Windows desktop app

Be sure the browser saves the file as C:\full.exe. Run the downloaded executable. This will install g++ (and a lot of other things that you don’t really need) on your hard drive. Go to the C: drive using Windows Explorer and double-click on full.exe.

Being a low-level, object-oriented language, it provides a powerful control on the system resources and memory to the developers. A programmer can use C++ not only for the development of desktop applications but also for systems, browsers, games, and so much more .

Microsoft Windows OS Most of the software from Microsoft is developed using C++ (flavors of Visual C++). Applications like Windows 95, ME, 98; XP , etc. are written in C++. Apart from this, the IDE Visual Studio, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office are also written in C++.

Create a Windows desktop project