index.yml

### YamlMime:Landing

title: Programming reference for the Win32 API
summary: The Win32 API reference documentation is presented in several different views. You can browse a list of popular technologies on this page, or you can browse the full list of technologies in the table of contents. To browse all of the headers, see the list at the bottom of the table of contents.

metadata: 
  description: This section provides the Win32 API reference documentation organized by technology areas and header. 
  author: drewbatgit
  ms.author: drewbat
  ms.date: 10/04/2019
  ms.topic: landing-page
  services: sdk

  
# linkListType: architecture | concept | deploy | download | get-started | how-to-guide | learn | overview | quickstart | reference | tutorial | whats-new
# TODO: move text blocks into other topics, use action phrases as titles (About x; Order, set up, copy, return; Manage device; View requirements; Troubleshoot)
# we want 24ish links max

landingContent: 
  # Card
  - title: Get started
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: Build desktop Windows apps using the Win32 API
            url: /windows/win32/
      - linkListType: download
        links:
          - text: Development tools
            url: https://developer.microsoft.com/windows/downloads
          - text: Windows code samples
            url: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/apps/get-started/samples

  # Card
  - title: User Interface and desktop
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: reference
        links:
          - text: Windows controls
            url: _controls/index.md
          - text: Windows and messages
            url: _winmsg/index.md
          - text: Menus and other resources
            url: _menurc/index.md
          - text: Windows Shell
            url: _shell/index.md
          - text: Accessibility features
            url: _winauto/index.md
          - text: Internationalization
            url: _intl/index.md

# Card
  - title: Graphics and gaming
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: reference
        links:
          - text: Direct2D
            url: _direct2d/index.md
          - text: Direct3D 11 Graphics
            url: _direct3d11/index.md
          - text: Direct3D 12 Graphics
            url: _direct3d12/index.md
          - text: DirectML
            url: _directml/index.md
          - text: DXGI
            url: _direct3ddxgi/index.md
          - text: Windows GDI
            url: _gdi/index.md
          - text: GDI+
            url: _gdiplus/index.md
          - text: Windows Imaging Component
            url: _wic/index.md

# Card
  - title: Audio and video
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: reference
        links:
          - text: Microsoft Media Foundation
            url: _mf/index.md
          - text: Windows Multimedia
            url: _multimedia/index.md
          - text: XAudio2 APIs
            url: _xaudio2/index.md
          - text: Core Audio APIs
            url: _coreaudio/index.md
          - text: Audio Devices DDI Reference
            url: _audio/index.md

# Card
  - title: Data access and storage
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: reference
        links:
          - text: Data access and storage
            url: _fs/index.md
          - text: Backup
            url: _backup/index.md
          - text: Background Intelligent Transfer Service
            url: _bits/index.md
          - text: Cloud Filter API
            url: _cloudapi/index.md
          - text: Data Exchange
            url: _dataxchg/index.md
          - text: Structured storage
            url: _stg/index.md
          - text: Virtual Storage
            url: _vstor/index.md

# Card
  - title: Devices
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: reference
        links:
          - text: Kernel-mode driver reference
            url: _kernel/index.md
          - text: Device and driver installation reference
            url: _devinst/index.md
          - text: Storage driver DDI reference
            url: _storage/index.md
          - text: USB driver reference
            url: _buses/index.md
          - text: Display devices reference
            url: _display/index.md
          - text: Human Interface Devices reference
            url: _hid/index.md
          - text: Print DDI reference
            url: /windows-hardware/drivers/print/

# Card
  - title: Networking and internet
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: reference
        links:
          - text: Bluetooth
            url: _bluetooth/index.md
          - text: HTTP Server API
            url: _http/index.md
          - text: IP Helper
            url: _iphlp/index.md
          - text: Network Management
            url: _netmgmt/index.md
          - text: Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
            url: _rpc/index.md
          - text: Windows HTTP Services (WinHTTP)
            url: _winhttp/index.md
          - text: Windows Internet
            url: _wininet/index.md
          - text: Windows Sockets 2
            url: _winsock/index.md

# Card
  - title: Security and identity
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: reference
        links:
          - text: Security and identity
            url: _security/index.md
          - text: Network Access Protection
            url: _nap/index.md
          - text: Network Policy Server
            url: _nps/index.md
          - text: Parental controls
            url: _parcon/index.md
          - text: Windows Biometric Framework
            url: _secbiomet/index.md
          - text: TPM Base Services
            url: _tbs/index.md

# Card
  - title: Diagnostics
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: reference
        links:
          - text: Event tracing
            url: _etw/index.md
          - text: Network Diagnostics Framework
            url: _ndf/index.md
          - text: Performance counters
            url: _perf/index.md
          - text: Application Recovery and Restart
            url: _recovery/index.md
          - text: TraceLogging
            url: _tracelogging/index.md
          - text: Windows Event Collector
            url: _wec/index.md
          - text: Windows Error Reporting
            url: _wer/index.md

# Card
  - title: Application installation
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: reference
        links:
          - text: Application installation and servicing
            url: _setup/index.md
          - text: Packaging and deployment Windows 10 apps
            url: _appxpkg/index.md
          - text: Developer licensing
            url: _devlic/index.md
          - text: Restart Manager
            url: _rstmgr/index.md

# Card
  - title: System services
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: reference
        links:
          - text: Component Object Model (COM)
            url: _com/index.md
          - text: COM+ (Component Services)
            url: _cos/index.md
          - text: Microsoft Interface Definition Language (MIDL)
            url: /windows/win32/midl
          - text: Compression API
            url: _cmpapi/index.md
          - text: Activity Coordinator
            url: _activity_coordinator/index.md
          - text: Hardware Requirement Evaluator (HWREQCHK)
            url: _hwreqchk/index.md