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</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary">Windows Camera</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">Camera in Windows 10 Mobile</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;">Initial release</th><td class="infobox-data">5&nbsp;November 2014<span style="display:none">&nbsp;(<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2014-11-05</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="display: none;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Software_release_life_cycle" title="Software release life cycle">Stable release</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="margin:0px;">May 2025 Update (2025.2505.2.0)
/ 25&nbsp;June 2025<span style="display:none">&nbsp;(<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2025-06-25</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2">
</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="Windows_8" title="Windows 8">Windows 8</a>, <a href="Windows_8.1" title="Windows 8.1">Windows 8.1</a>, <a href="Windows_10" title="Windows 10">Windows 10</a>, <a href="Windows_11" title="Windows 11">Windows 11</a>, <a href="Pocket_PC" title="Pocket PC">Pocket PC</a>,<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> <a href="Windows_Phone" title="Windows Phone">Windows Phone</a>, <a href="Windows_10_Mobile" title="Windows 10 Mobile">Windows 10 Mobile</a>, <a href="Xbox_system_software" title="Xbox system software">Xbox system software</a><sup id="cite_ref-Camera_on_Microsoft_Store_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Camera_on_Microsoft_Store-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Computing_platform" title="Computing platform">Platform</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="ARM_architecture" class="mw-redirect" title="ARM architecture">ARM</a>, <a href="X64" class="mw-redirect" title="X64">x64</a>, <a href="IA-32" title="IA-32">x86</a><sup id="cite_ref-Camera_on_Microsoft_Store_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Camera_on_Microsoft_Store-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9WZDNCRFJBBG">www<wbr>.microsoft<wbr>.com<wbr>/store<wbr>/productId<wbr>/9WZDNCRFJBBG</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="penicon autoconfirmed-show"></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><b>Windows Camera</b> is an image and video capture utility included with the most recent versions of <a href="Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Windows</a> and its mobile counterpart. It has been around on Windows-based mobile devices since camera hardware was included on those devices and was introduced on Windows PCs with <a href="Windows_8" title="Windows 8">Windows 8</a>, providing users for the first time a first-party built-in camera that could interact with webcam hardware.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is similar in structure and features to the <a href="IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a> and <a href="Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a> Camera apps.
</p><p>Starting with <a href="Windows_10" title="Windows 10">Windows 10</a>, Windows Camera not only captures photos and videos but also scans <a href="QR_code" title="QR code">QR codes</a>, <a href="Barcode" title="Barcode">barcodes</a>, physical documents, and whiteboards.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Photo_capture">Photo capture</h2></div>
<p>Camera can capture standard photos, videos, and "living images", which are similar to animated GIF images. It supports 16:9, 4:3, and 3:2 aspect ratios and offers square, rule of thirds, <a href="Golden_ratio" title="Golden ratio">golden ratio</a>, and crosshairs alignment frames, which are disabled by default. Video capture selections can be taken with detail levels of 640 × 360 pixels/30 frames per second, 1280 × 720 pixels/30 frames per second, or 1920 × 1080 pixels/30 frames per second. Flicker reduction and video stabilization can also be enabled.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Photos and videos are saved by default to the Saved Images folder of the Pictures library in <a href="File_Explorer" title="File Explorer">File Explorer</a>, but users can change the storage location.
</p><p>Camera's captures include location information if the user provides the app permission to use it. Additional settings included in the app include time delay, zooming, focus control, sensitivity control, white balance control, shutter speed control, brightness control, and a toggle for switching between different cameras. For instance, most Windows phones and tablets have both front- and rear-facing cameras, so Camera's switch button toggles between the two options.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Introduction">Introduction</h2></div>
<p>Camera was introduced to <a href="Windows_Mobile" title="Windows Mobile">Windows Mobile</a> in 2000 and <a href="Windows" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows">Windows</a> PCs in late 2012. Prior to its introduction, there was no built-in tool for using built-in PC cameras or connected external webcams,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although some manufacturers included third-party camera software on devices they sold. On Lumia <a href="Windows_10_Mobile" title="Windows 10 Mobile">Windows 10 Mobile</a> devices, it is the only camera as Microsoft discontinued support for the custom <a href="Lumia_Camera" class="mw-redirect" title="Lumia Camera">Lumia Camera</a> apps.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Issues">Issues</h2></div>
<p>Camera does not have some of the features of the iOS app, such as slow-motion videos, a 1:1 photo ratio, and filters. However, all of these effects can still be added to already-created photos and videos by editing them in <a href="Microsoft_Photos" class="mw-redirect" title="Microsoft Photos">Photos</a>. Camera does have a panorama capture feature similar to iOS', but only on phones.
</p><p>Microsoft launched a free camera app named Pix exclusively for iOS devices, despite already having its own mobile platform and Camera app. Pix has a different set of features than either Windows Camera or iOS Camera.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="Microsoft_Photos" class="mw-redirect" title="Microsoft Photos">Microsoft Photos</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Sway" title="Microsoft Sway">Microsoft Sway</a></li>
<li><a href="Microsoft_Paint" title="Microsoft Paint">Microsoft Paint</a></li>
<li><a href="Imaging_for_Windows" title="Imaging for Windows">Imaging for Windows</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9WZDNCRFJBBG">Official website</a></span></span></li>
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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="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 &amp; TV">Movies &amp; 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>
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<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_Address_Book" title="Windows Address Book">Address Book</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 &amp; Drink">Food &amp; 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 &amp; Fitness">Health &amp; 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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