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    Windows.h?

    I've seen some tutorials that require you to include windows.h (a header file, I assume), but I don't seem to have it. From what I've read, it's a useful bunch of #include's stuffed into one.

    Is it useful? Where can I get it?

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    windows.h is a header that makes your program runs in windows mode (the normal window that u can resize and do other stuff like minimize and maximize)
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    Older compilers and MSVC++2005 express will not have windows.h included. The only way to get it is to download the platform SDK
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hussain Hani
    windows.h is a header that makes your program runs in windows mode (the normal window that u can resize and do other stuff like minimize and maximize)
    Huh huh, no. It does mean that your code will be Windows-specific (i.e. non portable) but including windows.h will not make your program pass from console to a GUI-based application.

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    What windows.h does do is give you the functions to run in windows mode, but it is possible to make a command window using windows.h. If you want to make a win32 GUI, you use certain functions from windows.h. Including the windows header file will not ensure a GUI.
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