|website=Social.msdn.microsoft.com|access-date=2017-08-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018124744/http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowssdk/thread/bf785787-8821-4a46-849d-420cf25ed9ad/|archive-date=2019-10-18|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|.NET Framework 2.0 Software Development Kit
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|2.0.50727.42
|2006-11-29
|[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=1998822181]
|Included in [[Visual Studio 2005]] Professional. Does not include the Platform SDK.
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|6.0.6000.16384
|2006-10-30
|[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30998]
|{{dunno}}
| The C++ compilers in this SDK release support the /analyze key.
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|6.0.6001.18000.367
|2008-02-05
|[https://wwwweb.archive.org/web/20151208114819/http://download.microsoft.com/en-us/download/detailsf/e/6/fe6eb291-e187-4b06-ad78-bb45d066c30f/6.0.6001.18000.367-KRMSDK_EN.aspx?id=24826iso]
|.NET Framework 3.5
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|6.1.7600.16385
|2009-07-24
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20120501113059/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=18950], [https://web.archive.org/web/20120501113059/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3138]
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|2010-05-19<ref>[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8442 Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4 iso image]</ref><ref>[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8279 Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4 web installer]</ref>
|[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8442], [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8279]
|It is the latest version that officially supports [[Windows XP]] target. .NET Framework 4 needed. Higher sub-version from .NET Framework is not recognised by installation. Building the samples with nmake.exe is not supported, most of the NMAKE macros are removed.
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|Included in Visual Studio 2012 Update 1 (or later)
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|Included in Visual Studio 2017 ver.15.1
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|Windows 10 SDK for Fall Creators Update, version 1709
|v10
|10.0.16299.15
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|Included in Visual Studio 2017 ver.15.4
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|Windows 10 SDK for April 2018 Update, version 1803
|v10
|10.0.17134.0
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|Included in Visual Studio 2017 ver.15.7
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|Windows 10 SDK for October 2018 Update, version 1809
|v10
|10.0.17763.0
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|10.0.19041.0
|2020-05-12
|[https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/windowssdk-10-sdkarchive]
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|Windows 10 SDK for Windows 10, version 2004
|v10
|10.0.19041.685
|2020-12-16
|[https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/sdk-archive]
|Servicing update
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|Windows 10 SDK for Windows 10, version 21H1
|v10
|10.0.20348.0
|2021-05-25
|[https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/sdk-archive]
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|Windows 10 SDK for Windows 11
|v10
|10.0.22000.194
|2021-10-04
|[https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/sdk-archive]
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|Windows SDK for Windows 11
|v10
|10.0.22621.755
|2022-10-25
|[https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/sdk-archive]
|Released as part of Windows 11, version 22H2. Includes servicing update 10.0.22000.755 on October 25, 2022,
Includes ARM64 support for the Visual Studio 17.4 release
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|Windows SDK for Windows 11
|v10
|10.0.22621.1778
|2023-05-24
|[https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/sdk-archive]
|Released as part of Windows 11, version 22H2 Build 10.0.22621.1778.
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|Windows SDK for Windows 11
|v10
|10.0.26100.0
|2024-05-22
|[https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/windows-sdk/]
|Initial release of the 10.0.26100 series, to correspond with the Windows 11, version 24H2 preview.
|}
 
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* UISpy.exe (Replaced by newer tools)
* Wpt_arch.msi
* Managed code samples (Moved to [httphttps://code.msdnlearn.microsoft.com/en-us/samples/browse/ Code Gallery])
* DExplore document viewer (Can be separately installed)
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* WinDiff.exe
* WpfPerf.exe
* All Windows samples (moved to [httphttps://code.msdnlearn.microsoft.com/en-us/samples/browse/ Code Gallery])
* [[Microsoft Help Viewer]]
* IntelliSense XML documentation comments for the .NET Framework reference assemblies
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* [[MSDN Library]]
* [[Windows Driver Kit]]
* [[Windows App SDK]]
*[[Windows 10 version history|Windows 10 Version History]]
 
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/technet-wiki/ Archived Microsoft TechNet Wiki]
* [http://blogs.msdn.com/windowssdk/ Windows SDK Blog]
* [https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/sdk-archive/ Windows SDK Archive]
 
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