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

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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 4,745 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
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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)
asked 2025-06-26T09:09:16.6533333+00:00
Satheesh Rodriguez 0 Reputation points
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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…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-06-20T16:07:21.8366667+00:00
Manoj Jain 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-06-23T00:11:48.8833333+00:00
Rob Caplan - MSFT 6,037 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
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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)
asked 2025-06-17T10:34:38.48+00:00
Uroš Dakskobler 0 Reputation points
asked 2025-06-15T17:08:32.83+00:00
Mario 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-06-16T00:35:54.0266667+00:00
S.Sengupta 24,951 Reputation points MVP
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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…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-06-11T03:26:06.01+00:00
Fossen 20 Reputation points
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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)
asked 2025-05-10T15:58:12.42+00:00
J H Brown 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-05-13T02:40:37.75+00:00
S.Sengupta 24,951 Reputation points MVP
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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…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-05-02T00:07:46.5366667+00:00
Joergen Lundman 1 Reputation point
answered 2025-05-09T02:22:51.23+00:00
Joergen Lundman 1 Reputation point
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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…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-05-08T06:57:11.54+00:00
Damon Pan 126 Reputation points
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[HLK] All test items failed at "Configure Crash dump event log setting" since cmd te.exe failed.

Dear Microsoft QA team, I am currently conducting HLK testing for a newly developed Windows 11 driver. The testing environment is newly deployed. However, all test items are failing at the initial "Configure Crash dump event log setting" stage.…

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asked 2024-06-01T15:02:13.6566667+00:00
xiaoyalun (INT) 30 Reputation points
commented 2025-04-24T21:59:14.31+00:00
Arthur Liu 0 Reputation points
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How fix or analysis HLK test fail: DF PNP Rebalance Request New Resources Device Test (Reliability)

We've got 5 HLK test items fail in our product's device driver development: DF-PNP Remove Device Test (Reliability) DF-PNP Rebalance Request New Resources Device Test (Reliability) DF-PNP Surprise Remove Device Test (Reliability) DF-PNP Stop (Rebalance)…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-04-08T08:41:34.61+00:00
zhang yijie 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-04-23T01:48:48.5866667+00:00
zhang yijie 0 Reputation points
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How windows driver(NDIS Miniport Driver) distinguish between reboot action and shutdown action

Hi all: I am a windows driver developer. I want to know the difference between reboot and shutdown. Because driver needs to do different actions for these two scenario. Does it have any API interface to distinguish them? Can anybody give some…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-04-18T03:37:12.7133333+00:00
xiaojiang gu 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-04-18T09:39:17.7766667+00:00
xiaojiang gu 0 Reputation points
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acpi.h for Windows 7

I'm looking for the "acpi.h" header file which is supposed to be included in the WDK. Is there any chance to get it somewhere?

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-04-17T10:06:41.55+00:00
Remdale 0 Reputation points
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Integrated Webcam Stopped Working on Alienware M16 R2 Laptop - Not Camera or Windows Hello

Integrated Webcam Stopped Working on Alienware M16 R2 Laptop - No Camera or Windows Hello. I'm not aware of any changes and have tried to trouble shoot to no avail. I have tried disabling and enabling via device manager, rebooting my laptop and…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-03-11T02:35:31.9533333+00:00
starman7312 5 Reputation points
commented 2025-04-15T09:45:40.9833333+00:00
A T 5 Reputation points
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What license is used when distributing WdfCoInstaller01009.dll and winusbcoinstaller2.dll

Hello. I want to distribute named files with my application to allow updating with DFU-Driver. I downloaded them with STM32CubeProgrammer from ST. Included are both files in different versions (no differentiation is possible except amd64/x86, and a…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-03-11T08:21:14.9866667+00:00
Ben 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-04-15T08:58:42.5+00:00
Ben 0 Reputation points
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"Legal" paper size option is not displayed in the default WIA2 UI

Hello Team, I have a WIA driver; when scanning from Feeder through WIA scan, the default WIA2 UI displays, "Legal(8.5*14 inch)" paper size option is not available in the paper size option, even though 'Legal' size is supported by the driver. is…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-04-14T10:57:49.15+00:00
Roshni 21 Reputation points
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Which driver's function had "upset" the Memory Integrity?

I have a driver that is very well signed, and still when I install it on WIN_11, the user gets the following message : "Security setting is preventing this driver from loading. You will need to adjust your settings to load this driver" So, for…

Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
asked 2025-03-25T16:16:38.5466667+00:00
zmau 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-03-26T13:12:23.9633333+00:00
zmau 0 Reputation points