microsoft/Windows-driver-samples

Features

• Device Drivers - Provides reference implementations of kernel-mode drivers for hardware device communication and interrupt management.
• Windows Driver Kit Sample Libraries - Provides a collection of reference source code and implementation examples for developing drivers using the Windows Driver Kit.
• Custom Device Driver Development - Provides frameworks and samples for creating drivers that translate proprietary hardware signals into standardized system capabilities.
• Custom Hardware Drivers - Implements event-driven logic and custom driver functionality for cameras, printers, displays, and wireless adapters.
• Kernel-Mode Execution Models - Implements drivers that run at the highest privilege level to interact directly with system memory and hardware.
• Hardware Drivers - Provides reference implementations of low-level software for communicating with and controlling specific hardware peripherals.
• USB and Network Driver Implementations - Provides specialized implementation samples for network, storage, USB, and audio hardware domains.
• Universal Driver Development - Provides examples for writing a single driver codebase that works across various Windows OS editions.
• Universal Driver Interfaces - Implements a shared set of APIs to ensure driver binaries work across multiple Windows OS editions.
• Universal Windows Driver Samples - Provides sample code for creating single driver codebases that operate across multiple Windows OS editions.
• Universal Windows Drivers - Focuses on the domain of creating single-binary drivers that work across various Windows editions.
• Windows Driver Development - Serves as a comprehensive resource for creating low-level software to interface Windows with hardware devices.
• Windows Driver Kit Workflows - Demonstrates driver development workflows using the Windows Driver Kit and Visual Studio.
• Build Toolchains - Utilizes the Windows Driver Kit and Visual Studio as an integrated toolchain for compiling and packaging kernel-mode binaries.
• Device Stacking Architectures - Implements the Windows Driver Model layered hierarchy for routing requests through filter and function drivers.
• Driver Development Templates - Provides pre-configured project samples for building and testing kernel-mode drivers in Visual Studio.
• Kernel Driver Frameworks - Utilizes the KMDF framework to manage driver state and hardware events while reducing manual resource tracking.

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