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v • d • e Microsoft APIs and frameworks Graphics Desktop Window Manager · DirectX · Direct3D · GDI · Windows Presentation Foundation · Windows Color System · Windows Image Acquisition · Windows Imaging Component Audio DirectSound · DirectMusic · DirectX plugin · XACT · Speech API Multimedia DirectShow · DirectX Media Objects · DirectX Video Acceleration · Windows Media · Media Foundation · Image Mastering API Web MSHTML · MSXML · RSS Platform · JScript · VBScript · BHO · XMLHttpRequest · SideBar Gadgets Data access Microsoft Data Access Components · Extensible Storage Engine · ADO.NET · ADO.NET Entity Framework · Sync Framework · Jet Engine Networking Winsock (LSP) · Winsock Kernel · Filtering Platform · Network Driver Interface Specification · Windows Rally · BITS · P2P API Communication Messaging API · Telephony API Administration and management Win32 console · Windows Script Host · Windows Management Instrumentation · Windows PowerShell · Task Scheduler · Offline Files · Shadow Copy · Windows Installer · Windows Error Reporting · Windows Event Log · Common Log File System Component model COM · COM+ · ActiveX · Distributed Component Object Model · .NET Framework Libraries Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) · Active Template Library (ATL) · Windows Template Library (WTL) Driver development Windows Driver Model (Broadcast Driver Architecture) · Windows Driver Foundation (KMDF · UMDF) Security Crypto API (CAPICOM) · Windows CardSpace · Data protection API · Security Support Provider Interface .NET .NET Framework · ASP.NET · ADO.NET · Remoting · Windows Presentation Foundation · Windows Workflow Foundation · Windows Communication Foundation · Windows CardSpace · XNA · Silverlight · Task Parallel Library Software factories EFx Factory · Enterprise Library · Composite UI · CCF · CSF IPC MSRPC · Named pipes · Memory-mapped file · DDE · MailSlot Accessibility Active Accessibility · UI Automation Text and multilingual support Text Services Framework · Text Object Model · Input method editor · Language Interface Pack · Multilingual User Interface · Uniscribe Games Direct3D · D3DX · DirectSound · DirectInput · DirectPlay · DirectMusic · Managed DirectX · Microsoft XNA v • d • e Microsoft Windows MS-DOS / 9x 1.0 · 2.0 · 2.1x · 3.0 · 3.1x · 95 · 98 · Me NT NT 3.1 · NT 3.5 · NT 3.51 · NT 4.0 · 2000 · XP (editions) · Server 2003 · Fundamentals for Legacy PCs · Vista (editions) · Home Server · Server 2008 CE CE 1.0 · CE 2.0 · CE 3.0 · CE 4.0 · CE 5.0 · CE 6.0 · Mobile Upcoming 7 · Server 7 Cancelled projects Cairo · Nashville · Neptune · Odyssey Related projects OS/2 v • d • e Microsoft Desktop software Windows (components) · Office · Visual Studio · Expression · Dynamics · Money · Encarta · Student · Math · Works · MapPoint · Virtual PC Server software Windows Server · SQL Server · IIS · Exchange · BizTalk · Commerce · ISA Server · System Center · Home Server · SharePoint (WSS, MOSS, Search Server)  · OCS · Terminal Services Technologies Active Directory · DirectX · .NET · Windows Media · PlaysForSure · Application Virtualization · Hyper-V  · Silverlight · Windows Mobile · Windows Embedded · Mediaroom · HDi Web properties Windows Live · Office Live (Workspace) · SQL Server Data Services · MSNBC · msnbc.com · ninemsn · MSN · Hotmail · Live Messenger · Spaces · Groups · Live ID · Ignition · CodePlex · HealthVault Gaming Microsoft Game Studios · Zone · XNA · Xbox · Xbox 360 · Xbox Live (Arcade · Marketplace) · Games for Windows (LIVE · Tray and Play) · Live Anywhere Hardware Surface · Zune (4 / 8 · 30 · 80) · MSN TV · Natural Keyboard · Keyboard · Mouse · LifeCam · LifeChat · SideWinder · Ultra-Mobile PC · Fingerprint · Audio System · Cordless Phone · Pocket PC · RoundTable · Response Point Education and recognition MCPs · MSDN · Technet · MSDNAA · MSCA · Microsoft Press · Microsoft MVP · Student Partners · Research · Studies related to Microsoft Licensing Client Access License · Shared Source · Licensing Services Criticism Windows Vista · Windows XP · Windows 2000 (section) · Windows Me (section) · Windows 9x (section) · Office (section) Legal issues Alcatel-Lucent v. Microsoft · European Union Microsoft competition case · United States Microsoft antitrust case Board of directors Steve Ballmer · James Cash, Jr. · Dina Dublon · Bill Gates · Raymond Gilmartin · Reed Hastings · David Marquardt · Charles Noski · Helmut Panke · Jon Shirley v • d • e Windows Live Web services Account · Admin Center · Alerts · Barcode · Betas · Calendar · Contacts · Drive · Favorites · Feeds Platform · Gallery · Help Community · Home · Hotmail · ID · Messenger IM Control · OneCare Safety Scanner · Personalized Experience · Silverlight Streaming · SkyDrive · Spaces (Events · Groups) · Translator · Web Messenger Live Search Cashback · Club · Farecast · Health · News · Maps · Products (Product Upload) · QnA · Video · Webmaster Center  · xRank Software applications Installer · Mail · Messenger (Agents · Call) · Movie Maker · OneCare · OneCare Family Safety · Photo Gallery · Toolbar · Writer Software + Services FolderShare · Mesh Developer services Dev · Data · SDK · Tools Mobile services Hotmail Mobile · Live.com Mobile · Messenger Mobile · Search Mobile · Spaces Mobile Microsoft Live Labs Clipboard · Deepfish · FeedSync · Listas · Photosynth · PhotoZoom · Relay Service · Security Token Service · Volta Discontinued services Windows Live Expo · Search Center · Shopping · TV · WiFi Center | Live Search Academic · Books (Publisher Program) v • d • e .NET Framework Architecture Base Class Library · Common Language Runtime · Code Access Security · Assembly · Metadata Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) · Common Type System · Common Intermediate Language · Virtual Execution System CLI Languages Common1 C# · Visual Basic .NET · C++/CLI (Managed) · J# · JScript .NET Other2 A# · Boo · Oxygene  · F#  · IronLisp · IronPython · IronRuby · Nemerle · Phalanger · P# · Windows PowerShell Managed code frameworks Presentation · Communication · Workflow Components ADO.NET (Entity Framework · Data Services) · ASP.NET (AJAX · MVC · Dynamic Data) · Remoting · Language Integrated Query · Windows CardSpace · Windows Forms · XAML · ClickOnce · Dynamic Language Runtime · Parallel FX Library (PLINQ · TPL) Other implementations Mono · Compact Framework (Xbox 360) · Micro Framework · Portable.NET · Silverlight · SSCLI Comparisons C# and Java · C# and Visual Basic .NET · Java and .NET platforms Upcoming "Acropolis" · "Jasper" 1 Languages that are or have been included with Visual Studio. 2 Non-academic or research languages with relatively large user-bases. v • d • e Microsoft development tools Development environments Visual Studio (Team System · Express) · VSTO · VSTA Expression Studio Web · Blend · Design · Media · Encoder Languages and compilers Visual Basic (VB.NET) · Visual C++ · Visual C# · Visual J# · Visual FoxPro · ASP.NET · IronPython · IronRuby · PowerShell · XAML Major APIs and frameworks Windows API / SDK · .NET Framework · Managed code frameworks (Presentation · Communication · Workflow · CardSpace) · Silverlight · XNA · ASP.NET AJAX · LINQ · ADO.NET · DirectX · Robotics Studio Database tools and languages SQL Server Express (Windows Internal Database) · Compact · Management Studio · Business Intelligence Development Studio · MSDE SQL services Analysis · Reporting · Integration · Notification Other Visual FoxPro · Microsoft Access · Extensible Storage Engine Source control Team Foundation Server · Visual SourceSafe Driver development Windows Driver Model · Windows Driver Foundation (KMDF · UMDF) · Windows Driver Kit · Windows Logo Kit v • d • e Microsoft Office Desktop applications Accounting · Access · Communicator · Entourage · Equation Editor · Excel · Groove · InfoPath · InterConnect · MapPoint · OneNote · Outlook · PowerPoint · Project · Publisher · SharePoint Designer · Visio · Word Server applications Communications · Forms · Groove · PerformancePoint · Project · Project Portfolio · SharePoint (Excel Services · InfoPath Forms Services) Discontinued Binder · Data Analyzer · FrontPage · Graph · Mail · Office Assistants · PhotoDraw · Photo Editor · Schedule+ · Vizact · Web Components · XML schema formats Tools and technologies Clip Organizer · Document Imaging · Document Scanning · Picture Manager · SmartArt · Smart tags · Information Bridge Framework · Information Rights Management · Office Open XML · Outlook Connector · Visual Basic for Applications · WordArt Windows versions Microsoft Office 2007 · Office 14 Mac OS versions 2004 for Mac · 2008 for Mac Other History v • d • e Microsoft Expression Studio Web · Blend · Design · Media · Encoder v • d • e Microsoft Windows components Core Aero · ClearType · Desktop Window Manager · DirectX · Explorer · Taskbar · Start menu · Shell (namespace · Special Folders · File associations) · Search (Saved search · iFilters) · Graphics Device Interface · WIM · Next Generation TCP/IP stack (Server Message Block) · .NET Framework · Audio · Printing (XML Paper Specification) · Active Scripting (WSH · VBScript · JScript) · COM (OLE · OLE Automation · DCOM · ActiveX · ActiveX Document · Structured storage · Transaction Server) · Previous Versions · WDDM · UAA · Win32 console Management tools Backup and Restore Center · command.com · cmd.exe · Control Panel (Applets) · Device Manager · Disk Cleanup · Disk Defragmenter · Event Viewer · Management Console · Netsh · Problem Reports and Solutions · Sysprep · System Configuration · Task Manager · System File Checker · System Restore · Windows Installer · Windows PowerShell · Windows Update · WinSAT · Windows Easy Transfer Applications Calculator · Calendar · Character Map · Contacts · DVD Maker · Fax and Scan · Internet Explorer · Journal · Mail · Magnifier · Media Center · Meeting Space · Mobile Device Center · Mobility Center · Movie Maker · Narrator · Notepad · Paint · Photo Gallery · Private Character Editor · Remote Assistance · Sidebar · Snipping Tool · Sound Recorder · Windows Media Player (11) · Windows Speech Recognition · WordPad Games Chess Titans · FreeCell · Hearts · Hold 'Em · InkBall · Mahjong Titans · Minesweeper · Purble Place · Solitaire · Spider Solitaire Kernel Ntoskrnl.exe · hal.dll · System Idle Process · Svchost.exe · Registry · Windows service · Service Control Manager · DLL · EXE · NTLDR / Boot Manager · Winlogon · Recovery Console · I/O · WinRE · WinPE · Kernel Patch Protection Services Autorun · BITS · Task Scheduler · Wireless Zero Configuration · Shadow Copy · Windows Error Reporting · Multimedia Class Scheduler · CLFS File systems NTFS (Hard link · Junction point · Mount Point · Reparse point · Symbolic link · TxF · EFS) · FAT32·FAT16·FAT12 · exFAT · CDFS · UDF · DFS · IFS Server Domains · Active Directory · DNS · Group Policy · Roaming user profiles · Folder redirection · Distributed Transaction Coordinator · MSMQ · Windows SharePoint Services · Windows Media Services · Rights Management Services · IIS · Terminal Services · WSUS · Network Access Protection · DFS Replication · Remote Differential Compression · Print Services for UNIX · Remote Installation Services · Windows Deployment Services · Windows System Resource Manager · Hyper-V Architecture NT series architecture · Object Manager · Startup process (Vista) · I/O request packets · Kernel Transaction Manager · Logical Disk Manager · Security Accounts Manager · Windows Resource Protection · LSASS · CSRSS · SMSS Security UAC · BitLocker · Defender · DEP · Protected Media Path · Mandatory Integrity Control · UIPI · Windows Firewall · Security Center Compatibility Unix subsystem (Interix) · Virtual DOS Machine · Windows on Windows · WOW64

[edit] History of Windows

v • d • e Microsoft APIs and frameworks Graphics Desktop Window Manager · DirectX · Direct3D · GDI · Windows Presentation Foundation · Windows Color System · Windows Image Acquisition · Windows Imaging Component Audio DirectSound · DirectMusic · DirectX plugin · XACT · Speech API Multimedia DirectShow · DirectX Media Objects · DirectX Video Acceleration · Windows Media · Media Foundation · Image Mastering API Web MSHTML · MSXML · RSS Platform · JScript · VBScript · BHO · XMLHttpRequest · SideBar Gadgets Data access Microsoft Data Access Components · Extensible Storage Engine · ADO.NET · ADO.NET Entity Framework · Sync Framework · Jet Engine Networking Winsock (LSP) · Winsock Kernel · Filtering Platform · Network Driver Interface Specification · Windows Rally · BITS · P2P API Communication Messaging API · Telephony API Administration and management Win32 console · Windows Script Host · Windows Management Instrumentation · Windows PowerShell · Task Scheduler · Offline Files · Shadow Copy · Windows Installer · Windows Error Reporting · Windows Event Log · Common Log File System Component model COM · COM+ · ActiveX · Distributed Component Object Model · .NET Framework Libraries Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) · Active Template Library (ATL) · Windows Template Library (WTL) Driver development Windows Driver Model (Broadcast Driver Architecture) · Windows Driver Foundation (KMDF · UMDF) Security Crypto API (CAPICOM) · Windows CardSpace · Data protection API · Security Support Provider Interface .NET .NET Framework · ASP.NET · ADO.NET · Remoting · Windows Presentation Foundation · Windows Workflow Foundation · Windows Communication Foundation · Windows CardSpace · XNA · Silverlight · Task Parallel Library Software factories EFx Factory · Enterprise Library · Composite UI · CCF · CSF IPC MSRPC · Named pipes · Memory-mapped file · DDE · MailSlot Accessibility Active Accessibility · UI Automation Text and multilingual support Text Services Framework · Text Object Model · Input method editor · Language Interface Pack · Multilingual User Interface · Uniscribe Games Direct3D · D3DX · DirectSound · DirectInput · DirectPlay · DirectMusic · Managed DirectX · Microsoft XNA v • d • e Microsoft Windows MS-DOS / 9x 1.0 · 2.0 · 2.1x · 3.0 · 3.1x · 95 · 98 · Me NT NT 3.1 · NT 3.5 · NT 3.51 · NT 4.0 · 2000 · XP (editions) · Server 2003 · Fundamentals for Legacy PCs · Vista (editions) · Home Server · Server 2008 CE CE 1.0 · CE 2.0 · CE 3.0 · CE 4.0 · CE 5.0 · CE 6.0 · Mobile Upcoming 7 · Server 7 Cancelled projects Cairo · Nashville · Neptune · Odyssey Related projects OS/2 v • d • e Microsoft Desktop software Windows (components) · Office · Visual Studio · Expression · Dynamics · Money · Encarta · Student · Math · Works · MapPoint · Virtual PC Server software Windows Server · SQL Server · IIS · Exchange · BizTalk · Commerce · ISA Server · System Center · Home Server · SharePoint (WSS, MOSS, Search Server)  · OCS · Terminal Services Technologies Active Directory · DirectX · .NET · Windows Media · PlaysForSure · Application Virtualization · Hyper-V  · Silverlight · Windows Mobile · Windows Embedded · Mediaroom · HDi Web properties Windows Live · Office Live (Workspace) · SQL Server Data Services · MSNBC · msnbc.com · ninemsn · MSN · Hotmail · Live Messenger · Spaces · Groups · Live ID · Ignition · CodePlex · HealthVault Gaming Microsoft Game Studios · Zone · XNA · Xbox · Xbox 360 · Xbox Live (Arcade · Marketplace) · Games for Windows (LIVE · Tray and Play) · Live Anywhere Hardware Surface · Zune (4 / 8 · 30 · 80) · MSN TV · Natural Keyboard · Keyboard · Mouse · LifeCam · LifeChat · SideWinder · Ultra-Mobile PC · Fingerprint · Audio System · Cordless Phone · Pocket PC · RoundTable · Response Point Education and recognition MCPs · MSDN · Technet · MSDNAA · MSCA · Microsoft Press · Microsoft MVP · Student Partners · Research · Studies related to Microsoft Licensing Client Access License · Shared Source · Licensing Services Criticism Windows Vista · Windows XP · Windows 2000 (section) · Windows Me (section) · Windows 9x (section) · Office (section) Legal issues Alcatel-Lucent v. Microsoft · European Union Microsoft competition case · United States Microsoft antitrust case Board of directors Steve Ballmer · James Cash, Jr. · Dina Dublon · Bill Gates · Raymond Gilmartin · Reed Hastings · David Marquardt · Charles Noski · Helmut Panke · Jon Shirley v • d • e Windows Live Web services Account · Admin Center · Alerts · Barcode · Betas · Calendar · Contacts · Drive · Favorites · Feeds Platform · Gallery · Help Community · Home · Hotmail · ID · Messenger IM Control · OneCare Safety Scanner · Personalized Experience · Silverlight Streaming · SkyDrive · Spaces (Events · Groups) · Translator · Web Messenger Live Search Cashback · Club · Farecast · Health · News · Maps · Products (Product Upload) · QnA · Video · Webmaster Center  · xRank Software applications Installer · Mail · Messenger (Agents · Call) · Movie Maker · OneCare · OneCare Family Safety · Photo Gallery · Toolbar · Writer Software + Services FolderShare · Mesh Developer services Dev · Data · SDK · Tools Mobile services Hotmail Mobile · Live.com Mobile · Messenger Mobile · Search Mobile · Spaces Mobile Microsoft Live Labs Clipboard · Deepfish · FeedSync · Listas · Photosynth · PhotoZoom · Relay Service · Security Token Service · Volta Discontinued services Windows Live Expo · Search Center · Shopping · TV · WiFi Center | Live Search Academic · Books (Publisher Program) v • d • e .NET Framework Architecture Base Class Library · Common Language Runtime · Code Access Security · Assembly · Metadata Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) · Common Type System · Common Intermediate Language · Virtual Execution System CLI Languages Common1 C# · Visual Basic .NET · C++/CLI (Managed) · J# · JScript .NET Other2 A# · Boo · Oxygene  · F#  · IronLisp · IronPython · IronRuby · Nemerle · Phalanger · P# · Windows PowerShell Managed code frameworks Presentation · Communication · Workflow Components ADO.NET (Entity Framework · Data Services) · ASP.NET (AJAX · MVC · Dynamic Data) · Remoting · Language Integrated Query · Windows CardSpace · Windows Forms · XAML · ClickOnce · Dynamic Language Runtime · Parallel FX Library (PLINQ · TPL) Other implementations Mono · Compact Framework (Xbox 360) · Micro Framework · Portable.NET · Silverlight · SSCLI Comparisons C# and Java · C# and Visual Basic .NET · Java and .NET platforms Upcoming "Acropolis" · "Jasper" 1 Languages that are or have been included with Visual Studio. 2 Non-academic or research languages with relatively large user-bases. v • d • e Microsoft development tools Development environments Visual Studio (Team System · Express) · VSTO · VSTA Expression Studio Web · Blend · Design · Media · Encoder Languages and compilers Visual Basic (VB.NET) · Visual C++ · Visual C# · Visual J# · Visual FoxPro · ASP.NET · IronPython · IronRuby · PowerShell · XAML Major APIs and frameworks Windows API / SDK · .NET Framework · Managed code frameworks (Presentation · Communication · Workflow · CardSpace) · Silverlight · XNA · ASP.NET AJAX · LINQ · ADO.NET · DirectX · Robotics Studio Database tools and languages SQL Server Express (Windows Internal Database) · Compact · Management Studio · Business Intelligence Development Studio · MSDE SQL services Analysis · Reporting · Integration · Notification Other Visual FoxPro · Microsoft Access · Extensible Storage Engine Source control Team Foundation Server · Visual SourceSafe Driver development Windows Driver Model · Windows Driver Foundation (KMDF · UMDF) · Windows Driver Kit · Windows Logo Kit v • d • e Microsoft Office Desktop applications Accounting · Access · Communicator · Entourage · Equation Editor · Excel · Groove · InfoPath · InterConnect · MapPoint · OneNote · Outlook · PowerPoint · Project · Publisher · SharePoint Designer · Visio · Word Server applications Communications · Forms · Groove · PerformancePoint · Project · Project Portfolio · SharePoint (Excel Services · InfoPath Forms Services) Discontinued Binder · Data Analyzer · FrontPage · Graph · Mail · Office Assistants · PhotoDraw · Photo Editor · Schedule+ · Vizact · Web Components · XML schema formats Tools and technologies Clip Organizer · Document Imaging · Document Scanning · Picture Manager · SmartArt · Smart tags · Information Bridge Framework · Information Rights Management · Office Open XML · Outlook Connector · Visual Basic for Applications · WordArt Windows versions Microsoft Office 2007 · Office 14 Mac OS versions 2004 for Mac · 2008 for Mac Other History v • d • e Microsoft Expression Studio Web · Blend · Design · Media · Encoder v • d • e Microsoft Windows components Core Aero · ClearType · Desktop Window Manager · DirectX · Explorer · Taskbar · Start menu · Shell (namespace · Special Folders · File associations) · Search (Saved search · iFilters) · Graphics Device Interface · WIM · Next Generation TCP/IP stack (Server Message Block) · .NET Framework · Audio · Printing (XML Paper Specification) · Active Scripting (WSH · VBScript · JScript) · COM (OLE · OLE Automation · DCOM · ActiveX · ActiveX Document · Structured storage · Transaction Server) · Previous Versions · WDDM · UAA · Win32 console Management tools Backup and Restore Center · command.com · cmd.exe · Control Panel (Applets) · Device Manager · Disk Cleanup · Disk Defragmenter · Event Viewer · Management Console · Netsh · Problem Reports and Solutions · Sysprep · System Configuration · Task Manager · System File Checker · System Restore · Windows Installer · Windows PowerShell · Windows Update · WinSAT · Windows Easy Transfer Applications Calculator · Calendar · Character Map · Contacts · DVD Maker · Fax and Scan · Internet Explorer · Journal · Mail · Magnifier · Media Center · Meeting Space · Mobile Device Center · Mobility Center · Movie Maker · Narrator · Notepad · Paint · Photo Gallery · Private Character Editor · Remote Assistance · Sidebar · Snipping Tool · Sound Recorder · Windows Media Player (11) · Windows Speech Recognition · WordPad Games Chess Titans · FreeCell · Hearts · Hold 'Em · InkBall · Mahjong Titans · Minesweeper · Purble Place · Solitaire · Spider Solitaire Kernel Ntoskrnl.exe · hal.dll · System Idle Process · Svchost.exe · Registry · Windows service · Service Control Manager · DLL · EXE · NTLDR / Boot Manager · Winlogon · Recovery Console · I/O · WinRE · WinPE · Kernel Patch Protection Services Autorun · BITS · Task Scheduler · Wireless Zero Configuration · Shadow Copy · Windows Error Reporting · Multimedia Class Scheduler · CLFS File systems NTFS (Hard link · Junction point · Mount Point · Reparse point · Symbolic link · TxF · EFS) · FAT32·FAT16·FAT12 · exFAT · CDFS · UDF · DFS · IFS Server Domains · Active Directory · DNS · Group Policy · Roaming user profiles · Folder redirection · Distributed Transaction Coordinator · MSMQ · Windows SharePoint Services · Windows Media Services · Rights Management Services · IIS · Terminal Services · WSUS · Network Access Protection · DFS Replication · Remote Differential Compression · Print Services for UNIX · Remote Installation Services · Windows Deployment Services · Windows System Resource Manager · Hyper-V Architecture NT series architecture · Object Manager · Startup process (Vista) · I/O request packets · Kernel Transaction Manager · Logical Disk Manager · Security Accounts Manager · Windows Resource Protection · LSASS · CSRSS · SMSS Security UAC · BitLocker · Defender · DEP · Protected Media Path · Mandatory Integrity Control · UIPI · Windows Firewall · Security Center Compatibility Unix subsystem (Interix) · Virtual DOS Machine · Windows on Windows · WOW64

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v • d • e Microsoft APIs and frameworks Graphics Desktop Window Manager · DirectX · Direct3D · GDI · Windows Presentation Foundation · Windows Color System · Windows Image Acquisition · Windows Imaging Component Audio DirectSound · DirectMusic · DirectX plugin · XACT · Speech API Multimedia DirectShow · DirectX Media Objects · DirectX Video Acceleration · Windows Media · Media Foundation · Image Mastering API Web MSHTML · MSXML · RSS Platform · JScript · VBScript · BHO · XMLHttpRequest · SideBar Gadgets Data access Microsoft Data Access Components · Extensible Storage Engine · ADO.NET · ADO.NET Entity Framework · Sync Framework · Jet Engine Networking Winsock (LSP) · Winsock Kernel · Filtering Platform · Network Driver Interface Specification · Windows Rally · BITS · P2P API Communication Messaging API · Telephony API Administration and management Win32 console · Windows Script Host · Windows Management Instrumentation · Windows PowerShell · Task Scheduler · Offline Files · Shadow Copy · Windows Installer · Windows Error Reporting · Windows Event Log · Common Log File System Component model COM · COM+ · ActiveX · Distributed Component Object Model · .NET Framework Libraries Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) · Active Template Library (ATL) · Windows Template Library (WTL) Driver development Windows Driver Model (Broadcast Driver Architecture) · Windows Driver Foundation (KMDF · UMDF) Security Crypto API (CAPICOM) · Windows CardSpace · Data protection API · Security Support Provider Interface .NET .NET Framework · ASP.NET · ADO.NET · Remoting · Windows Presentation Foundation · Windows Workflow Foundation · Windows Communication Foundation · Windows CardSpace · XNA · Silverlight · Task Parallel Library Software factories EFx Factory · Enterprise Library · Composite UI · CCF · CSF IPC MSRPC · Named pipes · Memory-mapped file · DDE · MailSlot Accessibility Active Accessibility · UI Automation Text and multilingual support Text Services Framework · Text Object Model · Input method editor · Language Interface Pack · Multilingual User Interface · Uniscribe Games Direct3D · D3DX · DirectSound · DirectInput · DirectPlay · DirectMusic · Managed DirectX · Microsoft XNA v • d • e Microsoft Windows MS-DOS / 9x 1.0 · 2.0 · 2.1x · 3.0 · 3.1x · 95 · 98 · Me NT NT 3.1 · NT 3.5 · NT 3.51 · NT 4.0 · 2000 · XP (editions) · Server 2003 · Fundamentals for Legacy PCs · Vista (editions) · Home Server · Server 2008 CE CE 1.0 · CE 2.0 · CE 3.0 · CE 4.0 · CE 5.0 · CE 6.0 · Mobile Upcoming 7 · Server 7 Cancelled projects Cairo · Nashville · Neptune · Odyssey Related projects OS/2 v • d • e Microsoft Desktop software Windows (components) · Office · Visual Studio · Expression · Dynamics · Money · Encarta · Student · Math · Works · MapPoint · Virtual PC Server software Windows Server · SQL Server · IIS · Exchange · BizTalk · Commerce · ISA Server · System Center · Home Server · SharePoint (WSS, MOSS, Search Server)  · OCS · Terminal Services Technologies Active Directory · DirectX · .NET · Windows Media · PlaysForSure · Application Virtualization · Hyper-V  · Silverlight · Windows Mobile · Windows Embedded · Mediaroom · HDi Web properties Windows Live · Office Live (Workspace) · SQL Server Data Services · MSNBC · msnbc.com · ninemsn · MSN · Hotmail · Live Messenger · Spaces · Groups · Live ID · Ignition · CodePlex · HealthVault Gaming Microsoft Game Studios · Zone · XNA · Xbox · Xbox 360 · Xbox Live (Arcade · Marketplace) · Games for Windows (LIVE · Tray and Play) · Live Anywhere Hardware Surface · Zune (4 / 8 · 30 · 80) · MSN TV · Natural Keyboard · Keyboard · Mouse · LifeCam · LifeChat · SideWinder · Ultra-Mobile PC · Fingerprint · Audio System · Cordless Phone · Pocket PC · RoundTable · Response Point Education and recognition MCPs · MSDN · Technet · MSDNAA · MSCA · Microsoft Press · Microsoft MVP · Student Partners · Research · Studies related to Microsoft Licensing Client Access License · Shared Source · Licensing Services Criticism Windows Vista · Windows XP · Windows 2000 (section) · Windows Me (section) · Windows 9x (section) · Office (section) Legal issues Alcatel-Lucent v. Microsoft · European Union Microsoft competition case · United States Microsoft antitrust case Board of directors Steve Ballmer · James Cash, Jr. · Dina Dublon · Bill Gates · Raymond Gilmartin · Reed Hastings · David Marquardt · Charles Noski · Helmut Panke · Jon Shirley v • d • e Windows Live Web services Account · Admin Center · Alerts · Barcode · Betas · Calendar · Contacts · Drive · Favorites · Feeds Platform · Gallery · Help Community · Home · Hotmail · ID · Messenger IM Control · OneCare Safety Scanner · Personalized Experience · Silverlight Streaming · SkyDrive · Spaces (Events · Groups) · Translator · Web Messenger Live Search Cashback · Club · Farecast · Health · News · Maps · Products (Product Upload) · QnA · Video · Webmaster Center  · xRank Software applications Installer · Mail · Messenger (Agents · Call) · Movie Maker · OneCare · OneCare Family Safety · Photo Gallery · Toolbar · Writer Software + Services FolderShare · Mesh Developer services Dev · Data · SDK · Tools Mobile services Hotmail Mobile · Live.com Mobile · Messenger Mobile · Search Mobile · Spaces Mobile Microsoft Live Labs Clipboard · Deepfish · FeedSync · Listas · Photosynth · PhotoZoom · Relay Service · Security Token Service · Volta Discontinued services Windows Live Expo · Search Center · Shopping · TV · WiFi Center | Live Search Academic · Books (Publisher Program) v • d • e .NET Framework Architecture Base Class Library · Common Language Runtime · Code Access Security · Assembly · Metadata Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) · Common Type System · Common Intermediate Language · Virtual Execution System CLI Languages Common1 C# · Visual Basic .NET · C++/CLI (Managed) · J# · JScript .NET Other2 A# · Boo · Oxygene  · F#  · IronLisp · IronPython · IronRuby · Nemerle · Phalanger · P# · Windows PowerShell Managed code frameworks Presentation · Communication · Workflow Components ADO.NET (Entity Framework · Data Services) · ASP.NET (AJAX · MVC · Dynamic Data) · Remoting · Language Integrated Query · Windows CardSpace · Windows Forms · XAML · ClickOnce · Dynamic Language Runtime · Parallel FX Library (PLINQ · TPL) Other implementations Mono · Compact Framework (Xbox 360) · Micro Framework · Portable.NET · Silverlight · SSCLI Comparisons C# and Java · C# and Visual Basic .NET · Java and .NET platforms Upcoming "Acropolis" · "Jasper" 1 Languages that are or have been included with Visual Studio. 2 Non-academic or research languages with relatively large user-bases. v • d • e Microsoft development tools Development environments Visual Studio (Team System · Express) · VSTO · VSTA Expression Studio Web · Blend · Design · Media · Encoder Languages and compilers Visual Basic (VB.NET) · Visual C++ · Visual C# · Visual J# · Visual FoxPro · ASP.NET · IronPython · IronRuby · PowerShell · XAML Major APIs and frameworks Windows API / SDK · .NET Framework · Managed code frameworks (Presentation · Communication · Workflow · CardSpace) · Silverlight · XNA · ASP.NET AJAX · LINQ · ADO.NET · DirectX · Robotics Studio Database tools and languages SQL Server Express (Windows Internal Database) · Compact · Management Studio · Business Intelligence Development Studio · MSDE SQL services Analysis · Reporting · Integration · Notification Other Visual FoxPro · Microsoft Access · Extensible Storage Engine Source control Team Foundation Server · Visual SourceSafe Driver development Windows Driver Model · Windows Driver Foundation (KMDF · UMDF) · Windows Driver Kit · Windows Logo Kit v • d • e Microsoft Office Desktop applications Accounting · Access · Communicator · Entourage · Equation Editor · Excel · Groove · InfoPath · InterConnect · MapPoint · OneNote · Outlook · PowerPoint · Project · Publisher · SharePoint Designer · Visio · Word Server applications Communications · Forms · Groove · PerformancePoint · Project · Project Portfolio · SharePoint (Excel Services · InfoPath Forms Services) Discontinued Binder · Data Analyzer · FrontPage · Graph · Mail · Office Assistants · PhotoDraw · Photo Editor · Schedule+ · Vizact · Web Components · XML schema formats Tools and technologies Clip Organizer · Document Imaging · Document Scanning · Picture Manager · SmartArt · Smart tags · Information Bridge Framework · Information Rights Management · Office Open XML · Outlook Connector · Visual Basic for Applications · WordArt Windows versions Microsoft Office 2007 · Office 14 Mac OS versions 2004 for Mac · 2008 for Mac Other History v • d • e Microsoft Expression Studio Web · Blend · Design · Media · Encoder v • d • e Microsoft Windows components Core Aero · ClearType · Desktop Window Manager · DirectX · Explorer · Taskbar · Start menu · Shell (namespace · Special Folders · File associations) · Search (Saved search · iFilters) · Graphics Device Interface · WIM · Next Generation TCP/IP stack (Server Message Block) · .NET Framework · Audio · Printing (XML Paper Specification) · Active Scripting (WSH · VBScript · JScript) · COM (OLE · OLE Automation · DCOM · ActiveX · ActiveX Document · Structured storage · Transaction Server) · Previous Versions · WDDM · UAA · Win32 console Management tools Backup and Restore Center · command.com · cmd.exe · Control Panel (Applets) · Device Manager · Disk Cleanup · Disk Defragmenter · Event Viewer · Management Console · Netsh · Problem Reports and Solutions · Sysprep · System Configuration · Task Manager · System File Checker · System Restore · Windows Installer · Windows PowerShell · Windows Update · WinSAT · Windows Easy Transfer Applications Calculator · Calendar · Character Map · Contacts · DVD Maker · Fax and Scan · Internet Explorer · Journal · Mail · Magnifier · Media Center · Meeting Space · Mobile Device Center · Mobility Center · Movie Maker · Narrator · Notepad · Paint · Photo Gallery · Private Character Editor · Remote Assistance · Sidebar · Snipping Tool · Sound Recorder · Windows Media Player (11) · Windows Speech Recognition · WordPad Games Chess Titans · FreeCell · Hearts · Hold 'Em · InkBall · Mahjong Titans · Minesweeper · Purble Place · Solitaire · Spider Solitaire Kernel Ntoskrnl.exe · hal.dll · System Idle Process · Svchost.exe · Registry · Windows service · Service Control Manager · DLL · EXE · NTLDR / Boot Manager · Winlogon · Recovery Console · I/O · WinRE · WinPE · Kernel Patch Protection Services Autorun · BITS · Task Scheduler · Wireless Zero Configuration · Shadow Copy · Windows Error Reporting · Multimedia Class Scheduler · CLFS File systems NTFS (Hard link · Junction point · Mount Point · Reparse point · Symbolic link · TxF · EFS) · FAT32·FAT16·FAT12 · exFAT · CDFS · UDF · DFS · IFS Server Domains · Active Directory · DNS · Group Policy · Roaming user profiles · Folder redirection · Distributed Transaction Coordinator · MSMQ · Windows SharePoint Services · Windows Media Services · Rights Management Services · IIS · Terminal Services · WSUS · Network Access Protection · DFS Replication · Remote Differential Compression · Print Services for UNIX · Remote Installation Services · Windows Deployment Services · Windows System Resource Manager · Hyper-V Architecture NT series architecture · Object Manager · Startup process (Vista) · I/O request packets · Kernel Transaction Manager · Logical Disk Manager · Security Accounts Manager · Windows Resource Protection · LSASS · CSRSS · SMSS Security UAC · BitLocker · Defender · DEP · Protected Media Path · Mandatory Integrity Control · UIPI · Windows Firewall · Security Center Compatibility Unix subsystem (Interix) · Virtual DOS Machine · Windows on Windows · WOW64

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v • d • e Microsoft APIs and frameworks Graphics Desktop Window Manager · DirectX · Direct3D · GDI · Windows Presentation Foundation · Windows Color System · Windows Image Acquisition · Windows Imaging Component Audio DirectSound · DirectMusic · DirectX plugin · XACT · Speech API Multimedia DirectShow · DirectX Media Objects · DirectX Video Acceleration · Windows Media · Media Foundation · Image Mastering API Web MSHTML · MSXML · RSS Platform · JScript · VBScript · BHO · XMLHttpRequest · SideBar Gadgets Data access Microsoft Data Access Components · Extensible Storage Engine · ADO.NET · ADO.NET Entity Framework · Sync Framework · Jet Engine Networking Winsock (LSP) · Winsock Kernel · Filtering Platform · Network Driver Interface Specification · Windows Rally · BITS · P2P API Communication Messaging API · Telephony API Administration and management Win32 console · Windows Script Host · Windows Management Instrumentation · Windows PowerShell · Task Scheduler · Offline Files · Shadow Copy · Windows Installer · Windows Error Reporting · Windows Event Log · Common Log File System Component model COM · COM+ · ActiveX · Distributed Component Object Model · .NET Framework Libraries Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) · Active Template Library (ATL) · Windows Template Library (WTL) Driver development Windows Driver Model (Broadcast Driver Architecture) · Windows Driver Foundation (KMDF · UMDF) Security Crypto API (CAPICOM) · Windows CardSpace · Data protection API · Security Support Provider Interface .NET .NET Framework · ASP.NET · ADO.NET · Remoting · Windows Presentation Foundation · Windows Workflow Foundation · Windows Communication Foundation · Windows CardSpace · XNA · Silverlight · Task Parallel Library Software factories EFx Factory · Enterprise Library · Composite UI · CCF · CSF IPC MSRPC · Named pipes · Memory-mapped file · DDE · MailSlot Accessibility Active Accessibility · UI Automation Text and multilingual support Text Services Framework · Text Object Model · Input method editor · Language Interface Pack · Multilingual User Interface · Uniscribe Games Direct3D · D3DX · DirectSound · DirectInput · DirectPlay · DirectMusic · Managed DirectX · Microsoft XNA v • d • e Microsoft Windows MS-DOS / 9x 1.0 · 2.0 · 2.1x · 3.0 · 3.1x · 95 · 98 · Me NT NT 3.1 · NT 3.5 · NT 3.51 · NT 4.0 · 2000 · XP (editions) · Server 2003 · Fundamentals for Legacy PCs · Vista (editions) · Home Server · Server 2008 CE CE 1.0 · CE 2.0 · CE 3.0 · CE 4.0 · CE 5.0 · CE 6.0 · Mobile Upcoming 7 · Server 7 Cancelled projects Cairo · Nashville · Neptune · Odyssey Related projects OS/2 v • d • e Microsoft Desktop software Windows (components) · Office · Visual Studio · Expression · Dynamics · Money · Encarta · Student · Math · Works · MapPoint · Virtual PC Server software Windows Server · SQL Server · IIS · Exchange · BizTalk · Commerce · ISA Server · System Center · Home Server · SharePoint (WSS, MOSS, Search Server)  · OCS · Terminal Services Technologies Active Directory · DirectX · .NET · Windows Media · PlaysForSure · Application Virtualization · Hyper-V  · Silverlight · Windows Mobile · Windows Embedded · Mediaroom · HDi Web properties Windows Live · Office Live (Workspace) · SQL Server Data Services · MSNBC · msnbc.com · ninemsn · MSN · Hotmail · Live Messenger · Spaces · Groups · Live ID · Ignition · CodePlex · HealthVault Gaming Microsoft Game Studios · Zone · XNA · Xbox · Xbox 360 · Xbox Live (Arcade · Marketplace) · Games for Windows (LIVE · Tray and Play) · Live Anywhere Hardware Surface · Zune (4 / 8 · 30 · 80) · MSN TV · Natural Keyboard · Keyboard · Mouse · LifeCam · LifeChat · SideWinder · Ultra-Mobile PC · Fingerprint · Audio System · Cordless Phone · Pocket PC · RoundTable · Response Point Education and recognition MCPs · MSDN · Technet · MSDNAA · MSCA · Microsoft Press · Microsoft MVP · Student Partners · Research · Studies related to Microsoft Licensing Client Access License · Shared Source · Licensing Services Criticism Windows Vista · Windows XP · Windows 2000 (section) · Windows Me (section) · Windows 9x (section) · Office (section) Legal issues Alcatel-Lucent v. Microsoft · European Union Microsoft competition case · United States Microsoft antitrust case Board of directors Steve Ballmer · James Cash, Jr. · Dina Dublon · Bill Gates · Raymond Gilmartin · Reed Hastings · David Marquardt · Charles Noski · Helmut Panke · Jon Shirley v • d • e Windows Live Web services Account · Admin Center · Alerts · Barcode · Betas · Calendar · Contacts · Drive · Favorites · Feeds Platform · Gallery · Help Community · Home · Hotmail · ID · Messenger IM Control · OneCare Safety Scanner · Personalized Experience · Silverlight Streaming · SkyDrive · Spaces (Events · Groups) · Translator · Web Messenger Live Search Cashback · Club · Farecast · Health · News · Maps · Products (Product Upload) · QnA · Video · Webmaster Center  · xRank Software applications Installer · Mail · Messenger (Agents · Call) · Movie Maker · OneCare · OneCare Family Safety · Photo Gallery · Toolbar · Writer Software + Services FolderShare · Mesh Developer services Dev · Data · SDK · Tools Mobile services Hotmail Mobile · Live.com Mobile · Messenger Mobile · Search Mobile · Spaces Mobile Microsoft Live Labs Clipboard · Deepfish · FeedSync · Listas · Photosynth · PhotoZoom · Relay Service · Security Token Service · Volta Discontinued services Windows Live Expo · Search Center · Shopping · TV · WiFi Center | Live Search Academic · Books (Publisher Program) v • d • e .NET Framework Architecture Base Class Library · Common Language Runtime · Code Access Security · Assembly · Metadata Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) · Common Type System · Common Intermediate Language · Virtual Execution System CLI Languages Common1 C# · Visual Basic .NET · C++/CLI (Managed) · J# · JScript .NET Other2 A# · Boo · Oxygene  · F#  · IronLisp · IronPython · IronRuby · Nemerle · Phalanger · P# · Windows PowerShell Managed code frameworks Presentation · Communication · Workflow Components ADO.NET (Entity Framework · Data Services) · ASP.NET (AJAX · MVC · Dynamic Data) · Remoting · Language Integrated Query · Windows CardSpace · Windows Forms · XAML · ClickOnce · Dynamic Language Runtime · Parallel FX Library (PLINQ · TPL) Other implementations Mono · Compact Framework (Xbox 360) · Micro Framework · Portable.NET · Silverlight · SSCLI Comparisons C# and Java · C# and Visual Basic .NET · Java and .NET platforms Upcoming "Acropolis" · "Jasper" 1 Languages that are or have been included with Visual Studio. 2 Non-academic or research languages with relatively large user-bases. v • d • e Microsoft development tools Development environments Visual Studio (Team System · Express) · VSTO · VSTA Expression Studio Web · Blend · Design · Media · Encoder Languages and compilers Visual Basic (VB.NET) · Visual C++ · Visual C# · Visual J# · Visual FoxPro · ASP.NET · IronPython · IronRuby · PowerShell · XAML Major APIs and frameworks Windows API / SDK · .NET Framework · Managed code frameworks (Presentation · Communication · Workflow · CardSpace) · Silverlight · XNA · ASP.NET AJAX · LINQ · ADO.NET · DirectX · Robotics Studio Database tools and languages SQL Server Express (Windows Internal Database) · Compact · Management Studio · Business Intelligence Development Studio · MSDE SQL services Analysis · Reporting · Integration · Notification Other Visual FoxPro · Microsoft Access · Extensible Storage Engine Source control Team Foundation Server · Visual SourceSafe Driver development Windows Driver Model · Windows Driver Foundation (KMDF · UMDF) · Windows Driver Kit · Windows Logo Kit v • d • e Microsoft Office Desktop applications Accounting · Access · Communicator · Entourage · Equation Editor · Excel · Groove · InfoPath · InterConnect · MapPoint · OneNote · Outlook · PowerPoint · Project · Publisher · SharePoint Designer · Visio · Word Server applications Communications · Forms · Groove · PerformancePoint · Project · Project Portfolio · SharePoint (Excel Services · InfoPath Forms Services) Discontinued Binder · Data Analyzer · FrontPage · Graph · Mail · Office Assistants · PhotoDraw · Photo Editor · Schedule+ · Vizact · Web Components · XML schema formats Tools and technologies Clip Organizer · Document Imaging · Document Scanning · Picture Manager · SmartArt · Smart tags · Information Bridge Framework · Information Rights Management · Office Open XML · Outlook Connector · Visual Basic for Applications · WordArt Windows versions Microsoft Office 2007 · Office 14 Mac OS versions 2004 for Mac · 2008 for Mac Other History v • d • e Microsoft Expression Studio Web · Blend · Design · Media · Encoder v • d • e Microsoft Windows components Core Aero · ClearType · Desktop Window Manager · DirectX · Explorer · Taskbar · Start menu · Shell (namespace · Special Folders · File associations) · Search (Saved search · iFilters) · Graphics Device Interface · WIM · Next Generation TCP/IP stack (Server Message Block) · .NET Framework · Audio · Printing (XML Paper Specification) · Active Scripting (WSH · VBScript · JScript) · COM (OLE · OLE Automation · DCOM · ActiveX · ActiveX Document · Structured storage · Transaction Server) · Previous Versions · WDDM · UAA · Win32 console Management tools Backup and Restore Center · command.com · cmd.exe · Control Panel (Applets) · Device Manager · Disk Cleanup · Disk Defragmenter · Event Viewer · Management Console · Netsh · Problem Reports and Solutions · Sysprep · System Configuration · Task Manager · System File Checker · System Restore · Windows Installer · Windows PowerShell · Windows Update · WinSAT · Windows Easy Transfer Applications Calculator · Calendar · Character Map · Contacts · DVD Maker · Fax and Scan · Internet Explorer · Journal · Mail · Magnifier · Media Center · Meeting Space · Mobile Device Center · Mobility Center · Movie Maker · Narrator · Notepad · Paint · Photo Gallery · Private Character Editor · Remote Assistance · Sidebar · Snipping Tool · Sound Recorder · Windows Media Player (11) · Windows Speech Recognition · WordPad Games Chess Titans · FreeCell · Hearts · Hold 'Em · InkBall · Mahjong Titans · Minesweeper · Purble Place · Solitaire · Spider Solitaire Kernel Ntoskrnl.exe · hal.dll · System Idle Process · Svchost.exe · Registry · Windows service · Service Control Manager · DLL · EXE · NTLDR / Boot Manager · Winlogon · Recovery Console · I/O · WinRE · WinPE · Kernel Patch Protection Services Autorun · BITS · Task Scheduler · Wireless Zero Configuration · Shadow Copy · Windows Error Reporting · Multimedia Class Scheduler · CLFS File systems NTFS (Hard link · Junction point · Mount Point · Reparse point · Symbolic link · TxF · EFS) · FAT32·FAT16·FAT12 · exFAT · CDFS · UDF · DFS · IFS Server Domains · Active Directory · DNS · Group Policy · Roaming user profiles · Folder redirection · Distributed Transaction Coordinator · MSMQ · Windows SharePoint Services · Windows Media Services · Rights Management Services · IIS · Terminal Services · WSUS · Network Access Protection · DFS Replication · Remote Differential Compression · Print Services for UNIX · Remote Installation Services · Windows Deployment Services · Windows System Resource Manager · Hyper-V Architecture NT series architecture · Object Manager · Startup process (Vista) · I/O request packets · Kernel Transaction Manager · Logical Disk Manager · Security Accounts Manager · Windows Resource Protection · LSASS · CSRSS · SMSS Security UAC · BitLocker · Defender · DEP · Protected Media Path · Mandatory Integrity Control · UIPI · Windows Firewall · Security Center Compatibility Unix subsystem (Interix) · Virtual DOS Machine · Windows on Windows · WOW64

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