# MicrosoftDocs/win32

Public mirror for win32-pr

Repository: https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/win32
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/win32
License: CC-BY-4.0
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-21T16:16:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2575, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1346, forks 1506 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:27.427380+00:00)

## What it is
The public source repository for Microsoft's Win32 API documentation on Microsoft Learn, accepting community pull requests. It contains reference documentation for the Windows desktop API surface.

## Use cases
- look up Win32 API function documentation
- contribute fixes to Windows API docs
- find constants and structures for Windows desktop development
- search Win32 API reference offline
- propose documentation improvements via pull requests

## When to choose
- you need authoritative Win32 API reference material
- you want to contribute corrections to Microsoft's Windows docs
- you're building Windows desktop apps and need API details

## When to avoid
- you need tutorials or beginner guides rather than API reference
- you're targeting .NET or modern WinRT APIs exclusively
- you need runnable code samples rather than documentation

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation
- domain: developer-tools, windows, documentation
- platform: windows
- tags: win32-api, microsoft-docs, windows-api, open-source-docs

## Member repositories
- MicrosoftDocs/win32 (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:27.427380+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:42:40.590893+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/win32 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:27.427380+00:00, sha 5ed87f9a2cb7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.