Windows Driver Kit documentation

Windows Driver Kit (WDK) 10 is integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 and Debugging Tools for Windows This integrated environment gives you the tools you need to develop, build, package, deploy, test, and debug drivers. You can run many basic certification tests in the integrated environment. The Windows Driver Kit (WDK) includes templates for several technologies and driver models, including Windows Driver Frameworks, Universal Serial Bus (USB), print, networking, and file system filters.

What's new

New APIs and features
Download and install

Visual Studio 2017

Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Code samples

Universal Windows driver samples
Programming guides

Choosing a driver model

Write your first driver

Windows Debugging Tools

Concepts for all driver developers
Testing, and Deploying Drivers

Building a Driver with the WDK

Provision a computer for driver deployment and testing (WDK 10)

Testing a Driver

Device and Driver Installation

Submission

Windows Hardware Dev Center dashboard

Distributing a driver package
Driver models and technologies

Kernel-Mode Driver Architecture Design Guide

Windows Driver Frameworks

Device and Driver Technologies
Related links

Bring up guide

Windows Store Device Apps

UWP apps

Desktop applications

Run-time requirements for WDK 10

WDK requires Visual Studio. For more information, see Visual Studio 2017 System Requirements.

EWDK additionally requires .NET 4.6.1. For information about .NET requirements, see .NET Framework system requirements.

You can use WDK Insider Preview and the EWDK Insider Preview to develop drivers that run on these operating systems:

Client OS	Server OS
Windows 10	Windows Server 2016
Windows 8.1	Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows 8	Windows Server 2012
Windows 7	Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1