How to test a driver package

You can use Visual Studio to deploy and install a driver package on a test computer, and then verify that the driver is installed and running.

Prerequisites

• A driver package that is ready to install. You must first create and build your driver and then create a driver package for installation. For more information, see Building a Driver and Creating a Driver Package.
• If you have not already done so, follow the instructions to Provision a computer for driver deployment and testing (WDK 8.1).
• After you have configured and provisioned a test computer, you can use Visual Studio to deploy drivers, schedule tests, and debug drivers on the test computer. For information about deployment and about how you can deploy a driver automatically at build time, see Deploying a Driver to a Test Computer.

Instructions

Step 1: To test the driver installation on a test computer

After you have configured and provisioned a test computer, you can configure the driver package project so that it is automatically deployed and installed on the test computer.

1. Open the property pages for your driver project. select and hold (or right-click) the driver project in Solution Explorer and select Properties.
2. In the property pages for the driver, select Configuration Properties, select Driver Install, and then select Deployment.
3. Select the Enable deployment option. For more information, see Deployment Properties for Driver Projects.
4. Select the test computer you have configured as the Remote Computer.
5. Under Driver Installation Options, select Install and Verify, and then select the Default Driver Installation Task.

Related topics

• Provision a computer for driver deployment and testing (WDK 8.1)
• Deploying a Driver to a Test Computer
• Testing a Driver