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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]||
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|Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit||v5.0
|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||[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''
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|Microsoft Platform SDK September 1999||{{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''
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|Microsoft Platform SDK AprilJanuary 2000||{{dunno}}||{{dunno}}||2000-0401||[https://archive.org/details/MSDN_Development_Platform_Disc_3_June_2000_X05-74598_2000]{{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||[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'')
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|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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|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}}