下表是微软窗口操作系统应用程序设计接口函数（APIs）列表：
应用程序设计介
现代
- .NET Framework, 当中包括Remoting, Assemblies, Metadata, Common Language Runtime, Common Type System, Global Assembly Cache, Microsoft Intermediate Language, Windows Forms, Windows Communication Foundation, Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows CardSpace, Windows Workflow Foundation, Windows PowerShell
- Active Scripting
- Collaboration Data Objects (CDO)
- Component Object Model (COM) and Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM)
- Cryptographic Application Programming Interface
- DirectShow
- DirectX, 当中包括Direct3D, DirectDraw, DirectInput, DirectMusic, DirectPlay, DirectSetup, and DirectSound
- Graphics Device Interface (GDI) and GDI+
- Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC), including: ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) and OLE DB.
- Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI)
- Object linking and embedding (OLE), OLE Automation, ActiveX
- Remote Application Programming Interface (RAPI)
- Speech Application Programming Interface (SAPI)
- Telephony Application Programming Interface (TAPI)
- Uniscribe
- Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)
- Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
- Winsock
拒绝
- Collaboration Data Objects for Windows NT Server
- Dynamic Data Exchange
- Older data access technologies: Microsoft Jet Database Engine, Data Access Objects (DAO), Remote Data Objects (RDO), Remote Data Services (RDS)
- Setup API