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Component Object Model (COM+)

Component Object Model Plus (COM+) Event System Protocol Component Object Model Plus (COM+) Protocol Component Object Model Plus (COM+) Queued Components Protocol Component Object Model Plus (COM+) Remote Administration Protocol Component Object Model Plus (COM+) Tracker Service Protocol

Technical Documentation
Active Directory Protocols Overview Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services Schema Active Directory Schema Attributes A-L Active Directory Schema Attributes M Active Directory Schema Attributes N-Z Active Directory Schema Classes Active Directory Technical Specification Active Directory Web Services: Custom Action Protocol Active Directory Web Services: Data Model and Common Elements Directory Replication Service (DRS) Protocol Extensions for SMTP Directory Replication Service (DRS) Remote Protocol Directory Services Setup Remote Protocol Local Security Authority (Domain Policy) Remote Protocol Local Security Authority (Translation Methods) Remote Protocol Security Account Manager (SAM) Remote Protocol (Client-to-Server) Security Account Manager (SAM) Remote Protocol (Server-to-Server) WS-Enumeration: Directory Services Protocol Extensions WS-Transfer and WS-Enumeration Protocol Extension for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol v3 Controls WS-Transfer: Identity Management Operations for Directory Access Extensions

Technical Documentation
Distributed Routing Table (DRT) Version 1.0 Distributed Routing Table Derived Key Security Profile Peer Channel Custom Resolver Protocol Peer Channel Protocol Publication Services Data Structure

Presentation Layer Services

Transport Layer Security (TLS) Profile

Technical Documentation
Windows System Overview Windows Protocols Overview Windows Overview

Session Layer Services

Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) Remote Protocol HomeGroup Protocol Peer Name Resolution Protocol (PNRP) Version 4.0 Peer-to-Peer Graphing Protocol Peer-to-Peer Grouping Security Protocol Remote Procedure Call Location Services Extensions Remote Procedure Call over HTTP Protocol

Application Services

General Application Services

ASP.NET State Server Protocol IManagedObject Interface Protocol OLE Automation Protocol SOAP Over WebSocket Protocol Binding Tabular Data Stream Protocol Tracing HTTP Correlation Header Protocol Web Services: Policy Assertions and WSDL Extensions Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM) Protocol Workflow Instance Management Protocol WS-ReliableMessaging Protocol: Advanced Flow Control Extension WS-ReliableMessaging Protocol: Reliable Request-Reply Extension Xpress Compression Algorithm

Directory Services

Home Server

Supplemental Documents

Shared Abstract Data Model Elements Windows Data Types Windows Error Codes Windows Language Code Identifier (LCID) Reference Windows Protocols Documentation Roadmap Windows Protocols Master Glossary Windows Protocols Master Reference Windows Protocols Unicode Reference

Technical Documentation
Internet Information Services (IIS) Application Host COM Protocol

Remote Procedure Call Protocol Extensions

Transport Layer Services

IP over HTTPS (IP-HTTPS) Tunneling Protocol

Internet Information Services (IIS)

Internet Information Services (IIS) IMSAdminBaseW Remote Protocol Internet Information Services (IIS) Inetinfo Remote Protocol Internet Information Services (IIS) ServiceControl Protocol

General Systems Management Technical Documentation

Remote Desktop Services Protocols Overview Remote Desktop Protocol: Audio Input Redirection Virtual Channel Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: Audio Level and Drive Letter Persistence Virtual Channel Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: Audio Output Virtual Channel Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: Basic Connectivity and Graphics Remoting Remote Desktop Protocol: Clipboard Virtual Channel Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: Composited Remoting V2 Remote Desktop Protocol: Desktop Composition Virtual Channel Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: Display Update Virtual Channel Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: Dynamic Channel Virtual Channel Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: File System Virtual Channel Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: Geometry Tracking Virtual Channel Protocol Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: Graphics Device Interface (GDI) Acceleration Extensions Remote Desktop Protocol: Graphics Pipeline Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: Input Virtual Channel Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: Licensing Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: Multiparty Virtual Channel Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: Multitransport Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: NSCodec Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: Plug and Play Devices Virtual Channel Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: Print Virtual Channel Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: Remote Programs Virtual Channel Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: RemoteFX Codec Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: Serial and Parallel Port Virtual Channel Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: Session Selection Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: Smart Card Virtual Channel Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: UDP Transport Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: USB Devices Virtual Channel Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: Video Optimized Remoting Virtual Channel Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: Video Redirection Virtual Channel Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: Virtual Channel Echo Extension Remote Desktop Protocol: XML Paper Specification (XPS) Print Virtual Channel Extension Remote Desktop Workspace Runtime Protocol Remote Shutdown Protocol Telnet: VTNT Terminal Type Format Data Structure Terminal Services Gateway Server Protocol Terminal Services Terminal Server Runtime Interface Protocol Terminal Services Workspace Provisioning Protocol Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) Peer-Caching: Content Retrieval Protocol Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) Peer-Caching: Peer Authentication Protocol Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) Peer-Caching: Peer Discovery Protocol

Internet Information Services (IIS)

Internet Information Services (IIS) Application Host COM Protocol Internet Information Services (IIS) IMSAdminBaseW Remote Protocol Internet Information Services (IIS) Inetinfo Remote Protocol Internet Information Services (IIS) ServiceControl Protocol

Failover Clustering
Failover Cluster: Management API (ClusAPI) Protocol Failover Cluster: Setup and Validation Protocol (ClusPrep) Server Cluster: Configuration (ClusCfg) Protocol

Technical Documentation
DirectPlay 4 Protocol: Core and Service Providers DirectPlay 4 Protocol: Reliable DirectPlay 8 Protocol: Core and Service Providers DirectPlay 8 Protocol: Host and Port Enumeration DirectPlay 8 Protocol: NAT Locator DirectPlay 8 Protocol: Reliable DirectPlay DXDiag Usage Protocol DirectPlay Voice Protocol

Remote Connectivity

Systems Management

Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) Upload Protocol Device Media Control Protocol Device Services Lightweight Remoting Protocol Device Session Monitoring Protocol Device Session Property Access Protocol Device Trust Agreement Protocol Devices Profile for Web Services (DPWS): Size Negotiation Extension Network Time Protocol (NTP) Authentication Extensions Remote Assistance Initiation over PNRP Protocol Remote Assistance Initiation Protocol Remote Assistance Protocol Remote Experience Advertisement Protocol Remote Network Driver Interface Specification (RNDIS) Protocol Routing and Remote Access Server (RRAS) Management Protocol Service Control Manager Remote Protocol Software Quality Metrics (SQM) Client-to-Service Version 1 Protocol Software Quality Metrics (SQM) Client-to-Service Version 2 Protocol SSDP: Networked Home Entertainment Devices (NHED) Extensions Telemetry Protocol XML Schema Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Virtual Smart Card Management Protocol Update Agent Management Protocol UPnP Device and Service Templates: Internet Gateway Device (IGD) Extensions Windows Remote Registry Protocol Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM) Protocol

Message Queuing
Message Queuing Protocols Overview Message Queuing (MSMQ): ActiveX Client Protocol Message Queuing (MSMQ): Binary Reliable Message Routing Algorithm Message Queuing (MSMQ): Common Data Model and Processing Rules Message Queuing (MSMQ): Data Structures Message Queuing (MSMQ): Directory Service Change Notification Protocol Message Queuing (MSMQ): Directory Service Discovery Protocol Message Queuing (MSMQ): Directory Service Protocol Message Queuing (MSMQ): Directory Service Schema Mapping Message Queuing (MSMQ): Message Queuing Binary Protocol Message Queuing (MSMQ): Queue Manager Client Protocol Message Queuing (MSMQ): Queue Manager Management Protocol Message Queuing (MSMQ): Queue Manager Remote Read Protocol Message Queuing (MSMQ): Queue Manager to Queue Manager Protocol Message Queuing (MSMQ): SOAP Reliable Messaging Protocol (SRMP)

Content Caching and Retrieval

Content Caching and Retrieval Protocols Overview Peer Content Caching and Retrieval: Content Identification Peer Content Caching and Retrieval: Discovery Protocol Peer Content Caching and Retrieval: Hosted Cache Protocol Peer Content Caching and Retrieval: Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Extensions Peer Content Caching and Retrieval: Retrieval Protocol

Multiplayer Games

File, Fax, and Scan Services

.NET Framework
Microsoft .NET Framework Protocols Overview .NET Binary Format: SOAP Data Structure .NET Binary Format: SOAP Extension .NET Binary Format: XML Data Structure

Fax Services
Fax Server and Client Remote Protocol

File Access Services

File Access Services Protocols Overview Common Internet File System (CIFS) Browser Auxiliary Protocol Common Internet File System (CIFS) Browser Protocol Common Internet File System (CIFS) Protocol Distributed File System (DFS): Referral Protocol File System Algorithms File System Control Codes Remote Shared Virtual Disk Protocol Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol Versions 2 and 3 SMB2 Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) Transport Protocol Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) Protocol: Client Extensions Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) Protocol: Microsoft Extensions Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) Protocol: Server Extensions

Networking

.NET Context Exchange Protocol .NET Message Framing MSMQ Binding Protocol .NET Message Framing Protocol .NET Message Framing TCP Binding Protocol .NET NegotiateStream Protocol .NET Packet Routing Protocol .NET Remoting: Binary Format Data Structure .NET Remoting: Core Protocol .NET Remoting: Lifetime Services Extension .NET Tracing Protocol

Transaction Processing Services

Transaction Processing Services Protocols Overview MSDTC Connection Manager: OleTx Management Protocol MSDTC Connection Manager: OleTx Multiplexing Protocol MSDTC Connection Manager: OleTx Transaction Internet Protocol MSDTC Connection Manager: OleTx Transaction Protocol MSDTC Connection Manager: OleTx Transaction Protocol Logical Unit Mainframe Extension MSDTC Connection Manager: OleTx Transports Protocol MSDTC Connection Manager: OleTx XA Protocol Transaction Internet Protocol (TIP) Extensions

Group Policy
Group Policy Protocols Overview Group Policy: Audit Configuration Extension Group Policy: Central Access Policies Protocol Extension Group Policy: Core Protocol Group Policy: Deployed Printer Connections Extension Group Policy: Encrypting File System Extension Group Policy: Firewall and Advanced Security Data Structure Group Policy: Folder Redirection Protocol Extension Group Policy: Internet Explorer Maintenance Extension Group Policy: IP Security (IPsec) Protocol Extension Group Policy: Name Resolution Policy Table (NRPT) Data Extension Group Policy: Network Access Protection (NAP) Extension Group Policy: Preferences Extension Data Structure Group Policy: Registry Extension Encoding Group Policy: Scripts Extension Encoding Group Policy: Security Protocol Extension Group Policy: Software Installation Protocol Extension Group Policy: Wireless/Wired Protocol Extension

General Networking Services

Compound File Binary File Format Remote Access Server Advertisement (RASADV) Protocol XML-binary Optimized Packaging (XOP) Profile Connection Point Services: Phonebook Data Structure ExtendedError Remote Data Structure Extensible Authentication Protocol Method for Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) Generic Security Service Algorithm for Secret Key Transaction Authentication for DNS (GSS-TSIG) Protocol Extension Host Name Data Structure Extension IPv4 Over IEEE 1394 Protocol Extensions Lightweight Web Services Security Profile NetBIOS over TCP (NetBT) Extensions Network Key Protector Unlock Protocol NT LAN Manager (NTLM) Authentication: Post Office Protocol Version 3 (POP3) Extension Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Data Structures Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Property Set Data Structures One-Time Password Certificate Enrollment Protocol Quality Windows Audio/Video Experience (qWave): Layer 3 Probing Protocol Remote Data Services (RDS) Transport Protocol Remote Mailslot Protocol Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) Telnet Server Remote Administration Protocol Telnet: NT LAN Manager (NTLM) Authentication Protocol WebSocket Protocol Extensions

File Services Management

File Services Management Protocols Overview

Collaboration
Desktop Chat Protocol Desktop Clipboard Protocol Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) Networked Device Interoperability Guidelines: Microsoft Extensions H.245 Protocol: Microsoft Extensions Messenger Service Remote Protocol Microsoft NetMeeting Protocol NT LAN Manager (NTLM) Authentication: Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) Extension NT LAN Manager (NTLM) Authentication: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) Extension Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP/RTCP): DTMF Digits, Telephony Tones and Telephony Signals Data Extensions Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP/RTCP): Microsoft Extensions Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP/RTCP): Redundant Audio Data Extensions Remote Rendering Server Protocol Version 2.0 Session Description Protocol (SDP) Extensions Session Initiation Protocol Extensions Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) AUTH Extension for SPNEGO Telephony API Internet Locator Service Protocol Telephony Remote Protocol

DFS Replication Helper Protocol Distributed File System (DFS): Namespace Management Protocol Distributed File System Replication Protocol File Replication Service Protocol File Server Resource Manager Protocol Remote Administration Protocol Remote Differential Compression Algorithm

Collaboration and Communications

Authentication Services
Authentication Services Protocols Overview

General Services
Central Access Policy Identifier (ID) Retrieval Protocol Content Indexing Services Protocol Devices Profile for Web Services (DPWS): Shared Resource Publishing Data Structure Distributed Link Tracking Central Store Protocol Distributed Link Tracking: Central Manager Protocol Distributed Link Tracking: Workstation Protocol Enhanced Metafile Format Enhanced Metafile Format Plus Extensions File Classification Infrastructure Alternate Data Stream (ADS) File Format File Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer (FTPS) Microsoft NT Backup File Structure Property Store Binary File Format Service Witness Protocol Shell Link (.LNK) Binary File Format User Name Mapping Protocol Windows Metafile Format Windows Search Protocol WordPad ECMA 376 Standards Support WordPad ODF 1.1 Standards Support

Security and Identity Management

Authentication Protocol Domain Support Credential Security Support Provider (CredSSP) Protocol Digest Protocol Extensions Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Proxy Protocol Kerberos Protocol Extensions Kerberos Protocol Extensions: Service for User and Constrained Delegation Protocol Negotiate and Nego2 HTTP Authentication Protocol Netlogon Remote Protocol NT LAN Manager (NTLM) Authentication Protocol NTLM Over HTTP Protocol Public Key Cryptography for Initial Authentication (PKINIT) in Kerberos Protocol Remote Certificate Mapping Protocol Simple and Protected GSS-API Negotiation Mechanism (SPNEGO) Extension Transport Layer Security (TLS) Profile

Monitoring Services
Corporate Error Reporting Version 2.0 Protocol EventLog Remoting Protocol EventLog Remoting Protocol Version 6.0 Live Remote Event Capture (LREC) Protocol Performance Counter Query Protocol Performance Logs and Alerts Protocol

Server Management
Desired State Configuration Pull Model Protocol Domain Name Service (DNS) Server Management Protocol Server and File Management Web APIs Protocol Server Service Remote Protocol Task Scheduler Service Remoting Protocol W32Time Remote Protocol Workstation Service Remote Protocol

Link Layer Services

Callback Control Protocol IrDA Object Exchange (OBEX) Protocol Profile Link Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) Protocol Point-to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) Profile PPP Over IrDA Dialup Protocol Proximity Service Discovery Protocol Quality Windows Audio/Video Experience (qWave): Wireless Diagnostics Protocol Specification VT-UTF8 and VT100+ Protocols

Digital Rights Management

Digital Rights Management License Protocol Windows Media Digital Rights Management (WMDRM): MTP Command Extension Windows Media Digital Rights Management (WMDRM): Network Devices Protocol Windows Media Digital Rights Management for Network Devices (WMDRM-ND): Registrar Initiation Protocol

Authorization Services
Authorization Protocols Overview Authorization Manager (AzMan) Policy File Format Claims Transformation Algorithm Privilege Attribute Certificate Data Structure Remote Authorization API Protocol

WINS Management
Remote Administrative Interface: WINS

Media Streaming Server

Media Streaming Server Protocols Overview Media Stream Broadcast (MSB) Protocol Media Stream Broadcast Distribution (MSBD) Protocol Microsoft Media Server (MMS) Protocol Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) Windows Media Extensions Remote Media Streaming Initiation Protocol Smooth Streaming Protocol Windows Media HTTP Push Distribution Protocol Windows Media HTTP Streaming Protocol Windows Media Log Data Structurev

Certificate Services
Certificate Services Protocols Overview Certificate Services Remote Administration Protocol Certificate Templates Structure ICertPassage Remote Protocol Windows Client Certificate Enrollment Protocol WS-Trust X.509v3 Token Enrollment Extensions X.509 Certificate Enrollment Policy Protocol

Windows Management
Windows Management Protocols Overview PowerShell Remoting Protocol Web Services Management Protocol Extensions for Windows Server 2003 Web Services Management Protocol Extensions for Windows Vista Windows Management Instrumentation Encoding Version 1.0 Protocol Windows Management Instrumentation Remote Protocol

Print Services
Print Services Protocols Overview Enhanced Metafile Spool Format Print System Asynchronous Notification Protocol Print System Asynchronous Remote Protocol Print System Remote Protocol Web Point-and-Print Protocol

Network Layer Services

Authenticated Internet Protocol Specification Firewall and Advanced Security Protocol Internet Key Exchange Protocol Extensions Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) IPsec Extensions

Networking Services
Network Access Protection Protocols Overview Conceptual Schema Definition File Format DHCP Failover Protocol Extension Directory Services Markup Language (DSML) 2.0 Protocol Extensions Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Extensions Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Extensions for Network Access Protection (NAP) Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Server Management Protocol Entity Data Model for Data Services Packaging Format Health Certificate Enrollment Protocol IP Address Management (IPAM) Management Protocol IP Address Management (IPAM) Management Protocol Version 2 Link Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR) Profile Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol (PEAP)

Scan Services
Business Document Scanning: Scan Repository Capabilities and Status Retrieval Protocol

Federation Services
Active Directory Federation Service (AD FS) Web Agent Protocol Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) Proxy Protocol Active Directory Federation Services and Proxy Integration Protocol Active Directory Federation Services OAuth Authorization Code Lookup Protocol Microsoft Web Browser Federated Sign-On Protocol Microsoft Web Browser Federated Sign-On Protocol Extensions

Windows Server Update Services

Windows Server Update Services Protocols Overview Windows Update Services: Client-Server Protocol Windows Update Services: Server-Server Protocol

Storage Services
Storage Services Protocols Overview

Technical Documentation
Automatic Bluetooth Pairing Protocol Device Registration Discovery Protocol Device Registration Enrollment Protocol Enterprise Client Synchronization Protocol Mobile Device Enrollment Protocol Mobile Device Management Protocol Near Field Proximity: Bidirectional Services Protocol Near Field Proximity: Sharing Protocol Tethering Control Channel Protocol UPnP Device and Service Templates: Media Property and Compatibility Extensions Wi-Fi Direct (WFD) Application to Application Protocol

Disk Management Remote Protocol Encrypting File System Remote (EFSRPC) Protocol File Server Remote VSS Protocol Removable Storage Manager (RSM) Remote Protocol Shadow Copy Management Protocol Virtual Disk Service (VDS) Protocol

Technical Documentation
Windows Deployment Services Control Protocol

Rights Management Services

Rights Management Services Protocols Overview Rights Management Services (RMS): Client-to-Server Protocol Rights Management Services (RMS): ISV Extension Protocol Rights Management Services (RMS): Server-to-Server Protocol

Devices

Windows Deployment Services

Windows Deployment Services Multicast Application Protocol Windows Deployment Services Multicast Session Initiation Protocol Windows Deployment Services Multicast Transport Protocol Windows Deployment Services Operation System Deployment Protocol

Technical Documentation
Open Data Protocol (OData) WCF-Based Encrypted Server Administration and Notification Protocol

Server Network Information Discovery Protocol Vendor-Specific RADIUS Attributes for Network Access Protection (NAP) Data Structure Web Services: Security Policy Assertions Format Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) Replication and Autodiscovery Protocol Windows Security Health Agent (WSHA) and Windows Security Health Validator (WSHV) Protocol WS-Discovery: Termination Criteria Protocol Extensions

General Services

Includes selected Open Specifications documents for Windows.