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Windows System Assessment Tool Provider

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[WinSAT may be altered or unavailable for releases after Windows 8.1.]

Purpose

The Windows System Assessment Tool (WinSAT) exposes a number of classes that assesses the performance characteristics and capabilities of a computer. Developers can use this API to develop software that can access the performance and capability information of a computer to determine the optimal application settings based on that computer's performance capabilities.

Users can use the results of a formal assessment to determine which scenarios and applications will perform well on a computer. For example, if a software package contains a rating on its packaging, a user can use the rating to determine whether the software will run well on the computer.

Developer audience

WinSAT is designed for C, C++, and Visual Basic developers and those who write scripts.

Run-time requirements

WinSAT is available on client computers starting with the Windows Vista operating system.

In this section

Topic Description
Using WinSAT
 Procedural guide for initiating assessments, retrieving scores, and retrieving assessment details.
WinSAT Reference
 Reference information for the WinSAT API, samples, and schema.