The following is a list of Microsoft Windows components. This list is not all-inclusive. Direct3D DirectDraw DirectInput DirectMusic DirectPlay DirectShow...
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List of Microsoft operating systems Microsoft Windows version history Windows 10 version history Windows 11 version history Comparison of Microsoft Windows...
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of the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, starting from Windows 1.0, all published by Microsoft. Some games that have appeared in Microsoft...
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Windows 11 is the latest major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system, released on October 5, 2021 as the successor to Windows 10 (2015). It...
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Windows Firewall (officially called Microsoft Defender Firewall in Windows 10 version 2004 and later) is a firewall component of Microsoft Windows. It...
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The Microsoft Windows operating system and Microsoft Windows SDK support a collection of shared libraries that software can use to access the Windows API...
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Microsoft Management Console (MMC) is a component of Microsoft Windows that provides system administrators and advanced users an interface for configuring...
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format (see Microsoft Word Viewer). Word 6 for Windows NT was the first 32-bit version of the product, released with Microsoft Office for Windows NT around...
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for Windows in 1990. This list includes programs from before Microsoft Office was rebranded as Office 365 (and eventually given its current title of Microsoft...
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Windows 10 is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system. The successor to Windows 8.1, it was released to manufacturing on July 15, 2015...
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techniques. Microsoft Copilot in Windows supports the use of voice commands. By default, it is accessible via the Windows taskbar. Copilot in Windows is also...
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Windows 2000 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft and oriented towards businesses. It is the direct successor...
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through Add/Remove Programs. Microsoft Transaction Server List of Microsoft Windows components Kernel Transaction Manager Windows Vista I/O technologies Distributed...
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Windows 7 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009, and became generally...
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desktop app, a mobile app for Windows Phone, iOS, Android, and Symbian, and a Metro-style app for Windows 8 or later. Microsoft Outlook (not to be confused...
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Windows 10 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. Microsoft described Windows 10 as an "operating system as a service"...
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David A. (2005). Microsoft Windows Internals (4th ed.). Microsoft Press. p. xx. ISBN 0-7356-1917-4. The first release of Windows NT was larger and slower...
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Windows Installer (msiexec.exe, previously known as Microsoft Installer, codename Darwin) is a software component and application programming interface...
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way to the later, Internet-based Microsoft Messenger service for instant messaging or to Windows Messenger and Windows Live Messenger (formerly named MSN...
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Windows XP is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system. It was released to manufacturing on August 24, 2001, and later to retail on October...
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Distributed File System (DFS) is a set of client and server services that allow an organization using Microsoft Windows servers to organize many distributed...
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Windows 8 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It was released to manufacturing on August 1, 2012, made available...
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Outlook for Windows (also referred to as New Outlook) is an email client developed by Microsoft. It is a replacement of the preloaded Windows Mail, Calendar...
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Outlook.com (redirect from Microsoft Hotmail)
integration with Microsoft's instant messaging and social networking programs, MSN Messenger and MSN Spaces (later Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live Spaces...
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Event Viewer (redirect from Windows Event Log)
System (CLFS) List of Microsoft Windows components Microsoft Management Console Technical support scam "New tools for Event Management in Windows Vista". TechNet...
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Windows Vista is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It was the direct successor to Windows XP, released five years...
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Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft. It is grouped into families and subfamilies that...
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article describes audio APIs and components in Microsoft Windows which are now obsolete or deprecated. The MME API or the Windows Multimedia API (also known...
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installed, started, stopped and uninstalled. Windows services List of Microsoft Windows components § Services Windows Service Hardening svchost.exe Concept Background...
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Windows CE, later known as Windows Embedded CE and Windows Embedded Compact, is a discontinued operating system developed by Microsoft for mobile and embedded...
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