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Winapi (C Win32 API, No MFC) tutorial

This is Win32 API tutorial for the C programming language. After reading this tutorial, you will be able to program non trivial Windows applications. Even if you program in a higher level programming language, this tutorial will give you valuable knowledge of how things work under the hood.

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Windows API

The Windows API, informally Winapi, is Microsoft's core set of application programming interfaces (APIs) available in the Microsoft Windows operating systems. It was formerly called the Win32 API. Almost all Windows programs interact with the Windows API.