Windows-driver-samples

# Driver samples for Windows 11

These are the official Microsoft Windows Driver Kit (WDK) driver code samples for Windows 11. They provide a foundation for Universal Windows driver support of all hardware form factors, from phones to desktop PCs. Use these samples with Visual Studio 2022 and Windows Driver Kit (WDK) 11.

[Windows Driver Kit documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/drivers/)

## Windows 11 driver development

Use Visual Studio 2022 and Windows Driver Kit (WDK) 11 to build, test, and deploy your drivers. With Windows 11, the driver development environment is integrated into Visual Studio. To get started, download the driver development kits and tools for Windows 11.

[Download the WDK, WinDbg, and associated tools](https://developer.microsoft.com/windows/hardware/windows-driver-kit)

### Windows Driver Kit (WDK)

Take a look at the compilation of the new and changed driver-related content for Windows 11. Areas of improvement include camera, print, display, Near Field Communication (NFC), WLAN, Bluetooth, and more.

[Find out what's new in the WDK](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/drivers/what-s-new-in-driver-development)

### Universal Windows drivers

Write one driver that runs on Windows 11 for desktop editions, as well as other Windows editions that share a common set of interfaces.

[Getting Started with Universal Windows drivers](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/drivers/develop/getting-started-with-universal-drivers)

### Windows Driver Frameworks

The Windows Driver Frameworks (WDF) are a set of libraries that make it simple to write high-quality device drivers.

[WDF driver development guide](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/drivers/wdf/)

### Samples

Use the samples in this repo to guide your Windows driver development. Whether you're just getting started or porting an older driver to the newest version of Windows, code samples are valuable guides on how to write drivers.

For information about important changes that need to be made to the WDK sample drivers before releasing device drivers based on the sample code, see the following topic:

[From Sample Code to Production Driver - What to Change in the Samples](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/gettingstarted/from-sample-code-to-production-driver)

### Build your first driver

If you're writing your first driver, use these exercises to get started. Each exercise is independent of the others, so you can do them in any order.

[Write a UMDF driver based on a template](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/drivers/gettingstarted/writing-a-umdf-driver-based-on-a-template)

[Write a KMDF Hello World driver](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/drivers/gettingstarted/writing-a-very-small-kmdf--driver)

[Write a KMDF driver based on a template](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/drivers/gettingstarted/writing-a-kmdf-driver-based-on-a-template)

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