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Bluetooth Universal Windows driver model for Windows 10

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In Windows 10, the Bluetooth transport driver interface for all devices is converged and uses the Universal Windows driver model. You can write a single driver that runs on all Windows device platforms.

The Bluetooth audio driver surface area is diverged for Windows 10 and allows the following two options:

  • You can write a new audio Universal Windows driver that works for both desktop and mobile devices.
  • An existing Windows Phone 8.1 Bluetooth audio driver will run on Windows 10 Mobile.

How to write a Bluetooth Universal Windows driver

To write a Bluetooth Universal Windows driver, see Getting Started with Universal Windows drivers, and follow the steps in the section titled Building a Universal Windows driver to build a Universal Windows driver using the Kernel Mode Driver (KMDF) template.

Then, see the Bluetooth design and reference sections for implementation guidance.