WinDiff is a graphical file comparison program published by Microsoft, distributed with Microsoft Windows Support Tools,[1][2] certain versions of Microsoft Visual Studio, and as source-code with the Platform SDK code samples. WinDiff was included in the Windows SDK (previously known as the Resource Kit, later Platform SDK) since 1992[3] until Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4 (a.k.a. Windows SDK 7.1). Because portions of the Windows SDK were shipped in Visual Studio, WinDiff was also included in Visual Studio until Visual Studio 2010. WinDiff was removed from the Windows 8 SDK and therefore is not included in Visual Studio 2012 or any later version.[4] A number of unofficial standalone uploads of the program remain available.
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1992 |
| Stable release | 6.1.7716.0
/ May 14, 2010 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | File comparison tool |
| License | Proprietary commercial software |
Versions
edit| Signing Date | File Version | SHA-256 of the 64-bit executable file | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-16 | 6.0.6001.17131 | a7687e7be3c515337bddb5cf92b7e04830389be5dc589e0b78cdda1e9bc91ac1
|
Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 (link is broken, download not available) |
| March 19, 2010 1:58:13 PM | 6.1.7600.16385 | 7c0681fd0b0fb2ea0a058c1f5be78cc1aad18fcd40c65905d07ec492d9a3f916
|
Visual Studio 2010 SP1 |
| 2010-05-14 | 6.1.7716.0 | deded18de43c248df3a80713bf010030285aea6a38a39e0ce5edfe3e9ed788b3
|
Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "How to Use the Windiff.exe Utility". Microsoft.
- ^ Tim O'Reilly; Troy Mott; Walter J. Glenn (1999). Windows 98 in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference. O'Reilly Media, Inc. pp. 425–427. ISBN 156592486X.
- ^ Brad Hines (1992-10-22). "Details of SDK beta release".
- ^ Ramel, David (November 16, 2022). "Windows App SDK 1.2 Lets Devs Create Third-Party Windows 11 Widgets". Visual Studio Magazine. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
External links
edit- "Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Tools". Microsoft Download Center. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 2020-08-11. Retrieved March 10, 2014. — Includes WinDiff
- "How to Use the Windiff.exe Utility". Microsoft Knowledge Base. Microsoft. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
- Unofficial upload at Grigsoft.com
- Unofficial upload at ComputerPerformance.co.uk
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