Windows Communication Foundation Tools

Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) tools are designed to make it easier for you to create, deploy, and manage WCF applications. This section contains detailed information about the tools. Please note that the tools are not supported.

You can run all the tools from the command line.


ServiceModel Metadata Utility Tool (Svcutil.exe)
Generates service model code from metadata documents and metadata documents from service model code.

Find Private Key Tool (FindPrivateKey.exe)
Retrieves the private key from a specified store.

ServiceModel Registration Tool (ServiceModelReg.exe)
Manages the registration and un-registration of ServiceModel on a single machine.

COM+ Service Model Configuration Tool (ComSvcConfig.exe)
Configures COM+ interfaces to be exposed as Web services.

Configuration Editor Tool (SvcConfigEditor.exe)
Creates and modifies configuration settings for WCF services.

Service Trace Viewer Tool (SvcTraceViewer.exe)
Helps you view, group, and filter trace messages so that you can diagnose, repair, and verify issues with WCF services.

WS-AtomicTransaction Configuration Utility (wsatConfig.exe)
Configures basic WS-AtomicTransaction support settings using a command line tool.

WCF System Requirements

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is a communication infrastructure used to create distributed applications. The following lists the requirements that enable WCF to run.

System Requirements
WCF is installed by default on Windows Vista.

WCF can also be installed on Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 R2, or Windows Server 2003 SP1.

Note The Message Queuing (MSMQ) functionality of WCF is only supported on Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 SP1, and .