You can download specific samples individually, or you can download the entire ZIP archive about MB when we last checked, including more than sample drivers. We recommend you download the complete archive. Take your time and look through the samples. This will be time well spent.
So… now you have the background info you need, and you have all the stuff you need to develop Windows drivers. Many folks find this step confusing. The best driver model to choose is based on as many as three things. So take some time to make this decision. Make the decision thoughtfully. Broadly speaking, there are two Windows driver models that apply for general use, and some Windows driver models that apply to specific devices.
These are only two simple examples. Windows has specific models for lots of other device types as well. Lacking a specific model for your device type, you can use one of the general-purpose models. WDM is the old, historic, model for writing Windows drivers. Nobody should use this model anymore for writing new Windows drivers. Trying to write a new WDM driver in the 21st Century will do nothing but make you hate life. Enough said? This is the second general-purpose driver model that Windows supports.
WDF is a modern, pleasant, and dare I say it almost easy to use method for writing Windows drivers. One interesting thing about WDF is that it actually comes in three flavors, called Frameworks:. Using UMDF today is a bit of a problem. UMDF V1 is the older model. UMDF V2. To be absolutely clear, this means that if you write a UMDF V2 driver, that driver can only be installed on systems that are running Windows 8.
In short, unless you only need to support Windows 8. On the other hand, if you do only need to support Windows 8.
We told you many people find this driver model stuff confusing. Fortunately, there are some simple rules that can help you decide the best driver model for your use. Here are those rules:. There are a number of factors that contribute to the decision of which driver model is best for you.
You can read more about this on MSDN. Once you understand the driver model to use, you have to figure out how to write a driver using that model. The available books on Windows driver development are either lacking in practical detail, wrong, out of date, or all three. While you could learn on your own, with trial and error and help from news groups, this is where we here at OSR can help!
So, why spend the time and effort it will be weeks, at least trying to learn this discipline on your own when you have an expert resource you can use? Seriously consider taking an OSR seminar. We teach all of our most popular seminars WDF , Internals and Software Drivers , Kernel-Mode Debugging and Crash Analysis , and even Windows File System Minifilters multiple times a year online, with a live instructor, so you can participate from locations all over the world.
Remember what we said earlier, that writing a Windows driver any type of driver is quite a bit more complicated than writing an application?
CodeProject and Stack Overflow have their place… but that place is unfortunately not the world of Windows drivers. It is now available on Windows automatic update. Support Downloads Knowledge Base. German Spanish Italian French. HGST Support. Good morning, I just bought the 1. Thanks again. I look forward to hearing from you. If Windows doesn't find a new driver, you can try looking for one on the device manufacturer's website and follow their instructions.
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