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Hi:
I am analysising a wifi driver. I can't understand how the device driver get the current firmware data. In linux，the driver can call request_firemware api to get the firmware info, then download the firmware, and the firmware files are placed in /lib/modules/firmware.
Can anyone help me answer how the window device driver get its firmware and where the firmware file is placed?
Thanks
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Hello,
Thank you for posting in Q&A forum.
To get the firmware details, please kindly open CMD window and run command "WMIC". Then you will open Windows Management Instrumentation and be able to to fin the related information underside.
Best regards，
Jill Zhou
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Firmware and drivers are typically downloaded from the hardware vendors web site and installed by their management tools.
Dell has SupportAssist to do that.
Intel has a separate tool for their devices.
Some common drivers can be updated by Windows Update.