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In computing, protected mode, also called protected virtual address mode, [1] is an operational mode of x86-compatible central processing units (CPUs). It allows system software to use features such as segmentation, virtual memory, paging and safe multi-tasking designed to increase an operating system's control over application software.
Windows Installer (msiexec.exe, previously known as Microsoft Installer, [3] codename Darwin) [4] [5] is a software component and application programming interface (API) of Microsoft Windows used for the installation, maintenance, and removal of software.
It was succeeded by Windows 11, which was released on October 5, 2021. [29] It is the last version of Microsoft Windows that supports 32-bit processors (IA-32 and ARMv7-based) and the last major version to support 64-bit processors without POPCNT and SSE4.2, or ARMv8.1, across all minor versions, in any capacity.
On x86-64 and Itanium platforms there is just one possible hal.dll for each CPU architecture. On Windows 8 and later, the x86 version also only has one HAL. HAL is merged (or statically linked) into ntoskrnl.exe [2] starting with version 2004 of Windows 10, and the dll only serves as a stub for backwards compatibility.
windows.h is a source code header file that Microsoft provides for the development of programs that access the Windows API (WinAPI) via C language syntax. 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: #include <windows.h>
The 16-bit Windows 3.1 version of Cardfile (file version 3.10.0.103) can run on all x86-based 32-bit versions of Windows including both Windows 10 Home and Pro 32-bit. Version 3.10.0.103 was included on the Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition installation CD but was not installed by default.
Windows Runtime (WinRT) is a platform-agnostic component and application architecture first introduced in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 in 2012. It is implemented in C++ and officially supports development in C++ (via C++/WinRT , C++/CX or WRL), Rust/WinRT , Python/WinRT , JavaScript - TypeScript , and the managed code languages C# and ...
The Windows API, informally WinAPI, is the foundational application programming interface (API) that allows a computer program to access the features of the Microsoft Windows operating system in which the program is running.