This tutorial attempts to get you started developing with the Win32 API as quickly and clearly as possible. It is meant to be read as a whole, so please read it from beginning to end before asking questions... most of them will probably be answered. Each section builds on the sections before it.

You can download the complete example source code which is refered to throughout this document.

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This tutorial is based on a Win32 API Tutorial in C, written by Brook Miles. You can visit the #winprog website for the current official copy of this tutorial.