What is Visual Studio 2013 SDK?

Overview. By using the Visual Studio 2013 SDK, you can create tool windows, menu commands, editor extensions, isolated shell projects, and other extensions for Visual Studio. After you install the SDK, you can use the shortcuts on the Start menu to find the online documentation, samples, and other developer resources.

How do I check my Visual Studio SDK version?

If you run the Visual Studio installer, and click modify on the version that you have installed. On the right hand side, there will be a summary of the currently installed components. Just look for any Windows 10 SDKs with selected check boxes next to it, and that will be the version that is installed.

How do I download Microsoft SDK?

You can get the Windows SDK in two ways: install it from this page by selecting the download link or by selecting “Windows 11 SDK (10.0. 22000)” in the optional components of the Visual Studio 2019 Installer. Before you install this SDK: Review all system requirements.

What is the Visual Studio 2013 SDK?

By using the Visual Studio 2013 SDK, you can create tool windows, menu commands, editor extensions, isolated shell projects, and other extensions for Visual Studio. The SDK also helps you test and debug your extensions in an experimental instance of Visual Studio so that your primary development environment is not changed unexpectedly.

Why do I need to update the Visual Studio SDK?

For more information, see Install the Visual Studio SDK. The Visual Studio SDK has some new features such as the synchronously autoloaded extensions warning and VSIX v3 format as well as breaking changes, which may require you to update your extension.

Where can I find examples of Visual Studio SDK extensions?

You can also find extensions in the Visual Studio Marketplace You can find the Visual Studio SDK API reference at Visual Studio SDK Reference. You can find open source examples of VS SDK extensions on GitHub at Visual Studio Samples.

What is an MSDK model?

At the heart of MSDK is the definition of a model that you create to represent concepts in your business area.