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

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VhfCreate error 0xC0000010

I am a beginner and I plan to write a virtual driver program. But I encountered an error in the VhfCreate function: Vhf创建失败: 0xC0000010 this some code #include <ntddk.h> #include <wdf.h> #include <initguid.h> #include…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-08-24T01:25:58.4066667+00:00
hulirou 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-09-16T04:06:34.3466667+00:00
Tom Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 810 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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laptop update problem

mere laptop update nahi ho rha hai kya kre kaise update kre hp laptop pavilion

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-09-10T10:35:58.29+00:00
pratik dixit 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-09-16T03:06:36.62+00:00
Tom Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 810 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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Windows Server 2025 hardware certification

We are planning certify our server with Windows Server 2025 . I would like to understand below thing .   What the Playlist name for Windows Server 2025  Is TPM mandatory ? Can we skip specific test like USB Generic HID Test & USB xHCI Transfer…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-08-21T05:22:27.35+00:00
Narasimha Rao 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-09-15T10:23:54.85+00:00
vantageocert 0 Reputation points
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Windows Update 24H2 update caused my fingerprint scanner to stop working

Yesterday my fingerprint scanner worked when logging into my computer. Windows update 24H2 was installed automatically this morning and now my fingerprint scanner option is not available. I removed and reinserted the scanner to check for connection. The…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-07-24T20:54:45.59+00:00
Jeff 5 Reputation points
commented 2025-09-15T10:05:47.53+00:00
Tom Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 810 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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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
commented 2025-09-15T10:04:53.95+00:00
Tom Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 810 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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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
commented 2025-09-15T10:03:55.34+00:00
Tom Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 810 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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Partner Center Vetting status changed to Rejected and no way to fix it

I set up an account at Partner Center for my company to submit device drivers. I submitted a test file signed with our EV certificate, as required, and all was fine. Now its Vetting status has changed to Rejected, and there is no means to fix it, there…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-08-27T06:04:59.4933333+00:00
Joe6 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-09-15T07:16:24.3033333+00:00
Omkara Varshitha Kunapalli (INFOSYS LIMITED) 635 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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how to fix UNEXPECTED_STORE_EXCEPTION (0X154) and KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLE (0X1E)

Hello, I recently upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11, and when I play games, I started having a blue screen of death issue. I also changed the RAM, lowered all the overclocks I had done, and updated the video card drivers. I also tried some solutions…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-09-14T15:40:56.75+00:00
Leonardo Mariani 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-09-15T04:22:13.9066667+00:00
Tom Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 810 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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USB external Drives Inaccessible – “Access is Denied” on Windows 11

I am experiencing an issue with my Windows 11 PC where USB drives are no longer accessible. When I insert a USB drive, I receive the error message “Access is denied”. The same USB drives work normally on other computers, so I believe the issue is…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-09-09T10:31:41.7433333+00:00
Anna 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-09-15T04:18:35.9533333+00:00
Omkara Varshitha Kunapalli (INFOSYS LIMITED) 635 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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Sudden change in display size and unable to determine, control, or change the display brightness and refresh rate after the latest update.

My laptop, which is an Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506IH_FA566IH, runs Windows 11 Version 24H2. It auto-updated tonight. Ever since the update, the display scale has changed to a recommended150%. I do not have any way to be able to select the option and to…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-09-10T17:19:11.37+00:00
OM MAHAJAN 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-09-15T03:51:07.7633333+00:00
Tom Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 810 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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How to get YUV422 format desktop in the indirect display driver

I am developing a product that converts USB to HDMI and I need to use the idd driver.The idd driver by default retrieves the desktop in the BGRA8888 format. Now, I hope to directly obtain the YUV422 format of the desktop from the GPU. No need for CPU or…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-09-11T11:43:34.05+00:00
PENG TONG 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-09-15T02:52:37.9366667+00:00
Tom Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 810 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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Kernel Driver virtualization is no longer allowed?

Hi all, I am looking for an official answer on protection practices for Windows kernel mode drivers used in anti cheat and anti tamper scenarios. Our protection vendor, Oreans Code Virtualizer, has told us that some customers were informed that…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-09-08T13:37:49.2+00:00
Gergely Homonnai (Geri) 0 Reputation points
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Unable to access Microsoft Hardware Dashboard after Hardware Program enrollment

Hello, Our company has completed the registration process for the Device Driver WHQL certification and enrolled in the Hardware Program. However, we are unable to access the Hardware Dashboard. Account used: ******@joyedu01.onmicrosoft.com (Global…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-09-06T00:54:26.61+00:00
soh byung hyuk 0 Reputation points
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Windows 11 HLK 25H2 download

There is NO 25H2 WHQL test kit available on https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/test/hlk/ When will it be ready? How to download it?

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-09-05T08:58:06.9966667+00:00
Lo, Henry 5 Reputation points
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Driver submission failing at the validation stage getting Error 2084

We are getting the Error 2084 during driver submission validation phase. ---- MarmaNetFDriver.inf, line 30 : Service binary 'C:\windows\System32\drivers\MarmaNetFDriver.sys' should reference a CopyFiles destination file. Error 2084 in…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-09-04T18:41:58.9866667+00:00
Sarveshwar Rao 0 Reputation points
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HLK Test Failure: Device.Biometric.FingerprintReader with WINBIO_E_DATA_PROTECTION_ERROR(0x80098004)

Problem Description: Test Name: Device.Biometric.FingerprintReader :: WinBioSequenceTests.dll Error Code: 0x80098004 (WINBIO_E_DATA_PROTECTION_ERROR) Symptom: During the HLK test, all Windows Biometric Framework API calls (WinBioEnrollCapture,…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-09-04T12:07:01.0633333+00:00
Gunda Vikram 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-09-04T12:30:04.5533333+00:00
Gunda Vikram 0 Reputation points
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HLK Test Failure: Device.Biometric.FingerprintReader with WINBIO_E_DATA_PROTECTION_ERROR(0x80098004)

Problem Description: Test Name: Device.Biometric.FingerprintReader :: WinBioSequenceTests.dll Error Code: 0x80098004 (WINBIO_E_DATA_PROTECTION_ERROR) Symptom: During the HLK test, all Windows Biometric Framework API calls (WinBioEnrollCapture,…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-09-04T11:59:39.7766667+00:00
Gunda Vikram 0 Reputation points
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why my laptop is not detecting my headphone?

My laptop is not detecting my headphone since yesterday. what might be the problem and how can i solve this? I have a dell laptop currently running windows 11.

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-09-04T10:54:05.2633333+00:00
anonymous1 0 Reputation points
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Where can I find entire sample code about Print Support Application(PSA) ?

I am working for writing a PSA application for my printer. I know the guide from here->https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/devapps/print-support-app-design-guide But I can not find the entire sample code about that ongithub or…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2024-08-13T02:26:22.9033333+00:00
Woods Sea 10 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-09-02T17:47:37.1066667+00:00
Rob Caplan - MSFT 6,127 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
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avshws of Windows-driver-samples can not be started

check C:\Windows\INF\setupapi.dev.log: Device 'ROOT\CAMERA\0002' not started: Device has problem: 0x27 (CM_PROB_DRIVER_FAILED_LOAD), problem status: 0xc0000263. check device management: Cannot find driver entry point Code 39 Build with WDK 10.0.26100.0,…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-09-01T10:03:35.0633333+00:00
lance_lin 0 Reputation points