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Microsoft Windows library files

The Microsoft Windows operating system and Microsoft Windows SDK support a collection of shared libraries that software can use to access the Windows API. This article provides an overview of the core libraries included with modern Windows installation, upon which most Windows applications are built.

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Win32 API

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Runtime libraries

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Microsoft Windows library files

Nodes75
Edges74
Triples3
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.026667
Components1

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creatinginstance ofPrograms call functions from Windows USER to perform operations0.80text
managing windowsinstance ofPrograms call functions from Windows USER to perform operations0.80text
receiving window messagesinstance ofPrograms call functions from Windows USER to perform operations0.80text

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