List of Microsoft Windows components

The following is a list of Microsoft Windows components.

Configuration and maintenance

User interface

Applications and utilities

Windows Server components

File systems

Core components

Services

This list is not all-inclusive.

DirectX

• Direct3D
• DirectDraw
• DirectInput
• DirectMusic
• DirectPlay
• DirectShow
• DirectSound
• DirectX Media Objects
• DirectX plugin
• DirectX Video Acceleration

Networking

• Administrative share
• Distributed File System
• My Network Places (formerly Network Neighborhood)
• Network Access Protection
• Remote Installation Services
• Server Message Block
• Windows Rights Management Services

Scripting and command-line

• Batch file
• CHKDSK
• Cmd.exe
• ComSpec
• Ipconfig
• Net / Net Send
• Netdom.exe: Windows Domain Manager
• Netsh
• Netstat
• QBasic
• Regsvr32
• Robocopy
• Win32 console
• Windows Script Host
• Windows PowerShell
• XCOPY

Kernel

• Commit charge
• Kernel Transaction Manager
• Win32 Thread Information Block

.NET Framework

• Assembly
• CLI Languages
• Metadata
• .NET Remoting
• ADO.NET
• ASP.NET
• Base Class Library
• Common Intermediate Language
• Common Language Infrastructure
• Common Language Runtime
• Common Type System
• Virtual Execution System
• Windows CardSpace
• Windows Communication Foundation
• Windows Forms
• Windows Presentation Foundation
• Windows Workflow Foundation

Security

Deprecated components and apps

APIs

• ClearType
• Media Foundation
• Windows Driver Foundation
• Windows Imaging Component
• Windows Management Instrumentation

Miscellaneous (to be categorized)

• ActiveSync
• Compatibility Appraiser collects telemetry information.
• DMRC (Device Metadata Retrieval Client) interfaces to metadata about devices from Windows 7 onwards.
• I/O technologies
• Macro Recorder
• Microsoft Agent
• Prefetcher
• ReadyBoost
• Sync Center
• Text Services Framework
• Universal Audio Architecture
• Windows Color System
• Windows Diagnostic Infrastructure (WDI)
• Windows Mobile Device Center
• Windows Rally
• Windows Registry
• Windows Speech Recognition
• XML Paper Specification

See also

• Outline of Microsoft
• List of Unix daemons
• List of games included with Windows

References