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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

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

|-

|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''

|-

|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.

|-

|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'')

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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}}