193 questions with Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK) tags
Sound problem
The sound is not working on my computer at all. There is no sound coming from the box or earphones. Can you please tell me how to solve this problem?
Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Can we get direction of sound source in Windows?
Hi, My computer (Lenovo Thinkpad X13) installed of Windows 11 and its microphone spec is below: Dual-microphone array, far-field, Dolby Voice* Microphone Array: Intel Smart Sound Technology for Digital Microphones For microphone array, it could detect…
Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Fingerprint sensor not working after windows update (KB060829)
Biometrics device is missing from device manager so the fingerprint sensor is not working after installing windows update KB060829. I am running windows 11 with the egistec touch fingerprint sensor. I have done a system restore to a point before the…
Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Refreshed HLK targeting Windows Server 2016
The below web page describes the HLK, the various versions, and which one is for which Windows version. Recently "refreshed" versions were released. As of today (7/7/25), the page was last updated 6/19/25.…
Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Accessing Windows When Bit Locker is not responding
My laptop suddenly shit down and on restarting it didn’t boot. Upon accessing it via BitLocker it wouldn’t move further and is not responding to it
Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Can we use the Resrved Byte 1 of the HID report for Keybaord for custom applications?
I am working on a Custom Keyboard and has been looking for a way to use the reserved Byte 1 of the HID Report. If I make changes in the report descriptor then the keyboard wont work in the BIOS mode. Is there any way, maybe by using a different Endpoint…
Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
I want to use wddm driver+winrt to realize headset driver, in WDDM driver I change the VSDB in edid to the value needed by the headset and report it to the system, then in winrt project by calling GetCurrentTargets() I've successfully get the above monito
auto manager = winrt::DisplayManager::Create(winrt::DisplayManagerOptions::EnforceSourceOwnership); bool shouldRetry; do { shouldRetry = false; winrt::IVectorView<winrt::DisplayTarget> targets = manager.GetCurrentTargets(); auto…
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Instalador de Driver para funcionamento de token
Boa noite. Comprei um not modelo Galaxy Book Go. Mas instalo o driver apropriado ao meu Token e a maquina não permite o reconhecimento. Assim não consigo trabalhar com essa máquina, pois, não reconhecendo o token, não posso assinar documentos e entrar…
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Keyboard Not Working (Tried updating still nothing)
My laptop keyboard is not working, my laptop is Acer aspire 3,A315-59, I've been trying every solution I could find, still nothing. Tried restarting my laptop, updating, uninstalling still nothing.
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How to fix inf2cat error when loading WindowsProtectedFiles.xml file in visual studio 2022
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community>inf2cat /driver:"E:\job\PCI\ftpcie440\win_drv\ftpcie440\ftpcie440" /os:10_X64 ................................................... An error occurred loading the Windows file protection…
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Hp officejet pro 9730 printer not working when added in universal print
We installed HP office jet pro printer with the HP Smart universal print driver in azure universal print but it is not working. print job is not reaching Azure
Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
How to sol ZINK:failed to choose pdev from bash consol into WSL ?
When I'm trying to open nautilus from bash console into WSL through 'nautilus ./' command, I get : Connecting to org.freedesktop.Tracker3.Miner.Files libEGL warning: DRI3: Screen seems not DRI3 capable libEGL warning: DRI3: Screen seems not DRI3…
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How to Dynamically Modify or Hide V4 Printer Features (e.g., Page Sizes) in Classical Apps on Windows 10/11
I’m developing a V4 XPS Virtual Printer Driver with a rendering filter using IPrintPipelineFilter, which outputs XPS files with features like stapling, duplex, etc. My requirement: I’d like to dynamically remove or hide printer features such as page…
Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
WHLK Smart Card Minidriver Certification on ARM64 (Issue with Playlist)
Running WHLK (10.1.26100.3037) using VHDX image to test a Smart Card mini-driver. Playlist: HLK Version 24H2 CompatPlaylist x64 ARM64 X64: For Intel X64 systems the playlist selects But for ARM64 system it selects: a) How come the playlist does not…
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HLK Client Not Visible on HLK Server in Azure
Hello For few years we've been performing HLK tests using VmWares. Because machines where those VmWares run don't have latest hardware, we cannot update Windows on those VmWares to the latest updates. So we created server and client machines on…
Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
According to MyAsus System Checkup, one of my drivers has the error code 14. When I checked device manager, this one had the yellow triangle error on it. What should be done about it? Thanks a bunch..
Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
VS2022 Deployment Settings Error loading the Deployment settings.
System Info: Windows 10 professional Version: 22H2 Other: 19045.5854 VS2002 17.14.5 Windows SDK: 10.0.26100.3323 Windows WDK: 10.0.26100.3323 Error Info:Deployment Settings Error loading the Deployment settings:Driver Packages are not loaded. Make sure…
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How do I install WIA driver for scanner in Win11?
I have installed an Epson V650 scanner, but it requires a WIA driver to function.
Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Proper procedure to partition a disk from code, without Windows "fixing" it.
So for some time when we prep a disk with our filesystem, we simply open the ?\PHYSICALDRIVEx device, write out our EFI partitions (sector 2-34), primary EFI on sector 1 then PMBR on sector 0. (As well as backup labels at end of disk) This code…
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How to call UMDF driver from App
Hi MSFT team, I have a question about UMDF, need your help to comments, Thanks. Background: We want to dev a UMD driver (using UMDF2), We want to use an App to call this UM driver. Question: The only interface the UDM exposed to App is via Win32…