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IWDTFPNPAction2::EDTSurpriseRemoveDevice method (wdtfpnpaction.h)

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Sends an IRP_MN_SURPRISE_REMOVAL event to the target device.

Syntax

HRESULT EDTSurpriseRemoveDevice(
  [out, retval] VARIANT_BOOL *pbSuccess
);

Parameters

[out, retval] pbSuccess

True if the operation succeeds; otherwise, false.

Return value

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Remarks

Note  The IWDTFEnhancedDeviceTestSupportAction2::Enable method must be called for the target device before calling this method.
 
EDTSurpriseRemoveDevice attempts to trigger a surprise removal of the target device. This operation is useful for testing how drivers and driver/device aware applications handle the IRP_MN_SURPRISE_REMOVAL event, e.g. scenarios in which the device unexpectedly fails or is removed.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows XP Professional
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2008
Target Platform Desktop
Header wdtfpnpaction.h

See also

IWDTFPNPAction2