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

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are there any limitations to use CPP/STL function when develop User mode driver?

Hi MSFT team, I am trying to develop a User Mode Driver. and I am wondering that can I use Cpp/STL function? can I use std::malloc or new to allocate memory? or do I have to use WdfMemoryCreate, ExAllocatePoolWithTag? can I std::lock_guard/and…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-07-14T12:04:29.54+00:00
clark-zh 60 Reputation points
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Windows Bluetooth Virtual Sniffer (btvs.exe) bug with Frontline

We can not use btvs with latest frontline(Teledyne wireless protocol suite). Email from Teledyne: “ We have fixed this in our latest SW WPS 4.41: https://www.teledynelecroy.com/support/softwaredownload/download.aspx?mseries=&did=16218&psid=…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-07-14T09:18:54.83+00:00
bijian bijian 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Realtek HD Audio Driver and Software in Windows 11

Hello, I'm having an issue with my computers which have the Realtek HD Audio adapter. One of them is my Asus laptop. I'll try to make my question as short is possible. Here's the issue - the Windows 11 DRIVER works just fine. The problem is getting…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-07-12T14:45:02.04+00:00
Robert LaFramboise 0 Reputation points
accepted 2025-07-14T07:28:19.4933333+00:00
Robert LaFramboise 0 Reputation points
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SD Card Not Recognized on ROG Ally

i got a Team Group Pro+ 1TB SD card for the ROG Ally Z1, but it is not working. The disk does not appear in Disk Management, and it is not recognized by the system settings or anywhere else on the device. Videos watched indicate the disk should be…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-07-11T16:51:06.09+00:00
Rex 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-07-14T05:41:08.3266667+00:00
Rex 0 Reputation points
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Volume is at 100% But when i hear a music or video it feels like 50or 40%

So guys this is my first time posting a question... I Have a lenevo thinkpad and i have this sound issue from long time my volume is at 100% but when i play a video or music the audio s like 40-50% i tried so many fixes tried to update drivers some…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-07-12T16:02:30.52+00:00
Ishan 0 Reputation points
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Upgrade fails on my Win 10 Pro 21h2

I have Win 10 Pro 21H2 installed in the Dell Laptop. Whenever it tries to upgrade, Upgrades are failing. Following error is Rollback folder in Logs Files: 2025-07-07 22:48:26, Error SP CBootFilesPreserveCheckpoint::Rollback: Failed…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-07-12T01:00:21.5666667+00:00
Narender Kumar 0 Reputation points
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¿como puedo hacer que mi microfono rabe mi voz? funciona con transcipcion de voz a texto pero cuando grabo un audio al reproducirlo no se escucha nada

Hola, tengo un HP Victus Gaming Laptop 15-fb0xxx con Windows 11 Home Single Language, versión 10.0.26100.1, y el procesador AMD Ryzen 5 5600H con Radeon Graphics. Desde hace poco tiempo, mi micrófono comenzó a fallar en ciertas aplicaciones locales como…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-07-10T20:54:52.8133333+00:00
Mayerly Medina 0 Reputation points
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Registration blocked for Hardware Developer Program

I’m trying to enroll in the Windows Hardware Developer Program in order to attestation-sign my own kernel-mode drivers via Partner Center, but my registration request is always blocked by Microsoft’s automated trust check before I even get to upload my…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-07-10T11:36:31.9066667+00:00
Олег Зеркалий 5 Reputation points
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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)
asked 2025-07-09T15:36:37.61+00:00
Tarek Hasan 0 Reputation points
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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)
asked 2025-07-09T01:55:10.85+00:00
Tom JD1 Xue 21 Reputation points
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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)
asked 2025-07-07T18:30:45.92+00:00
Andrew Walker 0 Reputation points
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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)
asked 2025-07-07T18:22:04.27+00:00
Nathan Glasser 0 Reputation points
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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)
asked 2025-07-07T10:05:01.35+00:00
Syeda Haaniya Faraz 0 Reputation points
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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)
asked 2025-07-03T12:58:48.8333333+00:00
Sumit Yadav 0 Reputation points
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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…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-07-01T03:32:35.85+00:00
Mark Qian 钱小兵 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-07-02T14:13:59.0533333+00:00
Rob Caplan - MSFT 6,037 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
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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…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-01-24T00:55:23.7733333+00:00
Taffarell Guimarães 5 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-30T13:12:06.21+00:00
Ronaldo Smith Jr 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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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.

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-06-30T07:38:49.1333333+00:00
Kirvie 0 Reputation points
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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…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-06-30T02:14:31.76+00:00
Sanjin Sen-Chin Liu(劉森進) 0 Reputation points
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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)
asked 2025-06-27T08:34:02.1466667+00:00
Sankarasubramanian 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-06-30T01:19:48.6133333+00:00
Vinod Pittala 4,500 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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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…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-06-26T10:33:36.0133333+00:00
Romain Sibuet 0 Reputation points