Which language is used in creating windows OS and it's application?

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The Windows Operating System, specifically Windows NT, is primarily developed using C and C++ programming languages, with a minimal amount of assembly language utilized. The exact ratios of these languages in the codebase are not specified, but C and C++ are the dominant languages for application development within the Windows environment.

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Hi. Which language is used in creating windows OS and it's application?
 
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For Windows NT, it was some assembly, C, and C++, but I don't know the ratios other than the amount of assembly code was small.
 

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