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# Windows Imaging Component

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Overview of the Windows Imaging Component technology.

To develop Windows Imaging Component, you need these headers:

 * [wincodec.h](../wincodec/index.md)
 * [wincodecsdk.h](../wincodecsdk/index.md)

For programming guidance for this technology, see:
* [Windows Imaging Component](/windows/desktop/wic)

