314 questions with Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK) tags

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Static Tools Logo Test failed log

this is my static tool logo test log. I don't know why failed. my driver is a ndis miniport driver. Can anyone help me check what's causing the issue? Thanks a lot. failed log: tn63x64.DVL.XML

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-02-09T01:59:38.4366667+00:00
netswift2018 1 Reputation point
answered 2026-02-12T11:01:00.3733333+00:00
Tom Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 3,930 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How can I obtain the DriverExceptionDocGenerator

I am trying to submit the printer driver program according to the document 'Legacy Printer Driver Submission Process', but I am unable to obtain the DriveExceptionDocGenerator mentioned in the document

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-02-10T01:42:05.3766667+00:00
礼义 王 80 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-02-10T06:26:58.0866667+00:00
Michael Le (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 10,840 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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HLK Testing in Ethernet Controller Failing for all NDISTest 6.5 test cases

Hi, I'm facing one issue while testing "NDISTest 6.5" test cases in VHLK 23H2 environment. All NDIS test cases are failing with reason of " Cannot Find Pattern" in "ndistest.wtl.trace" if anyone can help me to fix this…

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Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2024-10-22T07:21:53.4466667+00:00
Arun Kr 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-04T10:24:31.8966667+00:00
Ayushi srivastav 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Couldn't connect windbg on ARM64 platform

Hello, I am trying to configure kernel mode debugging on ARM64 platform. Below are the steps I have done: Checked the reachability between target and host. I am able to ping both the host and target system either way. I have disabled…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-01-07T10:55:19.2266667+00:00
Sandeep Shekhar 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-04T07:48:30.22+00:00
Jack Dang (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 11,815 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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HLK Filter 244268 expired – is there an updated filter or is Errata ID sufficient for submission?

Hello Microsoft HLK team, I’m currently running Windows HLK tests for a driver submission and have a question regarding an expired HLK Filter. Environment HLK Test: DF – PNP DIF Remove Device Test (Reliability) OS Target: Windows 11 HLK Studio:…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-01-30T07:49:23.6833333+00:00
Lens WANG 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-02-04T06:51:23.97+00:00
Michael Le (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 10,840 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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WDK Include Path

I'm having trouble compiling my driver solution on VS 2022 + WDK. On some systems, the compilation works fine but on others I get this error: Cannot open include file: 'ntifs.h': No such file or directory After including this folder in the project…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-09-23T07:19:11.84+00:00
Amartya, Shreyank 1 Reputation point
commented 2026-01-30T02:27:33.56+00:00
Harry Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 4,750 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Would Hardware Dev Center for CRA compliance change the current driver certification procedure?

Hi All, So, having said that The WHCP SBOM requirement (Device.DevFund.Security.SoftwareBillofMaterials) is deferred and will be enforced by Hardware Dev Center for CRA compliance beginning in H2 of 2026. Does this Hardware Dev Center for CRA compliance…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-01-22T09:46:03.6+00:00
Divya 21 Reputation points
accepted 2026-01-29T07:09:22.88+00:00
Divya 21 Reputation points
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Windows 11 25H2 HLK run Bluetooth - 4LeSpecification (Development and Integration), when disable ETW, it's failed. Cause : The Execute Task with Commandline cmd /c wpr.exe -stop BluetoothTrace.etl, Failed with ExitCode c5583000. How fix it?

[Issue Description] I'm running the HLK Bluetooth 4-LegSpecification test with 25H2 HLK studio, and it's failed. The failure is concentrated in the "Stop Bluetooth tracing" tasks. Check the error info as below: "Cause : The Execute Task…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-01-09T12:19:53.8366667+00:00
Peng DENG 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-29T03:50:29.51+00:00
Harry Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 4,750 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

HLK failure: Filter.Driver.WindowsFilteringPlatform.Firewall.NotOnlyPermitAllFilters – clarification on minimal compliance

Hello, We are currently blocked on Windows HLK certification for our WFP-based network driver and have been facing the following test failure for the last 1–1.5 weeks: Filter.Driver.WindowsFilteringPlatform.Firewall.NotOnlyPermitAllFilters The HLK log…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-01-09T05:57:42.0733333+00:00
Roshan Patil 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-01-19T12:05:37.2466667+00:00
Roshan Patil 20 Reputation points
1 answer

Missing USB HID Filter Sample in Windows-driver-samples for Custom USB HID Key Remapping

Hello Microsoft Driver Development Team, I hope you are well. I am currently developing a kernel-mode driver on Windows using the Windows Driver Kit (WDK). Specifically, I need to implement a USB HID keyboard filter driver that remaps certain…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-01-02T11:01:47.04+00:00
Gowtham T 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-19T09:44:35.52+00:00
Michael Le (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 10,840 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers

Bridging not working with NDIS Filter

Good day all. I wanted to know exactly where I am getting it wrong with my Ndis filter driver. I am creating a bridge between two ethernet adapter using my Ndis filter driver. Let's say I have two ethernet adapters namely adapter A and Adapter B. These…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2026-01-13T16:44:48.4333333+00:00
DaveSC 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-16T02:10:55.16+00:00
Michael Le (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 10,840 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Changing the transfer size and latency for usbser driver

I am attempting to write a windows program that talks to a scientific instrument that presents as a USB serial port. The instrument wants to send data at ~5Mbps but is throttled at 2Mbps because the Microsoft usbser driver has a 16msec latency and a…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-12-30T14:10:48.57+00:00
Marc Schafer 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-15T10:28:44.95+00:00
Michael Le (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 10,840 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Print Support App API v1/v2 and Print Support App API v3 Clarifications Needed

Hello, I am working on building a PSA based on information found in both guides: Print Support App v1 and v2 design guide: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/devapps/print-support-app-design-guide Print Support Application v3 API…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-12-03T21:38:20.2133333+00:00
Phil Shipley 21 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-13T10:35:33.7466667+00:00
Danny Nguyen (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 6,295 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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NDISTest 6.5 - [1 Machine] - PM_Requirements failed because my nic cannot support WOL

NDISTest 6.5 - [1 Machine] - PM_Requirements failed with nic does not meet the minimum WoL pattern capacity requirement of 8. my nic is not supported for wol, hlk test failed with 5items, I indicate pm cap in miniport driver,hlk failed with above log.…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-12-24T03:01:22.2033333+00:00
netswift2018 1 Reputation point
commented 2026-01-12T04:26:46.7366667+00:00
Harry Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 4,750 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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how to fix C1189 #error: "No Target Architecture"

I am trying to develop a device driver. But when i build it, then it gives me the errors "C1189 #error: "No Target Architecture". I want to create a utility so first i need to create the driver. I am new in the visual studio. How can i…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-12-18T09:07:12.4133333+00:00
kuldeep rana 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-09T04:34:03.0866667+00:00
Harry Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 4,750 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

What are the WiFi device/driver encryption requirements to pass WHQL tests?

Hi all, We are developing a WiFi driver for Windows 11 using the (new) wificx library. The driver is for a customer-specific hardware. Driver implementation is about to be finished, and everything worked quite well so far. We are now starting WHQL…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-12-17T13:37:30.3166667+00:00
Frank 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-01-07T08:32:18.3266667+00:00
Frank 20 Reputation points
1 answer

window development

The current demo implementation idea is to refer to Microsoft's sysvad's miniport Twavert stream -> buffer->usb driver stack for timed transmission and sending.Is the above implementation architecture correct? The adoption of the above-mentioned…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-12-16T12:52:35.3633333+00:00
gh zhu 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-06T07:21:26.43+00:00
Harry Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 4,750 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

v4 printer driver -- Why wasn't the getStatus function of my usb bidi triggered

<?xml version='1.0'?> <bidi:Schema xmlns:bidi="http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2010/09/printing/usbbidi"> <Property name='Printer'> <!-- 设备基础信息:包含固定常量和可查询属性 --> <Property name='DeviceInfo'> <!--…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-12-15T02:26:34.6066667+00:00
ca l 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-05T06:13:03.22+00:00
Harry Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 4,750 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

how to submit a virtual audio driver to microsoft store?

Hi Friends, As of 2026, how to submit a virtual audio driver to microsoft store? People gives me different answers, some says I need open a microsoft hardware account first? I already have a microsoft store account. Where is the link to open a…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-12-31T16:04:34.9166667+00:00
TianTu Tech 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-01-02T19:43:35.8866667+00:00
TianTu Tech 20 Reputation points
2 answers

how to solve the problem when hck test , if readIntervalTimeout=0 and ReadTotalTimeoutMultiplier=0 and ReadTotalTimeoutConstant=0

how to solve the problem when hck test , if readIntervalTimeout=0 and ReadTotalTimeoutMultiplier=0 and ReadTotalTimeoutConstant=0. My VCP driver will not retun until data is available ,but HCK sever do not sent sent any data ,so the HCK test failed, how…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-12-23T08:39:33.53+00:00
恒秋 何 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-26T06:47:52.45+00:00
Danny Nguyen (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 6,295 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator