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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 andmanagement
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 multilingualsupport
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
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