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INF DDInstall.Software Section

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Each per-Models DDInstall.Software section contains one or more INF AddSoftware directives that reference additional INF-writer-defined sections in a software component INF file. This section is supported for Windows 10 Version 1703 and later.

[install-section-name.Software] |
[install-section-name.nt.Software] |
[install-section-name.ntx86.Software] |
[install-section-name.ntia64.Software] |
[install-section-name.ntamd64.Software] |
[install-section-name.ntarm.Software] |
[install-section-name.ntarm64.Software]
 
AddSoftware=SoftwareName,[flags],software-install-section

You can provide a DDInstall.Software section with at least one AddSoftware directive to install software from a software component.

The software installation must be non-interactive.

Entries

AddSoftware=SoftwareName,[flags],software-install-section

This directive references an INF-writer-defined software-install-section elsewhere in the software component INF file. For more information, see INF AddSoftware directive.

Remarks

DDInstall.Software sections should have the same platform and operating system decorations as their related DDInstall sections. For example, an install-section-name.ntx86 section would have a corresponding install-section-name.ntx86.Software section.

The specified DDInstall section must be referenced in a device/models-specific entry under the per-manufacturer Models section of the INF file. The case-insensitive extensions to the install-section-name shown in the formal syntax statement can be inserted into such a DDInstall.Software section name in cross-platform INF files.

For more information about how to use the system-defined .nt, .ntx86, .ntia64, .ntamd64, .ntarm, and .ntarm64 extensions, see Creating INF Files for Multiple Platforms and Operating Systems.

Examples

[ContosoCtrlPnl.NT.Software]
AddSoftware = ContosoGrfx1CtrlPnl,, Software_Inst

[Software_Inst]
SoftwareType = 1
SoftwareBinary =  %13%\ContosoCtrlPnl.exe
SoftwareArguments = <<DeviceInstanceID>>
SoftwareVersion = 1.0.0.0

See also

Using a Component INF File.

INF AddSoftware Directive