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{{short description|Software development kit by Microsoft}}

{{Infobox software

| name = Microsoft Windows SDK

| developer = [[Microsoft]]

| latest release version = 10.0.2200026100.7551742

| latest release date = {{Release date and age|20222024|109|2526}}

| 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||3.11||{{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||3.50.612.1||1994-04||[https://archive.org/details/winnt-3.5-612.1]||

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|Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit||3.51||{{dunno}}||1995-06||[https://archive.org/details/ntsdk351]||

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|Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit||4.0||{{dunno}}4.0.1381.1||1996-11||[https://archive.org/details/nt40_win95_sdk1996]||

|-

|Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit||v5.0

|5.0.1636.1

|1998-06||{{dunno}}||Included in Visual Studio 6

|

|-

|Microsoft Platform SDK April 1999||{{dunno}}||{{dunno}}||1999-04||[https://archive.org/details/Microsoft_Platform_SDK_Disk_6_October_1999]||MSDN subscription CD-ROM disc.

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Last Platform SDK to ''officially install'' on ''Windows 95''

|-

|Microsoft Platform SDK September 1999||{{dunno}}||{{dunno}}5.0.2128.8||1999-09||[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''

|-

|Microsoft Platform SDK January 2000||{{dunno}}||{{dunno}}||2000-01||{{dunno}}||MSDN subscription CD-ROM disc.

|-

|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.

|-

|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.

|-

|Microsoft Platform SDK February 2001||{{dunno}}||{{dunno}}||2001-02||{{dunno}}||

|-

|Microsoft Platform SDK June 2001||{{dunno}}v5.1||{{dunno}}5.1.2505.0||2001-06||[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||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'')

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|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>

|-

|.NET Framework 2.0 Software Development Kit

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|6.0.6001.18000.367

|2008-02-05

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20151208114819/http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/e/6/fe6eb291-e187-4b06-ad78-bb45d066c30f/6.0.6001.18000.367-KRMSDK_EN.iso]

|[https://download.cnet.com/Windows-SDK-for-Windows-Server-2008-and-NET-Framework-3-5/3000-2069_4-75453821.html]

|.NET Framework 3.5

|-

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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.

|-

|Included in Visual Studio 2012 Update 1 (or later)

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|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

|-

|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.

|-

|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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== 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]

{{MS DevTools}}