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This download provides the DirectX end-user redistributable that developers can include with their product.
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Download the complete DirectX SDK, which contains the DirectX Runtime and all DirectX software required to create DirectX compliant applications.
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The XNA Framework Redistributable download provides game developers with the XNA Framework run-time libraries they can include with their product for redistribution on the Windows platform.
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...0 release and contains the tools, code samples, documentation, compilers, headers and libraries with which software developers create drivers for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, and...
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The Windows Identity Foundation helps simplify user access for developers by externalizing user access from applications via claims and reducing development effort with pre-built security logic and integrated .NET tools.
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Visual Studio Ultimate 2012 is the state-of-the-art development solution that empowers teams of all sizes to design and create compelling apps to delight users. To choose the download option that's best for you, read the descriptions later on this page.
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The Microsoft Office Access 2007 Runtime enables you to distribute Access 2007 applications to users who do not have the full version of Access 2007 installed on their computers.
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The Microsoft .NET Framework Software Development Kit (SDK) version 2.0 includes tools, documentation and samples developers need to write, build, test, and deploy .NET Framework applications on x86 platforms.
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The Windows Phone Software Development Kit (SDK) 7.1 provides you with all of the tools that you need to develop applications and games for both Windows Phone 7.0 and Windows Phone 7.5 devices.
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Add-on and pre-requisite files for Visual Studio® 2010 SP1 to develop Silverlight 5 and Microsoft® WCF RIA Services V1.0 SP2 applications