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Windows Development Tools

Explore the comprehensive suite of tools designed to help you build, debug, and deploy powerful Windows applications.

Visual Studio

The integrated development environment (IDE) for Windows. Develop, debug, and deploy with ease.

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Windows SDK

The Software Development Kit (SDK) provides headers, libraries, and tools for developing Windows applications.

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Windows App Certification Kit

Ensure your applications meet Microsoft's quality and compatibility standards before submission.

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Application Verifier

A tool for pre-release testing of Windows applications to detect common coding errors.

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Debugging Tools for Windows

A set of tools for debugging user-mode and kernel-mode code.

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Developer Command Prompt for VS

A command prompt with all the PATH environment variables set for Visual Studio tools.

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