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Windows: Software Development Kit (SDK)

The Windows SDK provides the necessary stuff to build Windows 10 apps (UWP and Win32)
Unfortunatly, the Visual C++ Compilers and C Runtime were removed in SKD 8. In order to intall them, Visual Studio must be installed.

Features

Windows Performance Toolkit Tools to record system events buyusing Event Tracing for Windows, and a t ool to analyze performance data in a graphical user interface
Debugging Tools for Windows Kernel and user-mode debuggers as well as help and tips for using Debugging Tools for Windows
Application Verifier for Windows A runtime verification tool for unmanaged code that helps find subtle programming errors
.NET Framework x.y Software Development Kit Components to develop managed code applications
Windows App Certification Kit Pre-certify apps before onboarding to the Microsoft Store
Windows IP Over USB Communication between the Windows SDK and a Windows Device
MSI Tools Tools for creating and editing MSI installer packages
Windows SDK Signing Tols for Desktop Apps
Windows SDK for UWS Managed Apps
Windows SDK for UWP C++ Apps
Windows SDK for UWP Appls Localization
Windows SDK for Desktop C++ x86 Apps
Windows SDK for Desktop C++ x86 Apps
Windows SDK for Desktop C++ amd64 Apps
Windows SDK for Desktop C++ arm Apps
Windows SDK for Desktop C++ arm64 Apps

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The installation directory for the 64-bit Windows SDK is C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10 for the 32-bit version C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10. This directory is referenced by the Visual Studio environment variable %WindowsSdkDir%.
The SDK comes with a the feature Debugging Tools for Windows which can be installed without the rest of the SDK.

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