If you are writing code that targets multiple platforms, it is important to know which APIs are available for each platform. This topic provides a general comparison of API surface areas between Xbox One XDK, Microsoft Store apps, and Win32 desktop programs.
The following table lists the APIs that are available on each platform.
| API | Xbox One XDK | Microsoft Store apps / Universal Windows Platform (UWP) | Win32 desktop (x86/x64) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard C++ 11/C++14 Library (STL) | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Windows Runtime Library (WRL) | Partially supported (ComPtr, etc.) | Supported | Partially supported (ComPtr, etc.) |
| C++/CX (/ZW) | Supported | Supported | Not supported |
| C++/WinRT | Supported (March 2017 XDK or later) | Supported | Not supported |
| C++ AMP | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| OpenMP | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| ConcRT/Parallel Patterns Library (PPL) | Supported except for schedule groups and contexts | Supported except for schedule groups and contexts | Supported |
| ATL | Not supported | Not supported | Supported |
| MFC | Not supported | Not supported | Supported |
| Direct3D | Supports Direct3D 11.1 with Hardware Feature Level 11.1 and Direct3D 12 with Hardware Feature Level 12.0 | Supported; supports Direct3D 11.2 on Windows 8.1; supports Direct3D 12 on Windows 10 | Supported; supports Direct3D 11.2 on Windows 8.1; supports Direct3D 12 on Windows 10 |
| DXGI | Supports DXGI 1.2 | Supported; supports DXGI 1.3 on Windows 8.1 | Supported; supports DXGI 1.3 on Windows 8.1 |
| OpenGL | Not supported | Not supported | Supported; requires ICD |
| OpenGL ES | Not supported | Supported through ANGLE | Supported through ANGLE |
| XAML | Not supported | Supported | Not supported |
| D3DCompile | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| DirectXMath | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| XAudio2 | Supports xWMA and XMA2 | Supported | Supported |
| WASAPI | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| XINPUT | Not supported | Supported | Supported |
| Windows Imaging Component (WIC) | WIC2 supported except for HD Photo and JPEG-XR; no support for metadata query language | WIC2 supported | Supported; WIC2 supported on Windows 7 SP1 with KB 2670838 update, Windows 8.x, and Windows 10 |
| Windows Media Foundation | Supports MP4, AAC, and H.264 | Supported | Supported |
| DirectShow | Not supported | Not supported | Supported |
| CreateThread, SetThreadAffinity, Sleep, SleepEx, TlsAlloc | Supported | Supported for UWP | Supported |
| CreateProcess, GetCommandLine | Supported | Not supported | Supported |
| HeapAlloc | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| VirtualAlloc | Supported | Supported for UWP | Supported |
| WinSock 2.x | Supported | Supported; requires Windows 8.1 with Visual Studio 2013 Update 4 tools | Supported |
| QueryPerformanceCounter, QueryPerformanceFrequency, GetTickCount, GetTickCount64 | Supported | Supported except for GetTickCount | Supported |
| Windows.ApplicationModel | Partially supported | Supported | Not supported |
| Windows.Data | Partially supported | Supported | Partially supported |
| Windows.Devices | Partially supported | Supported | Partially supported |
| Windows.Foundation | Partially supported | Supported | Partially supported |
| Windows.Globalization | Not supported | Supported | Partially supported |
| Windows.Graphics | Not supported | Supported | Not supported |
| Windows.Management | Not supported | Supported | Not supported |
| Windows.Media | Partially supported | Supported | Partially supported |
| Windows.Networking | Partially supported | Supported | Partially supported |
| Windows.Security | Not supported | Supported | Partially supported |
| Windows.Storage | Partially supported | Supported | Partially supported |
| Windows.System | Partially supported | Supported | Partially supported |
| Windows.UI | Partially supported | Supported | Not supported |
| Windows.Web | Partially supported | Supported | Partially supported |
| Windows.Kinect | Supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| Windows.Xbox | Supported | Not supported | Not supported |