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HelloAssembly The smallest possible complete Windows application
The project provides source code for three variants of the world’s smallest complete Windows application, each implementing a functional message loop, title bar, system menu, and centered text. Optimized builds are produced with plain MASM32 or the Crinkler linker, which uses aggressive size-reduction techniques that may trigger antivirus alerts. Detailed build commands and required SDK versions are included to reproduce the minimal executables.