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Rich, intuitive, Windows features for your applications.
Windows provides innovative features that will light up your applications and delight your customers. Explore the resources below to start learning and using them today.

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Animation Manager

Graphics

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Sensor and Location

Taskbar

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Choose from the categories below to find topics that guide you through the most important Windows development tasks.

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Windows Core and File Development

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Windows Power Management

Windows Security Development

Windows User Interface

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