windows.h
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- Standard C
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- OLE and COM
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is a source code header file that Microsoft provides for the development of programs that access the Windows API (WinAPI) via C language. It declares the WinAPI functions, associated data types and common macros.
Access to WinAPI can be enabled for a C or C++ program by including it into a source file:
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