146 questions with Windows Driver Kit (WDK) tags

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Solution build compiled without error but no .sys file created

I am currently working on a file system mini-filter driver in Windows. I've set up my development environment with the following: Development Tools: Visual Studio (latest version) Windows Driver Kit (WDK) Windows SDK Setup Details: I configured the…

Visual Studio
Visual Studio
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.
5,358 questions
Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
813 questions
C++
C++
A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.
3,829 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
10,455 questions
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
146 questions
asked 2025-01-18T18:18:26.8033333+00:00
Beast 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-01-18T20:02:23.2+00:00
Viorel 119K Reputation points
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fltKernel header file not available in windows driver kit vs 2022

Hi team, I am trying to create a minifilter driver. I have installed vs code 2022 and wdk. But i am not able to see fltKernel header file which is critical for windows driver development (minifilter). Is their any alternative way for this header file. …

Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
10,455 questions
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
146 questions
asked 2025-01-16T16:42:02.6033333+00:00
Beast 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-01-17T01:03:32.4166667+00:00
Anna Xiu-MSFT 30,791 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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Unnable to see fltKernel header file which is required for mini filter development

Hi i want to develop a mini filter for file system for which i have installed latest visual studio community versio and wdk through individual component. I am not able to see MiniFilter template code fltKernel header file which is critical for…

Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
146 questions
asked 2025-01-16T14:21:40.0666667+00:00
Beast 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-01-17T01:03:17.3266667+00:00
Anna Xiu-MSFT 30,791 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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Windows Hardware Lab Kit

I want to certify my driver with the Windows Hardware Lab kit, but I don't know which tests I should do, my driver uses PsSetLoadImageNotifyRoutine, PsSetCreateProcessNotifyRoutine, IOCTL, and ObRegisterCallbacks. In the HLK tool, the only test that is…

Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
146 questions
asked 2025-01-13T19:23:40.96+00:00
Victor 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Au10tix fails make that I can't pass my hardware partner center Hardware verification

I'm trying to regist Microsoft partner center with Hardware , so that I can finish my job which is developing a Windows Driver and pass WHQL . And now I'm stuck on verification of Au10tix where I need to get a Verified ID for Authenticator. I follow…

Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
146 questions
Hardware Lab Kit
Hardware Lab Kit
A test framework used to test hardware devices for Windows.
11 questions
asked 2025-01-10T11:05:36.1266667+00:00
JAY CHAN 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-01-11T03:20:18.0066667+00:00
JAY CHAN 0 Reputation points
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Espon Scan 2 interaction with Win 11 Pro, MS Office Pro

Epson Scan 2 failure - I want to confirm Windows 11 Pro deprication of OEM drivers for Scan integrations in deference to use Windows Scan, something I gained from reading threads in this forum. I just cannot live with Windows Scan. Since re-imaging…

Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
146 questions
asked 2025-01-09T19:01:02.87+00:00
Kelly Daniels 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Error Uploading .HLKX File to Microsoft Partner Center for Driver Signing

I am encountering an issue while trying to upload a .hlkx file to the Microsoft Partner Center for driver signing. Here are the details of my situation: I have received Windows from NXP, and no updates have been made to it. I tested the drivers on my…

Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
146 questions
asked 2025-01-07T17:03:09.4166667+00:00
answered 2025-01-07T17:06:26.4833333+00:00
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Error Uploading .HLKX File to Microsoft Partner Center for Driver Signing

I am encountering an issue while trying to upload a .hlkx file to the Microsoft Partner Center for driver signing. Here are the details of my situation: I have received Windows from NXP, and no updates have been made to it. I tested the drivers on my…

Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
146 questions
asked 2025-01-07T16:55:31.6533333+00:00
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I2C HID Device driver

I cant find I2C HID drive, how can I install it again?

Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
146 questions
Driver Quality Tools
Driver Quality Tools
a set of tools that aid driver developers in finding, diagnosing, and fixing bugs in their drivers.
11 questions
asked 2024-12-28T20:16:55.4866667+00:00
Azeneth Sequera Rodriguez 5 Reputation points
1 answer

Windows Driver Kit fails to install integration with Visual Studio, no .sys file generated

Hey, I'm trying to create an NDIS lightweight filter driver. I'm having problems setting up my environment correctly. I tried a few templates - ndislwf, kmdf basic, kmdf empty, and wdm. I always get the same symptoms: The include paths are not set up…

Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
146 questions
asked 2024-11-30T09:52:57.0133333+00:00
Nir Harel 5 Reputation points
commented 2024-12-27T13:14:48.63+00:00
Nir Harel 5 Reputation points
1 answer

WiFiCx client driver create adapter fail

Hi, I'm developing a WiFiCx -based client driver and I get an exception from WiFiCx in the callback to create an adapter, which results in the device not booting. I want to know what the cause of the exception is, I guess it is caused by a…

Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
146 questions
asked 2024-12-20T07:19:36.1566667+00:00
Mark 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-12-26T09:40:16.1866667+00:00
Mark 0 Reputation points
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Lenovo ThinkPad L15 Gen 4 - WDS image error when start image settings on the laptop

Hello! There are about 70 pieces "Lenovo ThinkPad L15 Gen 4" laptops. 10 pieces of these machines have not been able to load a network image for some time, because the response file shown in the image throws an error, even if there is no…

Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
146 questions
asked 2024-12-25T07:57:03.1266667+00:00
Balázs Kaposi 0 Reputation points
0 answers

Driver Load Issues in Windows 11 HLK INF Verification: Error with AddReg Operation

Hello everyone I'm using Infverif.exe tool from WDK 10.0.22621 to verify my INF file. Command used to execute is infverif.exe /u "absolute inf file path". For INF AddReg directive section i have created the entries as follows. HKLM,…

Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
146 questions
asked 2024-12-24T02:51:25.1066667+00:00
hanish gopi 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Smart card minidriver - InfVerif on Windows 11 24H2

The InfVerif that was introduced with Windows 11 24H2 (- see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/devtest/infverif_h) provides an error if an AddReg HKLM\SOFTWARE\wow6432Node\Microsoft\Cryptography\Calais\SmartCards is performed.…

Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
146 questions
asked 2024-06-19T09:31:52.9366667+00:00
Markus Punz 5 Reputation points
commented 2024-12-24T01:57:51.97+00:00
hanish gopi 0 Reputation points
3 answers

How to fix my DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE and WIN32K_POWER_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT errors

When i use the vpn and when i leave the computer powered on stuck my computer and got blue screen it says DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE severel time i got WIN32K_POWER_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT I will visit the event viwer i see the Event 17 ESIF errors and i'm…

Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
5,719 questions
Windows Performance Toolkit
Windows Performance Toolkit
A collection of Microsoft performance monitoring tools that produce in-depth performance profiles of Windows operating systems and applications.
111 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
10,455 questions
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
146 questions
asked 2024-11-13T16:52:33.5066667+00:00
Nethum Sethmika 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-12-19T17:14:58.4866667+00:00
Nethum Sethmika 0 Reputation points
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How to read/write registers by a sound wire bus driver?

Hi, All: I am developing a kernel driver for an amplifier device. I find a intel NUC 15 notebook that supports the soundwire bus. I notice that there is a device that is named as "Intel Smart Sound Technology for MIPI SoundWire Audio" in the…

Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
10,455 questions
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
146 questions
asked 2024-12-17T09:52:20.05+00:00
Sun Wane 46 Reputation points
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 Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
146 questions
asked 2024-08-23T15:03:23.91+00:00
Anthony Lleonart 5 Reputation points
commented 2024-12-16T17:55:40.08+00:00
mark ketner 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to prevent my camera driver from replacing default camera device

I am making a new camera driver based on AVStream simulated hardware sample driver (Avshws) in Windows driver samples. After installing my custom driver using Device Manager, when accessing any webpage that utilizes the camera feature (such as a WebRTC…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
11,972 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
10,455 questions
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
146 questions
asked 2024-12-06T06:45:50.31+00:00
Taylor Yi 20 Reputation points
accepted 2024-12-16T07:01:35.09+00:00
Taylor Yi 20 Reputation points
1 answer

Device ACPI0011 not loading with error code 10

Our BIOS team implemented a custom ACPI table for HID buttons using GPIOs, and I'm using the ACPI table sample below created with this documentation: Scope(\_SB){     Device(BTNS)     {         Name(_HID, "ACPI0011")        Method (_STA, 0,…

Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
146 questions
asked 2024-08-26T10:10:53.8933333+00:00
Marco Sogli 5 Reputation points
commented 2024-12-12T11:15:11.9133333+00:00
溢华 金 0 Reputation points
2 answers

After installing the latest Windows 11 24h2 on my device I get driver incompatibility problem.

It starts showing me this after opening the PC. I also included my PC specs.

Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
146 questions
Driver Quality Tools
Driver Quality Tools
a set of tools that aid driver developers in finding, diagnosing, and fixing bugs in their drivers.
11 questions
asked 2024-12-08T15:40:08.07+00:00
Aykhan Salmanov 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-12-11T03:04:54.89+00:00
Paul Eze 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee