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Vanara.PInvoke.Kernel32

PInvoke API (methods, structures and constants) imported from Windows Kernel32.dll.

Total Downloads
3.7M
3,666,004
Published
Sep 9, 2025
Latest stable version

Install

.NET CLI
dotnet add package Vanara.PInvoke.Kernel32 --version 4.2.1
Package Manager Console
Install-Package Vanara.PInvoke.Kernel32 -Version 4.2.1
PackageReference
<PackageReference Include="Vanara.PInvoke.Kernel32" Version="4.2.1" />

Frameworks

.NETFramework4.8 .NETCoreApp3.1 net5.0 net6.0 net7.0 net8.0-windows7.0 net9.0-windows7.0 .NETStandard2.0 .NETStandard2.1

Dependencies

Vanara.Core
.NETFramework4.8
[4.2.1, )
Vanara.PInvoke.Shared
.NETFramework4.8
[4.2.1, )
[5.0.0, )
System.Memory
.NETFramework4.8
[4.5.5, )
Vanara.Core
.NETCoreApp3.1
[4.2.1, )
[4.2.1, )
[5.0.0, )
[6.0.1, )
[4.2.1, )
[4.2.1, )
[4.2.1, )
[4.2.1, )
[4.2.1, )
[4.2.1, )
Vanara.Core
net8.0-windows7.0
[4.2.1, )
Vanara.PInvoke.Shared
net8.0-windows7.0
[4.2.1, )
Vanara.Core
net9.0-windows7.0
[4.2.1, )
Vanara.PInvoke.Shared
net9.0-windows7.0
[4.2.1, )

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