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

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GPU Driver: Fence polling hangs when Driver Verifier DMA Checking is enabled

Environment OS: Windows 10 (10.0.19045) Driver: KMDF kernel-mode driver for a PCIe GPU (64-bit DMA capable) Driver Verifier: DMA Checking (flag 0x80) Symptom A basic GPU test works perfectly without Driver Verifier, but hangs when DMA Checking is…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-05-06T09:18:31.7033333+00:00
Erdong zhang 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-05-07T11:15:35.1666667+00:00
Erdong zhang 0 Reputation points
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Sleep and PnP (Reliability) Test Fails for ARM64

Issue Summary I'm trying to certify a minifilter driver with HLK tests where the client is ARM64. Because Microsoft's documentation states that physical hardware must be used, I purchased a Microsoft Surface (2025). All the tests pass fine, except the DF…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-04-28T17:48:03.64+00:00
aklak 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-07T10:30:26.3833333+00:00
Taki Ly (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,100 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers

PSA v4 Virtual Printer has no mechanism equivalent to DT_PLOTTER/GDIINFO to prevent MXDC stroke-to-fill decomposition for cutter/plotter applications

Summary: The PSA v4 virtual printer architecture (windows.printSupportVirtualPrinterWorkflow) has no documented way to signal the Windows print pipeline to preserve stroked vector paths as <Path StrokeThickness="..."> elements in the OXPS…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-04-30T17:32:12.14+00:00
davet322 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-05-06T07:46:35.88+00:00
Michael Le (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 11,320 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Realtek HD Audio Driver and Software in Windows 11

Hello, I'm having an issue with my computers which have the Realtek HD Audio adapter. One of them is my Asus laptop. I'll try to make my question as short is possible. Here's the issue - the Windows 11 DRIVER works just fine. The problem is getting…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-07-12T14:45:02.04+00:00
Robert LaFramboise 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-05T05:28:27.87+00:00
Daniel Andres 0 Reputation points
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how to fix my laptop bluetooth problem

i have a problem to connect my Bluetooth handfree to my laptop but my bluetooth deriver is not working

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-05-04T16:17:46.52+00:00
hyderali 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-05-05T02:36:05.86+00:00
Jack Dang (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 17,585 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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[HLK] Required Driver Attributes Test Fails with 0xC0000225 Despite Matching Driver Hashes

I am running HLK tests for driver certification and encountering a failure in the Required Driver Attributes test case. The test fails with the following error: NT Path = "\Device\HarddiskVolume3\windows\system32\drivers\simamladrv.sys" Failed…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-04-22T10:43:30.81+00:00
Abhishek Naik 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-04T10:39:56.66+00:00
Tom Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 4,860 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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ACX virtual audio capture endpoint is clean in Sound Recorder but stutters when used by Phone Link/BthHFAud HFP

I am developing an ACX/KMDF virtual audio cable driver on Windows 11. The driver exposes a render endpoint and a capture endpoint: Render endpoint: AO Cable V2 Virtual Audio Cable Capture endpoint: AO Cable V2 Virtual Audio Cable Format for V1: 48…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-05-02T17:12:38.83+00:00
jongwon hwang 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-04T07:23:13.9666667+00:00
Taki Ly (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,100 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Hardware Program Verification using Azure's Trusted Signing (instead of EV Code Signing Certificate)

Hi, Is it possible to possible to upload and submit drivers for Microsoft's Hardware Program attestation and getting approved for the program using Azure Trusted Signing, since it requires the same KYC-level verification? Or do I have to purchase a…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-04-21T21:50:26.9433333+00:00
Justas Urbonas 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-28T10:03:33.56+00:00
Taki Ly (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,100 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to pass the HLK test case:Signed Driver Check (Check Logo)

I have a filter driver, and I've run the HLK test cases, submitted it to Hardware Dev Center for driver signing, and obtained a successful signature. However, when I run the system test case "Signed Driver Check (Check Logo)" with this driver,…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-04-21T03:48:55.8666667+00:00
microarray 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-28T10:02:32.2433333+00:00
Taki Ly (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,100 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

Windows support for USB HID HUTRR110 (System Microphone Mute) and HUTRR106 (Call State Management Control)

Hello, I am developing firmware for a custom USB Composite Device (Keyboard + Consumer Control) and I am trying to implement a hardware-level Microphone Mute toggle button. I have attempted to implement this using two different recent HID specifications…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-04-15T10:21:13.95+00:00
Bhargav Gondaliya 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-24T10:24:23.2766667+00:00
Taki Ly (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,100 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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HLK 25H2: Wi-Fi Direct test stuck at "Run Test" / "Start RemoteServer on SUT" – client completed but controller not receiving status

Environment: Windows HLK version: 25H2 Test machines: TEST4 (DUT) and TEST1 (SUT), both in machine pool WIFIV1560, Runtime Version 2.7.3539.0 Test name: Wi-Fi Direct Service Pairing and Reconnect Tests - Functional Job ID: 1270 Log path:…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-03-03T07:20:21.4466667+00:00
Peng DENG 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-04-24T09:18:59.6266667+00:00
Tom Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 4,860 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Issues with Miniport Drive in Win11 25H2 version of HLK

We are encountering issues with our USB network adapter device driver (Miniport Driver) during HLK testing and request assistance with analysis:(1).All tests pass normally when using the Win11 22H2 version of HLK. (2).The CheckConnectivity and…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-04-08T08:58:04.9633333+00:00
commented 2026-04-17T09:53:21.61+00:00
Taki Ly (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,100 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

WFP API Race Condition: BSOD in FwpsCompleteOperation0 due to undocumented TCP Endpoint Teardown vulnerability at ALE Layers

Hello, I'm developing a WFP callout driver and have identified a severe, reproducible race condition involving FwpsPendOperation0 and FwpsCompleteOperation0 at the Application Layer Enforcement (ALE) layers (specifically…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-04-01T09:21:33.32+00:00
Alex Zilberkant 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-04-15T14:31:52.78+00:00
Ana M 0 Reputation points Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

WHQL testing for a service driver: is it OK to use VMs to run HLK tests?

This is a software service not a hardware driver. The HLK tests seemed to run OK in Windows 10 and 11 VMs, but is that allowed for submitting the HLKX? Edit: this is a kernel minifilter driver with INF file

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-04-06T17:57:22.7733333+00:00
Dave Simmons 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-04-13T16:10:22.05+00:00
Dave Simmons 20 Reputation points
2 answers

HLK Studio shows “No targets in project” after successful Controller and Client setup (Windows Server 2019 + Windows 10)

Title: HLK Studio shows “No targets in project” after successful Controller and Client setup (Windows Server 2019 + Windows 10) Summary I am attempting to set up the Windows Hardware Lab Kit (HLK) environment following the official Microsoft…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-03-30T07:12:53.35+00:00
Nitin Pardeshi 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-10T10:44:16.8366667+00:00
Danny Nguyen (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 6,785 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

HLK Client Machine Status Stuck at NotReady with Error: "Latest Resource Configuration is null, cannot build machine properties"

I am setting up a Windows HLK (Hardware Lab Kit) test environment. The HLK Controller is running normally, but the client machine (machine name: / , OS: Windows 11 Client x64, build number: 26100) remains in the status in HLK Studio and cannot transition…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-03-27T04:29:50.8766667+00:00
彭 太平 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-07T09:25:10.04+00:00
Taki Ly (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,100 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
0 answers

How to Fix Inf2Cat Error when building driver?

I'm following the procedure outlined here (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/develop/signing-a-driver-during-development-and-testing) to test sign a driver. In the "Enabling test signing manually" section, when I allow…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2024-08-23T15:03:23.91+00:00
Anthony Lleonart 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-19T17:40:37.15+00:00
Phil Preen 1 Reputation point
2 answers

Whql addrechange test case failing

Hi All, I’m facing failures in a few HLK network test cases using: HLK Server: Windows Server 2022 Client systems: Windows Server 2025 / Windows 11 Issue Summary The failures seem to be related to IPX packets being dropped, as observed via…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-03-23T10:30:44.3333333+00:00
David ambu 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-31T12:11:14.8866667+00:00
David ambu 0 Reputation points
2 answers

How to fix avshws.sys driver with {The driver input point cannot be found} (errorcode=39)

I successfully compiled the project file(Windows-driver-samples-main\avstream\avshws) using VS2022 and generated the avshws.sys,avshws.inf,avshws.cat. Install the driver according to the "README.md" on Win10 22h2. It is not going…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-03-24T11:24:19.6+00:00
PENG TONG 50 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-07T02:15:24.1233333+00:00
Tom Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 4,860 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

HLK USB-IF Certification Validation Test failed with "No Valid Test ID Reported" during test execution

Hello Team, We are validating a Windows driver package using HLK. During HLK test execution, the following test failed: USB-IF Certification Validation Test (Device) The exact failure message from the HLK log is: "No Valid Test ID…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-03-30T06:25:43.7366667+00:00
M VISWANATH 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-02T10:36:31.6433333+00:00
Damien Pham (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,755 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator