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Installing Windows SDK for Server 2008 (v6.1) after VS2008 SP1 causes...
Issue: If you install the Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5, on top of Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack1, some CRT files will revert back to RTM version. (See this post for...
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Troubleshooting Windows 7 SDK Download/Install
This article applies to the Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. Read these other posts to troubleshoot issues with the Windows SDK for Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 or to...
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Windows SDK Configuration Tool May Report an Error When OS Display Format is...
This post describes a problem with the Windows SDK Configuration Tool, which is used to set the version of Windows SDK headers, libraries and tools you wish to build with in the Visual Studio or...
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Windows 7 SDK Setup: common installation issues and fixes
This post describes common installation problems with the Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (released August 2009), and workarounds for each issue. The Windows SDK for Windows 7 is...
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Development with Windows SDK & DirectX SDK when Visual Studio 2008 is installed
This article describes how to set VC directory paths in Visual Studio 2008 to ensure that the most recent version of rpcsal.h is found. This article applies ONLY to users of DirectX SDK releases...
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New samples in Win 7 SDK: Direct2D and DirectWrite
The Windows 7 SDK comes with several components, including tools, documentation, headers and libraries, and samples. In this series of blogs, I’ll go through a number of sample that particularly target...
View ArticleUsing SecAnnotate to Analyze Your Assemblies for Transparency Violations
SecAnnotate can be used to analyze your assemblies, especially APTCA assemblies in order to find transparency violations without needing code coverage from a test case. The static analysis provided by...
View ArticleHidden Gems: Troubleshooting Pack Designer
Windows 7 offers a built-in Windows Troubleshooting Platform (WTP) that consolidates the typical user’s support and troubleshooting needs into a single consistent user interface. Open Control Panel and...
View ArticleWindows SDK Build Environment: Upcoming features and improvements
What to expect from Windows SDK build environment in Windows SDK v7.1 The Windows SDK command line build environment that ships with Windows 7.1 SDK will include several custom props and targets files...
View ArticleComing soon: Win SDK for Windows 7 and .NET 4
The upcoming Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4 (WinSDK v7.1) is packed with new features supporting developers creating applications for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 or targeting the .NET...
View ArticleReleased: Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4
The RTM release of the Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4 is now available for download in either ISO or Web Setup format. Here are a few key features about this Software Development Kit...
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Downloading the Windows SDK 7.1 documentation for offline viewing
We’ve received feedback about previous versions of the Windows SDK related to the large size of the download. To partially mitigate this, the latest SDK now gives users the choice of whether to...
View ArticleWindows SDK v7.1 with Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 – Potential issue...
We’ve identified an issue for users of the Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4 (Windows SDK v7.1). If you have downloaded and installed the stand-alone Windows SDK v7.1 and you are...
View ArticleReleased: Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Compiler Update for the Windows SDK 7.1
An update to the Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4 (Windows SDK 7.1) is now available from the Microsoft Download Center. This update addresses the issue where Visual C++...
View ArticleThe New Home for Windows SDK info: the Windows Dev Center
So that we can bring you a great resource for information about developing Windows apps, we want to focus our conversations about the Windows SDK on the Windows Dev Center and the Windows 8 app...
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