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This section provides an overview of the Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API), how it is organized, and some of the features that you can use in your Win32-based applications. The Win32 API allows applications to exploit the power of the 32 bit Windows family of operating systems. The functions, structures, messages, macros, and interfaces form a consistent and uniform API for all of Microsoft's 32-bit platforms. Using the Win32 API, you can develop applications that run successfully on all platforms while still being able to take advantage of unique features and capabilities of any given platform. Differences in the implementation of the programming elements depend on the capabilities of the underlying features of the platform.