Washington ? Microsoft Corp. is disclosing more technical information about its Windows operating system products in order to comply with a federal antitrust settlement that has yet to be approved by a judge, the company announced Monday.

“Microsoft is obligated as a company to continue to move forward to meet our obligations under the agreement, even as we are waiting for a final decision,” Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith said.

The technical information will help software makers write programs that work as well with Windows as Microsoft’s own products do.

Some of the technical data will be released online this month for free, while other information will require a licensing fee.

The disclosures came along with other previously scheduled moves to comply with the settlement. Microsoft will finish work on a new update to Windows this month which will allow computer users to hide some functions of Windows, like the media player, Web browser or mail program.