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

{{Infobox software

| name = Microsoft Windows SDK

| developer = [[Microsoft]]

| latest release version = 10.0.2262126100.01742

| latest release date = {{Release date and age|20222024|9|2026}}

| 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 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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* 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}}