The Windows SDK provides support for development with Win32/64 and .NET Framework programming models. The Windows SDK has replaced the PSDK. Windows SDK is the name for Windows Vista and later OS SDKs that include all content found in recent PSDKs plus content for the .NET Framework. The Platform SDK or PSDK is the name for the OS SDK prior to Windows Vista. PSDKs don’t include content for the .NET Framework programming model.
I, like many before me, have downloaded the Windows SDK, installed it, and moved on to more pressing problems. Other than digging into header files, I had rarely looked at what else might be included. As the builder of the SDK, I now have a vested interest in what is delivered with the SDK, and I thought I’d share some of the interesting jewels I’ve found.
Full Article – http://blogs.msdn.com/windowssdk/archive/2008/01/26/windows-sdk-hidden-gems-part-1.aspx
