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</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary">Windows Address Book</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo"><span typeof="mw:File"></span><div class="infobox-caption">Windows Address Book in Windows XP</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Programmer" title="Programmer">Developer(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Operating_system" title="Operating system">Operating system</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Windows_Contacts" title="Windows Contacts">Windows Contacts</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><i><b>Windows Address Book</b></i> was a component of <a href="Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a> that lets users keep a single list of contacts that can be shared by multiple programs.<sup id="cite_ref-dummies_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dummies-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is most commonly used by <a href="Outlook_Express" title="Outlook Express">Outlook Express</a>. It was introduced with <a href="Internet_Explorer_3" title="Internet Explorer 3">Internet Explorer 3</a> in 1996 and improved in subsequent versions.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>Windows Address Book</i> API can query <a href="Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol" title="Lightweight Directory Access Protocol">LDAP</a> servers or read/write data to a local <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886049734">
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</style><span class="monospaced">.wab</span> file. In <a href="Windows_Vista" title="Windows Vista">Windows Vista</a>, <i>Windows Address Book</i> was replaced with <a href="Windows_Contacts" title="Windows Contacts">Windows Contacts</a>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2></div>
<p>The Windows Address Book was an application that has a local database and user interface for finding and editing information about people, making it possible to query network directory servers using <a href="Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol" title="Lightweight Directory Access Protocol">Lightweight Directory Access Protocol</a>. Other applications can also use the WAB. <a href="Microsoft_Office_Outlook" class="mw-redirect" title="Microsoft Office Outlook">Microsoft Office Outlook</a> uses its own <span class="monospaced"><a href=".pst" class="mw-redirect" title=".pst">PST</a></span> store for email messages. However, it can import contacts from the<span class="monospaced">.WAB</span> format. <a href="Microsoft_Exchange_Client" class="mw-redirect" title="Microsoft Exchange Client">Microsoft Exchange</a> / <a href="Windows_Messaging" title="Windows Messaging">Windows Messaging</a> uses<span class="monospaced">.PAB</span> file for Personal Address Book.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Features">Features</h2></div>
<ul><li>Can store comprehensive contact information in tabs including personal and business information.</li>
<li>Integrates with Outlook Express.</li>
<li>Programmable API to work with other applications. Applications can also extend functionality such as adding more tabs and fields to store additional custom information or customizing the toolbar.</li>
<li>Can store contacts inside contact groups and folders.</li>
<li>Can selectively send email to contacts only in <a href="Plain_text" title="Plain text">plain text</a> for additional security.</li>
<li>Can export and import cards to and from <a href="VCard" title="VCard">vCard</a> 2.1 and <a href="Comma-separated_values" title="Comma-separated values">CSV</a> formats. Can also import from <a href="LDIF" class="mw-redirect" title="LDIF">LDIF</a> and other formats.</li>
<li>Search for entries in the contact database, arrange contacts by first name or last name.</li>
<li>Automatically add contacts from received email.</li>
<li>Prints contact lists as <i><a href="Memorandum" title="Memorandum">memo</a></i>, <i><a href="Business_card" title="Business card">business card</a></i> or <i>phone list</i> styles.</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Security_risk">Security risk</h2></div>
<p>In May 2000 the <a href="ILOVEYOU" title="ILOVEYOU">ILOVEYOU</a> virus showed how the Windows Address Book could be part of an exploit to spread malicious software by accessing and sending email to a user's contacts. This approach has since been adopted by many commercial <a href="E-mail_spam" class="mw-redirect" title="E-mail spam">spammers</a>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Outlook_integration">Outlook integration</h2></div>
<p>One of the undocumented features of the Windows Address Book is integration with <a href="Microsoft_Office_Outlook" class="mw-redirect" title="Microsoft Office Outlook">Microsoft Office Outlook</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="Windows_Registry" title="Windows Registry">registry</a> value has to be set at the following registry key location:
</p><p>Note: Users should back up the registry before making changes.
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<dl><dd><code>HKCU\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4</code></dd></dl>
<p>A <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" style="" dir="ltr">DWORD</code> value named "UseOutlook" (if not present already) can be created with its value set to 1. After setting this value, Outlook Contacts are shared with the Windows Address Book. This feature works only up to Windows XP and Outlook 2003. <a href="Windows_Contacts" title="Windows Contacts">Windows Contacts</a> introduced with <a href="Windows_Vista" title="Windows Vista">Windows Vista</a> does not support sharing contacts with Outlook. The above method works with any version of Outlook up to Outlook 2003, despite newer versions not including it as a configurable option in the user interface.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="Windows_Contacts" title="Windows Contacts">Windows Contacts</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Outlook" title="Microsoft Outlook">Microsoft Office Outlook</a></li>
<li><a href="Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol" title="Lightweight Directory Access Protocol">Lightweight Directory Access Protocol</a></li></ul>
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<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://windowssdk.msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms629733.aspx">MSDN API Reference</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060821210339/http://windowssdk.msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms629733.aspx">Archived</a> 2006-08-21 at the <a href="Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Information about the WAB <a href="API" title="API">API</a>.</li></ul>
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</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Overview</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="History_of_Internet_Explorer" title="History of Internet Explorer">History</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_Internet_Explorer_add-ons" title="List of Internet Explorer add-ons">Add-ons</a></li>
<li><a href="CSS_box_model" title="CSS box model">Box model</a></li>
<li><a href="Browser_Helper_Object" title="Browser Helper Object">Browser Helper Object (BHO)</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_Internet_Explorer_extensions" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Internet Explorer extensions">Extensions</a></li>
<li><a href="Removal_of_Internet_Explorer" title="Removal of Internet Explorer">Removal</a></li>
<li><a href="Internet_Explorer_shell" title="Internet Explorer shell">Shells</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Technologies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Accelerator_(Internet_Explorer)" title="Accelerator (Internet Explorer)">Accelerator</a></li>
<li><a href="ActiveX" title="ActiveX">ActiveX</a></li>
<li><a href="HTML" title="HTML">HTML</a>
<ul><li><a href="HTML_Application" title="HTML Application">HTA</a></li>
<li><a href="HTML_Components" title="HTML Components">HTML Components</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Favicon" title="Favicon">favicon.ico</a></li>
<li><a href="HTML%2BTIME" title="HTML+TIME">HTML+TIME</a></li>
<li><a href="Index.dat" title="Index.dat">Index.dat</a></li>
<li><a href="JScript" title="JScript">JScript</a></li>
<li><a href="MHTML" title="MHTML">MHTML</a></li>
<li><a href="MSXML" title="MSXML">MSXML</a></li>
<li><a href="Smart_tag_(Microsoft)" title="Smart tag (Microsoft)">Smart tags</a></li>
<li><a href="Temporary_Internet_Files" title="Temporary Internet Files">Temporary Internet Files</a></li>
<li><a href="Vector_Markup_Language" title="Vector Markup Language">Vector Markup Language</a></li>
<li><a href="Web_Slice" title="Web Slice">Web Slice</a></li>
<li><a href="Web_Proxy_Autodiscovery_Protocol" class="mw-redirect" title="Web Proxy Autodiscovery Protocol">WPAD</a></li>
<li><a href="XMLHttpRequest" title="XMLHttpRequest">XHR/XDomainRequest</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Software and engines</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Internet_Explorer_Administration_Kit" title="Internet Explorer Administration Kit">Administration Kit</a></li>
<li><a href="Internet_Explorer_Developer_Tools" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet Explorer Developer Tools">Developer Tools</a></li>
<li><a href="Integrated_Windows_Authentication" title="Integrated Windows Authentication">Integrated Windows Authentication</a></li>
<li><a href="Tasman_(browser_engine)" title="Tasman (browser engine)">Tasman</a></li>
<li><a href="Trident_(software)" title="Trident (software)">MSHTML</a>
<ul><li><a href="Chakra_(JScript_engine)" title="Chakra (JScript engine)">Chakra</a></li></ul></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Implementations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Active_Channel" title="Active Channel">Active Channel</a></li>
<li><a href="Active_Desktop" title="Active Desktop">Active Desktop</a></li>
<li><a href="ActiveMovie" title="ActiveMovie">ActiveMovie</a></li>
<li><a href="Channel_Definition_Format" title="Channel Definition Format">Channel Definition Format (.cdf)</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Comic_Chat" title="Microsoft Comic Chat">Comic Chat/Chat 2.0</a></li>
<li><a href="DirectX_Media" title="DirectX Media">DirectX Media</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Internet_Mail_and_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Microsoft Internet Mail and News">Internet Mail and News</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Java_Virtual_Machine" title="Microsoft Java Virtual Machine">Microsoft Java Virtual Machine (MSJVM)</a></li>
<li><a href="MSN_Dial-Up_Internet_Access#MSN_Explorer" title="MSN Dial-Up Internet Access">MSN Explorer</a></li>
<li><a href="MSN_Dial-Up_Internet_Access#MSN_for_Mac_OS_X" title="MSN Dial-Up Internet Access">MSN for Mac OS X</a></li>
<li><a href="MSN_Dial-Up_Internet_Access#MSN_2.0" title="MSN Dial-Up Internet Access">MSN Program Viewer</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_NetMeeting" title="Microsoft NetMeeting">NetMeeting</a></li>
<li><a href="NetShow" title="NetShow">NetShow</a></li>
<li><a href="Outlook_Express" title="Outlook Express">Outlook Express</a></li>
<li><a href="Server_gated_cryptography" class="mw-redirect" title="Server gated cryptography">Server Gated Cryptography (SGC)</a></li>
<li><a href="Spyglass%2C_Inc." title="Spyglass, Inc.">Spyglass</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Desktop_Update" title="Windows Desktop Update">Windows Desktop Update</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Browser_wars#First_Browser_War" title="Browser wars">First Browser War</a></li>
<li><a href="Browser_wars#Second_Browser_War" title="Browser wars">Second Browser War</a></li>
<li><a href="Download.ject" title="Download.ject">Download.ject</a></li>
<li><a href="Eolas#Patents" title="Eolas"><i>Eolas v. Microsoft</i></a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Java_Virtual_Machine#Sun_vs._Microsoft" title="Microsoft Java Virtual Machine"><i>Sun v. Microsoft</i></a></li>
<li><i><a href="United_States_v._Microsoft_Corp." title="United States v. Microsoft Corp.">United States v. Microsoft Corp.</a></i></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Tantek_%C3%87elik" title="Tantek Çelik">Tantek Çelik</a></li>
<li><a href="Thomas_Reardon" title="Thomas Reardon">Thomas Reardon</a></li>
<li><a href="Dean_Hachamovitch" title="Dean Hachamovitch">Dean Hachamovitch</a></li>
<li>Scott Isaacs</li>
<li><a href="Inori_Aizawa" title="Inori Aizawa">Inori Aizawa</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>
<ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"></span></span> Category</li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
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<ul><li><a href="List_of_Microsoft_Windows_application_programming_interfaces_and_frameworks" title="List of Microsoft Windows application programming interfaces and frameworks">APIs</a></li>
<li>Architecture
<ul><li><a href="Architecture_of_Windows_9x" title="Architecture of Windows 9x">9x</a></li>
<li><a href="Architecture_of_Windows_NT" title="Architecture of Windows NT">NT</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Booting_process_of_Windows" title="Booting process of Windows">Booting process</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_games_included_with_Windows" title="List of games included with Windows">Games</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Management<br>tools</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="App_Installer" title="App Installer">App Installer</a></li>
<li><a href="Cmd.exe" title="Cmd.exe">Command Prompt</a></li>
<li><a href="Control_Panel_(Windows)" title="Control Panel (Windows)">Control Panel</a></li>
<li><a href="Device_Manager" title="Device Manager">Device Manager</a></li>
<li><a href="DirectX_Diagnostic_Tool" title="DirectX Diagnostic Tool">DirectX Diagnostic Tool</a></li>
<li><a href="Disk_Cleanup" title="Disk Cleanup">Disk Cleanup</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Drive_Optimizer" title="Microsoft Drive Optimizer">Drive Optimizer</a></li>
<li><a href="Driver_Verifier" title="Driver Verifier">Driver Verifier</a></li>
<li><a href="Event_Viewer" title="Event Viewer">Event Viewer</a></li>
<li><a href="IExpress" title="IExpress">IExpress</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Management_Console" title="Microsoft Management Console">Management Console</a></li>
<li><a href="Netsh" title="Netsh">Netsh</a></li>
<li><a href="Performance_Monitor" title="Performance Monitor">Performance Monitor</a></li>
<li><a href="PowerShell" title="PowerShell">PowerShell</a></li>
<li><a href="Recovery_Console" title="Recovery Console">Recovery Console</a></li>
<li><a href="Resource_Monitor" title="Resource Monitor">Resource Monitor</a></li>
<li><a href="Settings_(Windows)" title="Settings (Windows)">Settings</a></li>
<li><a href="Sysprep" title="Sysprep">Sysprep</a></li>
<li><a href="MSConfig" title="MSConfig">System Configuration</a></li>
<li><a href="System_File_Checker" title="System File Checker">System File Checker</a></li>
<li><a href="System_Information_(Windows)" title="System Information (Windows)">System Information</a></li>
<li><a href="System_Policy_Editor" title="System Policy Editor">System Policy Editor</a></li>
<li><a href="System_Restore" title="System Restore">System Restore</a></li>
<li><a href="Task_Manager_(Windows)" title="Task Manager (Windows)">Task Manager</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Error_Reporting" title="Windows Error Reporting">Windows Error Reporting</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Ink" title="Windows Ink">Windows Ink</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Installer" title="Windows Installer">Windows Installer</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Update" title="Windows Update">Windows Update</a>
<ul><li><a href="Windows_Insider" title="Windows Insider">Windows Insider</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Preinstallation_Environment#Windows_Recovery_Environment" title="Windows Preinstallation Environment">WinRE</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Management_Instrumentation" title="Windows Management Instrumentation">WMI</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Application_software" title="Application software">Apps</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Microsoft_3D_Viewer" title="Microsoft 3D Viewer">3D Viewer</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Calculator" title="Windows Calculator">Calculator</a></li>
<li><a href="Calendar_(Windows)" title="Calendar (Windows)">Calendar</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Camera" title="Windows Camera">Camera</a></li>
<li><a href="Character_Map_(Windows)" title="Character Map (Windows)">Character Map</a></li>
<li><a href="City_Art_Search" title="City Art Search">City Art Search</a></li>
<li><a href="Clipchamp" title="Clipchamp">Clipchamp</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Clock" title="Windows Clock">Clock</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Intune" title="Microsoft Intune">Company Portal</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Copilot" title="Microsoft Copilot">Copilot</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Edge" title="Microsoft Edge">Edge</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Fax_and_Scan" title="Windows Fax and Scan">Fax and Scan</a></li>
<li><a href="Feedback_Hub" title="Feedback Hub">Feedback Hub</a></li>
<li><a href="Get_Help" title="Get Help">Get Help</a></li>
<li><a href="Magnifier_(Windows)" title="Magnifier (Windows)">Magnifier</a></li>
<li><a href="Mail_(Windows)" title="Mail (Windows)">Mail</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Media_Player" title="Windows Media Player">Media Player</a>
<ul><li><a href="Windows_Media_Player_(2022)" title="Windows Media Player (2022)">2022</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Mesh" title="Microsoft Mesh">Mesh</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Messaging" title="Microsoft Messaging">Messaging</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Mobility_Center" title="Windows Mobility Center">Mobility Center</a></li>
<li><a href="MSN#MSN_Money_app" title="MSN">Money</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Movies_%26_TV" title="Microsoft Movies & TV">Movies & TV</a></li>
<li><a href="Narrator_(Windows)" title="Narrator (Windows)">Narrator</a></li>
<li><a href="MSN#MSN_app" title="MSN">News</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Notepad" title="Windows Notepad">Notepad</a></li>
<li><a href="OneDrive" title="OneDrive">OneDrive</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_OneNote" title="Microsoft OneNote">OneNote</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Paint" title="Microsoft Paint">Paint</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_PC_Manager" title="Microsoft PC Manager">PC Manager</a></li>
<li><a href="People_(Windows)" title="People (Windows)">People</a></li>
<li><a href="Phone_Link" title="Phone Link">Phone Link</a></li>
<li><a href="Photos_(Windows)" title="Photos (Windows)">Photos</a></li>
<li><a href="Quick_Assist" title="Quick Assist">Quick Assist</a></li>
<li><a href="Remote_Desktop_Connection" class="mw-redirect" title="Remote Desktop Connection">Remote Desktop Connection</a></li>
<li><a href="Snipping_Tool" title="Snipping Tool">Snipping Tool</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Speech_Recognition" title="Windows Speech Recognition">Speech Recognition</a></li>
<li><a href="Sticky_Notes" title="Sticky Notes">Sticky Notes</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Store" title="Microsoft Store">Store</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Terminal" title="Windows Terminal">Terminal</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Tips" title="Microsoft Tips">Tips</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_To_Do" title="Microsoft To Do">To Do</a></li>
<li><a href="Sound_Recorder_(Windows)" title="Sound Recorder (Windows)">Voice Recorder</a></li>
<li><a href="MSN#MSN_Weather_app" title="MSN">Weather</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Whiteboard" title="Microsoft Whiteboard">Whiteboard</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_Remote_Desktop_Protocol_clients#Windows_App" title="List of Remote Desktop Protocol clients">Windows App</a></li>
<li><a href="Xbox_(app)" title="Xbox (app)">Xbox</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Windows_shell" title="Windows shell">Shell</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Action_Center" title="Action Center">Action Center</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Aero" title="Windows Aero">Aero</a></li>
<li><a href="AutoPlay" title="AutoPlay">AutoPlay</a></li>
<li><a href="AutoRun" title="AutoRun">AutoRun</a></li>
<li><a href="ClearType" title="ClearType">ClearType</a></li>
<li><a href="File_Explorer" title="File Explorer">Explorer</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Search" title="Windows Search">Search</a>
<ul><li><a href="IFilter" title="IFilter">IFilter</a></li>
<li><a href="Indexing_Service" title="Indexing Service">Indexing Service</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Shell_namespace" title="Windows Shell namespace">Namespace</a></li>
<li><a href="Virtual_folder#Windows" title="Virtual folder">Saved search</a></li>
<li><a href="Special_folder" title="Special folder">Special folder</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Start_menu" title="Start menu">Start menu</a></li>
<li><a href="Task_View" title="Task View">Task View</a></li>
<li><a href="Taskbar" title="Taskbar">Taskbar</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Spotlight" title="Windows Spotlight">Windows Spotlight</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_XP_visual_styles" title="Windows XP visual styles">Windows XP visual styles</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Windows_service" title="Windows service">Services</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Background_Intelligent_Transfer_Service" title="Background Intelligent Transfer Service">BITS</a></li>
<li><a href="Common_Log_File_System" title="Common Log File System">CLFS</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Error_Reporting" title="Windows Error Reporting">Error Reporting</a></li>
<li><a href="Multimedia_Class_Scheduler_Service" title="Multimedia Class Scheduler Service">Multimedia Class Scheduler</a></li>
<li><a href="Service_Control_Manager" title="Service Control Manager">Service Control Manager</a></li>
<li><a href="Shadow_Copy" title="Shadow Copy">Shadow Copy</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Task_Scheduler" title="Windows Task Scheduler">Task Scheduler</a></li>
<li><a href="Wireless_Zero_Configuration" title="Wireless Zero Configuration">Wireless Zero Configuration</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="File_system" title="File system">File systems</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="ISO_9660" title="ISO 9660">CDFS</a></li>
<li><a href="Distributed_File_System_(Microsoft)" title="Distributed File System (Microsoft)">DFS</a></li>
<li><a href="ExFAT" title="ExFAT">exFAT</a></li>
<li><a href="File_Allocation_Table" title="File Allocation Table">FAT</a></li>
<li><a href="Installable_File_System" title="Installable File System">IFS</a></li>
<li><a href="NTFS" title="NTFS">NTFS</a>
<ul><li><a href="Encrypting_File_System" title="Encrypting File System">EFS</a></li>
<li><a href="Hard_link" title="Hard link">Hard link</a></li>
<li><a href="NTFS_links" title="NTFS links">links</a></li>
<li><a href="NTFS_volume_mount_point" title="NTFS volume mount point">Mount Point</a></li>
<li><a href="NTFS_reparse_point" title="NTFS reparse point">Reparse point</a></li>
<li><a href="Transactional_NTFS" title="Transactional NTFS">TxF</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="ReFS" title="ReFS">ReFS</a></li>
<li><a href="Universal_Disk_Format" title="Universal Disk Format">UDF</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Server_(computing)" title="Server (computing)">Server</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Active_Directory" title="Active Directory">Active Directory</a></li>
<li><a href="Active_Directory_Rights_Management_Services" title="Active Directory Rights Management Services">Active DRM Services</a></li>
<li><a href="File_Replication_Service" title="File Replication Service">DFS Replication</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Distributed_Transaction_Coordinator" title="Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator">Distributed Transaction Coordinator</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_DNS" title="Microsoft DNS">DNS</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_domain" title="Windows domain">Domains</a></li>
<li><a href="Folder_redirection" title="Folder redirection">Folder redirection</a></li>
<li><a href="Group_Policy" title="Group Policy">Group Policy</a></li>
<li><a href="Hyper-V" title="Hyper-V">Hyper-V</a></li>
<li><a href="Internet_Information_Services" title="Internet Information Services">IIS</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Message_Queuing" title="Microsoft Message Queuing">MSMQ</a></li>
<li><a href="Network_Access_Protection" title="Network Access Protection">Network Access Protection</a></li>
<li>Print Services for UNIX</li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Personal_Web_Server" title="Microsoft Personal Web Server">PWS</a></li>
<li><a href="Remote_Desktop_Services" title="Remote Desktop Services">Remote Desktop Services</a></li>
<li><a href="Remote_Differential_Compression" title="Remote Differential Compression">Remote Differential Compression</a></li>
<li><a href="Remote_Installation_Services" title="Remote Installation Services">Remote Installation Services</a></li>
<li><a href="Roaming_user_profile" title="Roaming user profile">Roaming user profiles</a></li>
<li><a href="Server_Core" title="Server Core">Server Core</a></li>
<li><a href="SharePoint" title="SharePoint">SharePoint</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_System_Resource_Manager" title="Windows System Resource Manager">System Resource Manager</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Deployment_Services" title="Windows Deployment Services">Windows Deployment Services</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Media_Services" title="Windows Media Services">Windows Media Services</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Server_Update_Services" title="Windows Server Update Services">WSUS</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Software_architecture" title="Software architecture">Architecture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Windows_Boot_Manager" title="Windows Boot Manager">Boot Manager</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Console" title="Windows Console">Console</a></li>
<li><a href="Client/Server_Runtime_Subsystem" title="Client/Server Runtime Subsystem">CSRSS</a></li>
<li><a href="Desktop_Window_Manager" title="Desktop Window Manager">Desktop Window Manager</a></li>
<li><a href="Enhanced_Write_Filter" title="Enhanced Write Filter">Enhanced Write Filter</a></li>
<li><a href="Graphics_Device_Interface" title="Graphics Device Interface">Graphics Device Interface</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Windows_library_files#Hardware_Abstraction_Layer" title="Microsoft Windows library files">Hardware Abstraction Layer</a></li>
<li><a href="I/O_request_packet" title="I/O request packet">I/O request packet</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Imaging_Format" title="Windows Imaging Format">Imaging Format</a></li>
<li><a href="Kernel_Transaction_Manager" title="Kernel Transaction Manager">Kernel Transaction Manager</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Windows_library_files" title="Microsoft Windows library files">Library files</a></li>
<li><a href="Logical_Disk_Manager" title="Logical Disk Manager">Logical Disk Manager</a></li>
<li><a href="Local_Security_Authority_Subsystem_Service" title="Local Security Authority Subsystem Service">LSASS</a></li>
<li><a href="MinWin" title="MinWin">MinWin</a></li>
<li><a href="NTLDR" title="NTLDR">NTLDR</a></li>
<li><a href="Ntoskrnl.exe" title="Ntoskrnl.exe">Ntoskrnl.exe</a></li>
<li><a href="Object_Manager" title="Object Manager">Object Manager</a></li>
<li><a href="Open_XML_Paper_Specification" title="Open XML Paper Specification">Open XML Paper Specification</a></li>
<li><a href="Portable_Executable" title="Portable Executable">Portable Executable</a>
<ul><li><a href="Dynamic-link_library" title="Dynamic-link library">DLL</a></li>
<li><a href=".exe" title=".exe">EXE</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Registry" title="Windows Registry">Registry</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Resource_Protection" title="Windows Resource Protection">Resource Protection</a></li>
<li><a href="Security_Account_Manager" title="Security Account Manager">Security Account Manager</a></li>
<li><a href="Server_Message_Block" title="Server Message Block">Server Message Block</a></li>
<li><a href="Shadow_Copy" title="Shadow Copy">Shadow Copy</a></li>
<li><a href="Session_Manager_Subsystem" title="Session Manager Subsystem">SMSS</a></li>
<li><a href="System_Idle_Process" title="System Idle Process">System Idle Process</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_USER" title="Windows USER">USER</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Hardware_Error_Architecture" title="Windows Hardware Error Architecture">WHEA</a></li>
<li><a href="Winlogon" title="Winlogon">Winlogon</a></li>
<li><a href="WinUSB" title="WinUSB">WinUSB</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Security</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Security_and_Maintenance" title="Security and Maintenance">Security and Maintenance</a></li>
<li><a href="AppLocker" title="AppLocker">AppLocker</a></li>
<li><a href="BitLocker" title="BitLocker">BitLocker</a></li>
<li><a href="Credential_Guard" title="Credential Guard">Credential Guard</a></li>
<li><a href="Data_Execution_Prevention" class="mw-redirect" title="Data Execution Prevention">Data Execution Prevention</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Defender_Antivirus" title="Microsoft Defender Antivirus">Defender</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_family_features" title="Microsoft family features">Family features</a></li>
<li><a href="Kernel_Patch_Protection" title="Kernel Patch Protection">Kernel Patch Protection</a></li>
<li><a href="Mandatory_Integrity_Control" title="Mandatory Integrity Control">Mandatory Integrity Control</a></li>
<li><a href="Protected_Media_Path" title="Protected Media Path">Protected Media Path</a></li>
<li><a href="User_Account_Control" title="User Account Control">User Account Control</a></li>
<li><a href="User_Interface_Privilege_Isolation" title="User Interface Privilege Isolation">User Interface Privilege Isolation</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Firewall" title="Windows Firewall">Windows Firewall</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compatibility</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="COMMAND.COM" title="COMMAND.COM">COMMAND.COM</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux" title="Windows Subsystem for Linux">Windows Subsystem for Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="WoW64" title="WoW64">WoW64</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="API" title="API">API</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Active_Scripting" title="Active Scripting">Active Scripting</a>
<ul><li><a href="JScript" title="JScript">JScript</a></li>
<li><a href="VBScript" title="VBScript">VBScript</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Script_Host" title="Windows Script Host">WSH</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Component_Object_Model" title="Component Object Model">COM</a>
<ul><li><a href="ActiveX" title="ActiveX">ActiveX</a></li>
<li><a href="ActiveX_Document" title="ActiveX Document">ActiveX Document</a></li>
<li><a href="COM_Structured_Storage" title="COM Structured Storage">COM Structured storage</a></li>
<li><a href="Distributed_Component_Object_Model" title="Distributed Component Object Model">DCOM</a></li>
<li><a href="Object_Linking_and_Embedding" title="Object Linking and Embedding">OLE</a></li>
<li><a href="OLE_Automation" title="OLE Automation">OLE Automation</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Transaction_Server" title="Microsoft Transaction Server">Transaction Server</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="DirectX" title="DirectX">DirectX</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Native_API" title="Windows Native API">Native</a></li>
<li><a href=".NET" title=".NET">.NET</a></li>
<li><a href="Universal_Windows_Platform" title="Universal Windows Platform">Universal Windows Platform</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_API" title="Windows API">WinAPI</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Mixed_Reality" title="Windows Mixed Reality">Windows Mixed Reality</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Runtime" title="Windows Runtime">Windows Runtime</a></li>
<li><a href="WinUSB" title="WinUSB">WinUSB</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Video_game" title="Video game">Games</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><i><a href="Microsoft_Solitaire_Collection" title="Microsoft Solitaire Collection">Solitaire Collection</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="Surf_(video_game)" title="Surf (video game)">Surf</a></i></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Discontinued</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><i><a href="Full_Tilt!_Pinball#3D_Pinball_for_Windows_–_Space_Cadet" title="Full Tilt! Pinball">3D Pinball</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="Chess_Titans" title="Chess Titans">Chess Titans</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="Microsoft_FreeCell" title="Microsoft FreeCell">FreeCell</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="Microsoft_Hearts" title="Microsoft Hearts">Hearts</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="Windows_Ultimate_Extras" title="Windows Ultimate Extras">Hold 'Em</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="InkBall" title="InkBall">InkBall</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="Purble_Place" title="Purble Place">Purble Place</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="Microsoft_Solitaire" title="Microsoft Solitaire">Solitaire</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="Microsoft_Spider_Solitaire" title="Microsoft Spider Solitaire">Spider Solitaire</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="Microsoft_Tinker" title="Microsoft Tinker">Tinker</a></i></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Apps</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="ActiveMovie" title="ActiveMovie">ActiveMovie</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Anytime_Upgrade" title="Windows Anytime Upgrade">Anytime Upgrade</a></li>
<li><a href="Backup_and_Restore" title="Backup and Restore">Backup and Restore</a></li>
<li><a href="Cardfile" title="Cardfile">Cardfile</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_CardSpace" title="Windows CardSpace">CardSpace</a></li>
<li><a href="CD_Player_(Windows)" title="CD Player (Windows)">CD Player</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Chat" title="Windows Chat">Chat</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Contacts" title="Windows Contacts">Contacts</a></li>
<li><a href="Cortana_(virtual_assistant)" title="Cortana (virtual assistant)">Cortana</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Desktop_Gadgets" title="Windows Desktop Gadgets">Desktop Gadgets</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Diagnostics" title="Microsoft Diagnostics">Diagnostics</a></li>
<li><a href="DriveSpace" title="DriveSpace">DriveSpace</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_DVD_Maker" title="Windows DVD Maker">DVD Maker</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Easy_Transfer" title="Windows Easy Transfer">Easy Transfer</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Edge_Legacy" title="Microsoft Edge Legacy">Edge Legacy</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Fax" class="mw-redirect" title="Microsoft Fax">Fax</a></li>
<li><a href="MSN_Food_%26_Drink" class="mw-redirect" title="MSN Food & Drink">Food & Drink</a></li>
<li><a href="Groove_Music" title="Groove Music">Groove Music</a></li>
<li><a href="MSN_Health_%26_Fitness" class="mw-redirect" title="MSN Health & Fitness">Health & Fitness</a></li>
<li><a href="Help_and_Support_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Help and Support Center">Help and Support Center</a></li>
<li><a href="HyperACCESS" title="HyperACCESS">HyperTerminal</a></li>
<li><a href="Imaging_for_Windows" title="Imaging for Windows">Imaging</a></li>
<li><a href="Internet_Explorer" title="Internet Explorer">Internet Explorer</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Journal" title="Windows Journal">Journal</a></li>
<li><a href="Make_Compatible" title="Make Compatible">Make Compatible</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Maps" title="Windows Maps">Maps</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Media_Center" title="Windows Media Center">Media Center</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Meeting_Space" title="Windows Meeting Space">Meeting Space</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Messaging" title="Windows Messaging">Messaging</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Messenger" title="Windows Messenger">Messenger</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Mobile_Device_Center" title="Windows Mobile Device Center">Mobile Device Center</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Movie_Maker" title="Windows Movie Maker">Movie Maker</a></li>
<li><a href="MSN_Dial-Up_Internet_Access" title="MSN Dial-Up Internet Access">MSN Dial-Up</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_NetMeeting" title="Microsoft NetMeeting">NetMeeting</a></li>
<li><a href="NTBackup" title="NTBackup">NTBackup</a></li>
<li><a href="Outlook_Express" title="Outlook Express">Outlook Express</a></li>
<li><a href="Paint_3D" title="Paint 3D">Paint 3D</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Pay" title="Microsoft Pay">Pay</a></li>
<li><a href="Phone_Companion" title="Phone Companion">Phone Companion</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Photo_Gallery" title="Windows Photo Gallery">Photo Gallery</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Photo_Viewer" title="Windows Photo Viewer">Photo Viewer</a></li>
<li><a href="Program_Manager" title="Program Manager">Program Manager</a></li>
<li><a href="Skype" title="Skype">Skype</a></li>
<li><a href="MSN#Discontinued_apps" title="MSN">Sports</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Start" title="Microsoft Start">Start</a></li>
<li><a href="Problem_Steps_Recorder" class="mw-redirect" title="Problem Steps Recorder">Steps Recorder</a></li>
<li><a href="Syskey" title="Syskey">Syskey</a></li>
<li><a href="Travel_(Windows)" class="mw-redirect" title="Travel (Windows)">Travel</a></li>
<li><a href="WinHelp" title="WinHelp">WinHelp</a></li>
<li><a href="WordPad" title="WordPad">WordPad</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Write" title="Microsoft Write">Write</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Desktop_Cleanup_Wizard" title="Desktop Cleanup Wizard">Desktop Cleanup Wizard</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_File_Protection" title="Windows File Protection">File Protection</a></li>
<li><a href="Games_for_Windows" title="Games for Windows">Games for Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="High_Performance_File_System" title="High Performance File System">HPFS</a></li>
<li><a href="Interix" title="Interix">Interix</a></li>
<li><a href="Media_Control_Interface" title="Media Control Interface">Media Control Interface</a></li>
<li><a href="MS-DOS_7" title="MS-DOS 7">MS-DOS 7</a></li>
<li><a href="Next-Generation_Secure_Computing_Base" title="Next-Generation Secure Computing Base">Next-Generation Secure Computing Base</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_POSIX_subsystem" title="Microsoft POSIX subsystem">POSIX subsystem</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_ScanDisk" title="Microsoft ScanDisk">ScanDisk</a></li>
<li><a href="Video_for_Windows" title="Video for Windows">Video for Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="Virtual_DOS_machine" title="Virtual DOS machine">Virtual DOS machine</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_on_Windows" title="Windows on Windows">Windows on Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_Services_for_UNIX" title="Windows Services for UNIX">Windows Services for UNIX</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_SideShow" title="Windows SideShow">Windows SideShow</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_System_Assessment_Tool" title="Windows System Assessment Tool">Windows System Assessment Tool</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_To_Go" title="Windows To Go">Windows To Go</a></li>
<li><a href="WinFS" title="WinFS">WinFS</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Spun off to<br><a href="Microsoft_Store" title="Microsoft Store">Microsoft Store</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="DVD_Player_(Windows)" title="DVD Player (Windows)">DVD Player</a></li>
<li><a href="Windows_File_Manager" title="Windows File Manager">File Manager</a></li>
<li><a href="Hover!" title="Hover!">Hover!</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Mahjong" title="Microsoft Mahjong">Mahjong</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Minesweeper" title="Microsoft Minesweeper">Minesweeper</a></li></ul>
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