102 questions with Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK) tags

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Can we use the Resrved Byte 1 of the HID report for Keybaord for custom applications?

I am working on a Custom Keyboard and has been looking for a way to use the reserved Byte 1 of the HID Report. If I make changes in the report descriptor then the keyboard wont work in the BIOS mode. Is there any way, maybe by using a different Endpoint…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-07-03T12:58:48.8333333+00:00
Sumit Yadav 0 Reputation points
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I want to use wddm driver+winrt to realize headset driver, in WDDM driver I change the VSDB in edid to the value needed by the headset and report it to the system, then in winrt project by calling GetCurrentTargets() I've successfully get the above monito

auto manager = winrt::DisplayManager::Create(winrt::DisplayManagerOptions::EnforceSourceOwnership); bool shouldRetry; do { shouldRetry = false; winrt::IVectorView<winrt::DisplayTarget> targets = manager.GetCurrentTargets(); auto…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-07-01T03:32:35.85+00:00
Mark Qian 钱小兵 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-07-02T14:13:59.0533333+00:00
Rob Caplan - MSFT 6,037 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
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Keyboard Not Working (Tried updating still nothing)

My laptop keyboard is not working, my laptop is Acer aspire 3,A315-59, I've been trying every solution I could find, still nothing. Tried restarting my laptop, updating, uninstalling still nothing.

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-06-30T07:38:49.1333333+00:00
Kirvie 0 Reputation points
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How to fix inf2cat error when loading WindowsProtectedFiles.xml file in visual studio 2022

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community>inf2cat /driver:"E:\job\PCI\ftpcie440\win_drv\ftpcie440\ftpcie440" /os:10_X64 ................................................... An error occurred loading the Windows file protection…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-06-30T02:14:31.76+00:00
Sanjin Sen-Chin Liu(劉森進) 0 Reputation points
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How to sol ZINK:failed to choose pdev from bash consol into WSL ?

When I'm trying to open nautilus from bash console into WSL through 'nautilus ./' command, I get : Connecting to org.freedesktop.Tracker3.Miner.Files libEGL warning: DRI3: Screen seems not DRI3 capable libEGL warning: DRI3: Screen seems not DRI3…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-06-26T10:33:36.0133333+00:00
Romain Sibuet 0 Reputation points
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How to Dynamically Modify or Hide V4 Printer Features (e.g., Page Sizes) in Classical Apps on Windows 10/11

I’m developing a V4 XPS Virtual Printer Driver with a rendering filter using IPrintPipelineFilter, which outputs XPS files with features like stapling, duplex, etc. My requirement: I’d like to dynamically remove or hide printer features such as page…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-06-26T09:09:16.6533333+00:00
Satheesh Rodriguez 0 Reputation points
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WHLK Smart Card Minidriver Certification on ARM64 (Issue with Playlist)

Running WHLK (10.1.26100.3037) using VHDX image to test a Smart Card mini-driver. Playlist: HLK Version 24H2 CompatPlaylist x64 ARM64 X64: For Intel X64 systems the playlist selects But for ARM64 system it selects: a) How come the playlist does not…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-06-20T16:07:21.8366667+00:00
Manoj Jain 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-06-23T00:11:48.8833333+00:00
Rob Caplan - MSFT 6,037 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
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HLK Client Not Visible on HLK Server in Azure

Hello For few years we've been performing HLK tests using VmWares. Because machines where those VmWares run don't have latest hardware, we cannot update Windows on those VmWares to the latest updates. So we created server and client machines on…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-06-17T10:34:38.48+00:00
Uroš Dakskobler 0 Reputation points
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VS2022 Deployment Settings Error loading the Deployment settings.

System Info: Windows 10 professional Version: 22H2 Other: 19045.5854 VS2002 17.14.5 Windows SDK: 10.0.26100.3323 Windows WDK: 10.0.26100.3323 Error Info:Deployment Settings Error loading the Deployment settings:Driver Packages are not loaded. Make sure…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-06-11T03:26:06.01+00:00
Fossen 20 Reputation points
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How to call UMDF driver from App

Hi MSFT team, I have a question about UMDF, need your help to comments, Thanks. Background: We want to dev a UMD driver (using UMDF2), We want to use an App to call this UM driver. Question: The only interface the UDM exposed to App is via Win32…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-05-08T06:57:11.54+00:00
Damon Pan 126 Reputation points
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acpi.h for Windows 7

I'm looking for the "acpi.h" header file which is supposed to be included in the WDK. Is there any chance to get it somewhere?

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-04-17T10:06:41.55+00:00
Remdale 0 Reputation points
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"Legal" paper size option is not displayed in the default WIA2 UI

Hello Team, I have a WIA driver; when scanning from Feeder through WIA scan, the default WIA2 UI displays, "Legal(8.5*14 inch)" paper size option is not available in the paper size option, even though 'Legal' size is supported by the driver. is…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-04-14T10:57:49.15+00:00
Roshni 21 Reputation points
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Distribution and license of winusbcoinstaller

Hello, I am working on a project where a device is updated using dfu-util and utilizes the DFU driver from the STM32Cube(Programmer) drivers subdirectory. There are files included which came from the MS-WDK. I would like to distribute these drivers to my…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-03-10T11:46:30.8233333+00:00
Ben 0 Reputation points
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Upload signed driver got fail "There is no valid EV certificate associated with your account........."

Hi Team, I upload a new signed driver for WHQL certification. However, i got the fail information "Unfortunately, There is no valid EV certificate associated with your account........." As i know, my company only purchased "OV certs"…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-03-10T03:39:28.9033333+00:00
Yi, Ken 0 Reputation points
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WiFiCx Hang Detection and Recovery Procedure

WLAN Device Driver Interface Miniport Driver (WDI) outlines a proper hang detection and recovery procedure in https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/network/wdi-hang-detection-and-recovery. However, the new Wi-Fi WDF class extension…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-03-04T11:04:07.32+00:00
Albert Camps 5 Reputation points
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What to do with old Partner Center hardware dashboard driver submissions?

We have made many hardware submissions in the Partner Center hardware dashboard (some of them were just practise rounds), that are all no longer needed. Should they be deleted and if so, how can that be done?

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-02-28T06:54:08.2933333+00:00
Joona 0 Reputation points
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How can I implement an OpenGl ICD (Installable Client Driver)?

Good morning, On the last weeks, I have been learning how to program a Display Driver, compliant with WDDM (Windows Display Driver Model). In the middle of many implementation details, Microsoft Documentation doesn't provide any relevant info about…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-02-26T12:05:57.8933333+00:00
Pedro Miguel Sá Felgueiras 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-02-26T13:44:53.67+00:00
Pedro Miguel Sá Felgueiras 0 Reputation points
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How to enable kernel debug over network on windows 11 23H2 ARM64 VM

I'm trying to remotely debug a Windows 11 ARM64 VM running on a Linux ARM64 physical machine, but I'm always having trouble successfully turning on network debug mode. According to the documentation…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-02-18T07:37:21.16+00:00
Feng Jiang 5 Reputation points
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Fetch SATA/NVMe information

I am not able to retrieve Drive Controller information like interface type and maximum speed supported I want to fetch details like SATA/NVMe and maximum supported speed using any of the Win32_class

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-02-17T03:09:23.77+00:00
S, Ravi Kiran 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-02-17T05:43:25.75+00:00
Jeanine Zhang-MSFT 11,356 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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"stampinf.exe" exited with code 87.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/print/building-a-basic-v4-printer-driver I done all the steps mentioned in the above link in building a basic printer driver V4. But when I build the project an error occurred. …

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-02-14T09:51:19.8533333+00:00
anuraj shaji 10 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-02-17T01:07:11.7133333+00:00
Anna Xiu-MSFT 31,056 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff