<P> A developer might want to use an older SDK for a particular reason . For example, the Windows Server 2003 Platform SDK released in February 2003 was the last SDK to provide full support of Visual Studio 6.0 . Some older PSDK versions can still be downloaded from the Microsoft Download center; others can be ordered on CD / DVD . </P> <Table> Microsoft SDK version release history <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Version number </Th> <Th> Build number </Th> <Th> Release date </Th> <Th> Download </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit </Td> <Td> 3.1 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit </Td> <Td> 3.11 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit </Td> <Td> 3.1 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit </Td> <Td> 3.5 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit </Td> <Td> 3.51 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit </Td> <Td> 4.0 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microsoft Platform SDK April 1999 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 1999 - 04 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> MSDN subscription CD - ROM disc . <P> Last Platform SDK to officially install on Windows 95 </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microsoft Platform SDK September 1999 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 1999 - 09 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> MSDN subscription CD - ROM disc . <P> Last Platform SDK to fully support Visual C++ 5.0 </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microsoft Platform SDK February 2001 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2001 - 02 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microsoft Platform SDK June 2001 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2001 - 06 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> MSDN subscription CD - ROM disc . <P> Last Platform SDK to officially develop for Windows 95 . (Does not officially install on Windows 95) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microsoft Platform SDK August 2001 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 5.1. 2601.0 </Td> <Td> 2001 - 08 </Td> <Td> (1) </Td> <Td> MSDN subscription CD - ROM disc . <P> Last Platform SDK to unofficially develop for Windows 95 . (Does not officially install on Windows 95) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microsoft Platform SDK November 2001 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 5.2. 3590.2 </Td> <Td> 2001 - 11 </Td> <Td> (2) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microsoft Platform SDK May 2002 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 5.2. 3639.1 </Td> <Td> 2002 - 05 </Td> <Td> (3) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microsoft Platform SDK July 2002 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 5.2. 3663.0 </Td> <Td> 2002 - 07 </Td> <Td> (4) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microsoft Platform SDK August 2002 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 5.2. 3672.1 </Td> <Td> 2002 - 08 </Td> <Td> (5) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microsoft Platform SDK November 2002 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 5.2. 3718.1 </Td> <Td> 2002 - 11 </Td> <Td> (6) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microsoft Platform SDK February 2003 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 5.2. 3790.0 </Td> <Td> 2003 - 02 </Td> <Td> (7) </Td> <Td> Last version with VC6 support and latest version with Windows 95 and Windows 98 support . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>. NET Framework SDK Version 1.1 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 1.1. 4322.573 </Td> <Td> 2003 - 03 - 29 </Td> <Td> (8) </Td> <Td> Included in Visual Studio 2003 . Does not include the Platform SDK . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows XP SP2 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 5.1. 2600.2180 </Td> <Td> 2004 - 08 </Td> <Td> (9) </Td> <Td> Introduced strsafe. h </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Windows Server 2003 SP1 Platform SDK </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 5.2. 3790.1830. 15 </Td> <Td> 2005 - 05 - 02 </Td> <Td> (10) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Windows Server 2003 R2 Platform SDK </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 5.2. 3790.2075. 51 </Td> <Td> 2006 - 03 - 14 </Td> <Td> (11) </Td> <Td> Also suggested by MS to work with VS6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>. NET Framework 2.0 Software Development Kit </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2.0. 50727.42 </Td> <Td> 2006 - 11 - 29 </Td> <Td> (12) </Td> <Td> Included in Visual Studio 2005 Professional . Does not include the Platform SDK . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit for Windows Vista and . NET Framework 3.0 Runtime Components </Td> <Td> v6. 0 </Td> <Td> 6.0. 6000.16384 </Td> <Td> 2006 - 10 - 30 </Td> <Td> (13) </Td> <Td> The C++ compilers in this SDK release support the / analyze key . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit Update for Windows Vista </Td> <Td> v6. 1 </Td> <Td> 6.1. 6000.16384. 10 </Td> <Td> 2007 - 03 - 22 </Td> <Td> (14) </Td> <Td> First unified . NET and Platform SDK . Does not support Visual Studio . NET 2003 and Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Included in Visual Studio 2008 </Td> <Td> v6. 0a </Td> <Td> 6.1. 6723.1 </Td> <Td> 2007 - 11 - 19 </Td> <Td> (15) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and . NET Framework 3.5 </Td> <Td> v6. 1 </Td> <Td> 6.0. 6001.18000. 367 </Td> <Td> 2008 - 02 - 05 </Td> <Td> (16) </Td> <Td>. NET Framework 3.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and . NET Framework 3.5 SP1 </Td> <Td> v7. 0 </Td> <Td> 6.1. 7600.16385 </Td> <Td> 2009 - 07 - 24 </Td> <Td> (17) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Included in Visual Studio 2010 </Td> <Td> v7. 0a </Td> <Td> 6.1. 7600.16385 </Td> <Td> 2010 - 04 - 12 </Td> <Td> (18) </Td> <Td>. NET Framework 4 . Works only with Visual Studio 2010 and not Visual Studio 2010 Express . This is also the last version to include offline documentation . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and . NET Framework 4 </Td> <Td> v7. 1 </Td> <Td> 7.1. 7600.0. 30514 </Td> <Td> 2010 - 05 - 21 </Td> <Td> (19) </Td> <Td> It is the latest version that officially supports Windows XP target . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Included in Visual Studio 2012 Update 1 (or later) </Td> <Td> v7. 1A </Td> <Td> 7.1. 51106 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> Introduces the "v110_xp" platform toolset </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 8 and . NET Framework 4.5 </Td> <Td> v8. 0 </Td> <Td> 6.2. 9200.16384 </Td> <Td> 2012 - 11 - 15 </Td> <Td> (20) </Td> <Td>. NET Framework 4.5, Windows Store apps and Integrated DirectX SDK </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Included in Visual Studio 2012 </Td> <Td> v8. 0A </Td> <Td> 8.0. 50727 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows 8.1 </Td> <Td> v8. 1 </Td> <Td> 8.100. 25984.0 </Td> <Td> 2013 - 10 - 17 </Td> <Td> (21) </Td> <Td> Windows 8.1, . NET Framework 4.5. 1, Windows Store apps and Integrated DirectX SDK </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Included in Visual Studio 2013 </Td> <Td> v8. 1A </Td> <Td> 8.1. 51636 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> Includes the "v120_xp" platform toolset </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Windows Standalone SDK for Windows 10 </Td> <Td> v10 </Td> <Td> 10.0. 10240.0 </Td> <Td> 2015 - 07 - 29 </Td> <Td> (22) </Td> <Td> Also included in Visual Studio 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Windows Standalone SDK for Windows 10, Version 1511 </Td> <Td> v10 </Td> <Td> 10.0. 10586.212 </Td> <Td> 2015 - 11 - 30 </Td> <Td> (23) </Td> <Td> Also included in Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 & 2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Windows Standalone SDK for Windows 10, Version 1607 </Td> <Td> v10 </Td> <Td> 10.0. 14393.795 </Td> <Td> 2016 - 08 - 02 </Td> <Td> (24) </Td> <Td> Also included in Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Windows Standalone SDK for Windows 10 Creators Update, Version 1703 </Td> <Td> v10 </Td> <Td> 10.0. 15063.0 </Td> <Td> 2017 - 04 - 05 </Td> <Td> (25) </Td> <Td> Included in Visual Studio 2017 ver. 15.1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Windows 10 SDK for Fall Creators Update </Td> <Td> v10 </Td> <Td> 10.0. 16299.15 </Td> <Td> 2017 - 10 - 10 </Td> <Td> (26) </Td> <Td> Included in Visual Studio 2017 ver. 15.4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Windows 10 SDK for April 2018 Update </Td> <Td> v10 </Td> <Td> 10.0. 17134.0 </Td> <Td> 2018 - 05 - 08 </Td> <Td> (27) </Td> <Td> Included in Visual Studio 2017 ver. 15.7 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Version number </Th> <Th> Build number </Th> <Th> Release date </Th> <Th> Download </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit </Td> <Td> 3.1 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr>

Windows sdk for windows server 2008 and .net framework 3.5