article describes audio APIs and components in Microsoft Windows which are now obsolete or deprecated. The MME API or the Windows Multimedia API (also...
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of main shared-libraries of Microsoft Windows Windows legacy audio components – Obsolete Microsoft Windows audio APIs C++/WinRT – C++ library for WinRT...
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Windows 98 is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of Microsoft Windows operating systems. It...
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such as audio and video drivers, VPN tools, input devices, and networking tools. Control Panel has been part of Microsoft Windows since Windows 1.0, with...
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Windows Vista (formerly codenamed Windows "Longhorn") has many significant new features compared with previous Microsoft Windows versions, covering most...
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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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browser created by Microsoft. Released in 2015 along with both Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile, it was built with Microsoft's own proprietary browser...
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PulseAudio is a network-capable sound server program distributed via the freedesktop.org project. It runs mainly on Linux, including Windows Subsystem...
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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 XP, which is the next version of Windows NT after Windows 2000 and the successor to the consumer-oriented Windows Me, has been released in several...
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Windows Media Player (WMP, officially referred to as Windows Media Player Legacy to distinguish it from the new Windows Media Player introduced with Windows...
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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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DirectSound (redirect from DirectAudio)
sound card drivers written for Windows 95 through Windows XP and can handle the mixing and recording of multiple audio streams. DirectSound was originally...
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Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft and the first of its Windows 9x family of operating systems, released to manufacturing...
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removed in Windows Vista. Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 digital media components such as Windows Audio Converter, Windows Dancer, Windows CD Label...
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Windows 11 is a version of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system, released on October 5, 2021, as the successor to Windows 10 (2015). It is available...
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drivers. In Windows 11, SoundWire is supported by UAA. Windows Vista audio architecture Windows legacy audio components Getting Started with WDM Audio Drivers...
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Media Foundation (redirect from Windows Media Foundation)
in Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Windows 11. It is the intended replacement for Microsoft DirectShow, Windows Media...
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Phone Link (redirect from Link to Windows)
apps amongst others, via the PC. It is a native component of Windows 10 (since version 1809) and Windows 11, where it is a UWP app and consists of a driver...
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and spatial enhancement) when used with Microsoft Windows 95 and later versions of Windows. AudioPCI was one of the first cards to have Microsoft DirectSound3D...
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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...
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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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Windows XP Professional x64 Edition is an edition of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system that supports the x86-64 architecture. It was released on...
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USB-C (redirect from Audio adapter accessory mode)
and connectors, including all earlier (legacy) USB connectors, HDMI connectors, DisplayPort ports, and 3.5 mm audio jacks. USB Type-C and USB-C are trademarks...
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Windows Phone (WP) is a discontinued mobile operating system developed by Microsoft Mobile for smartphones as the replacement successor to Windows Mobile...
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Pro Tools (redirect from Avid Audio eXtension)
Tools is a digital audio workstation (DAW) developed and released by Avid Technology (formerly Digidesign) for Microsoft Windows and macOS. It is used...
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Windows 9x is a generic term referring to a line of discontinued Microsoft Windows operating systems released from 1995 to 2000 and supported until 2006...
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microprocessor, main memory, and other essential components connected to the motherboard. Other components such as external storage, controllers for video...
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Microsoft Bob (redirect from Windows Bob)
more user-friendly interface for the Windows 3.1, Windows 95 and Windows NT operating systems, supplanting the Windows Program Manager. The program was released...
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Games for Windows is a former brand owned by Microsoft and introduced in 2006 to coincide with the release of the Windows Vista operating system. The...
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