List of Microsoft Windows components

The following is a list of Microsoft Windows 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

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