I find Microsoft method of naming every type with a pointer a major annoyance. This is one reason I find reading non-Windows C applications easier.

Give me `int*` vs `PINT`. Microsoft really likes to over engineer causing you have to pointlessly remember more.

The worst is when they redefine the same structure or union under a different name. Example: `IP_ADAPTER_ANYCAST_ADDRESS_XP` is the exact same as `IP_ADAPTER_MULTICAST_ADDRESS_XP`.