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WinInet - won't work without Internet Explorer?

Andreyka_ 136 Reputation points
2021-03-08T14:39:31.117+00:00

ello,

I saw this quote on the Microsoft website:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-US/troubleshoot/browsers/wininet-not-supported-in-services

In order to understand the limitations unique to using WinInet in a server environment, it is necessary to understand WinInet's history. WinInet was developed for use by Internet Explorer. In fact, to use later versions of WinInet, you must load a minimal installation of Internet Explorer.

I don't understand something: is WinInet a Windows API or an InternetExplorer API? An application written using WinInet without Internet Explorer itself - will it work?

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  1. Dylan Zhu-MSFT 6,436 Reputation points
    2021-03-09T03:08:30.793+00:00

    Hi Andreyka,

    Currently, WinInet is not supported in Microsoft Q&A forum. Maybe you can report it in stackoverflow with wininet tag .

    Best Regards, Dylan

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