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Microsoft Detours

Monitor Windows API calls by embedding instrumentation into a program’s execution path.

Targets: App · Binary
Category: Debugging and dynamic analysis
Relationship: Foundation tool
Sources reviewed: 2026-10-29

Stars: 6.4k
Last commit: 2026-09-29
Language: C++
License (GitHub): MIT

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Requirements & limits

Requires Windows and a native application/toolchain that can integrate the Detours library. The README describes the Windows NT family and identifies the source as version 4.0.1.
Windows Store applications cannot use Detours because required APIs are unavailable there. Detours is MIT-licensed.

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BibTeX

@misc{microsoft-detours,
  title = {{Microsoft Detours}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/microsoft/Detours}},
  url = {https://github.com/microsoft/Detours},
  urldate = {2026-10-29},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/microsoft-detours/}}
}

Plain text

Microsoft Detours. https://github.com/microsoft/Detours (accessed 2026-10-29). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/microsoft-detours/

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README.md GitHub · microsoft/Detours · Revision 1dbd4ea