The Kinect for Windows SDK provides the tools and APIs, both native and managed, that you need to develop Kinect-enabled applications for Microsoft Windows.

In this section

• What's New in the October 2014 Kinect for Windows version 2.0 SDK
  Describes changes to features, tools, and documentation in the October 2014 release.
• Known Issues
  Provides a list of the known issues and suggested workarounds for each version of the Kinect for Windows SDK and the Developer Toolkit.
• Features
  Lists the features that are new in Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0 that improve on Kinect for Windows SDK 1.8
• Getting Started
  Provides additional resources that will help you to develop a Kinect-enabled application.
• Programming Guide
  Provides programming overviews that cover tools and APIs, both native and managed, that you need to develop Kinect-enabled applications for Microsoft Windows.
• Natural User Interface Tools
  Development environment tools include remote console tools and tools that integrate with the Visual Studio IDE.
• Reference
  Explore the Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0 programming reference documentation.
• Samples
  Provides managed and unmanaged code samples using the Kinect for Windows SDK.