If I've installed the Visual Studio 2012, do I need to install the Windows SDK, or are all tools / parts of the SDK included as part of the Visual Studio installation.
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I'm sure there's always more to add....at least tomorrow. – kenny Aug 18 '12 at 01:31
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The visual studio 2012 installer does not contain the full Windows SDK or Visual Studio 2012 SDK. these need to be installed separately.
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2What is the recommended Installation order? VS 2012, SDK or vice versa? – Sebastian Jan 05 '13 at 10:43
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VS should be installed before SDK. SDK's system requirements: Visual Studio Professional 20xx or higher – vik_78 Jul 04 '16 at 11:35
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Depends on which version of VS 2012 you have installed. Professional version and above include the Windows 8 SDK, so unless you are planning to develop applications for Windows XP or earlier versions of the OS, there is no need to install the SDK separately - you would already have it.
However, if you have installed VS 2012 Express, I would suggest referring to on-line documentation for clarification on this issue.
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2Do you have any links to said "on-line documentation"? At the moment this feels like half an answer. – Samuel Harmer Nov 14 '12 at 14:21
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1Why do you respond a question by referring to not linked 'online documentation'? -1 – DarthMike Oct 12 '13 at 15:37
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1Almost entirely pointless answer. You might have well said "google it". No good; downvoted. – Fred Gandt Aug 15 '14 at 17:09
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See this post for more information:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/chuckw/archive/2012/03/22/where-is-the-directx-sdk.aspx
"The DirectX SDK is now part of the Windows 8.0 SDK."
"The Windows SDK for Windows 8 (aka Windows 8.0 SDK) is included with Visual Studio 2012, and is also available as a standalone package for use with Visual Studio 2010."
