Display Samples

Starting with Windows 8, samples are available for download from the Hardware Dev Center. For Windows 7 and earlier, samples and documentation were included in the Windows Driver Kit (WDK).

Sample name Build environment Target operating system PnP driver In-box driver Sample description

Kernel mode display-only miniport driver

Available in the Hardware Dev Center.

Windows 8

Windows 8

Yes

No

Implements most of the device driver interfaces (DDIs) that a display-only miniport driver should provide to the Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM).

PixLib

Available in the Hardware Dev Center.

Windows 8 Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista Windows Server 2003 Windows XP

Windows 8 Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista Windows Server 2003 Windows XP

No

No

Demonstrates how to implement the CPixel class.

Mirror - Mirror driver for mirroring GDI content

Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista Windows Server 2003 Windows XP Windows 2000

Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista Windows Server 2003 Windows XP Windows 2000

No

Yes

Demonstrates a driver that performs video mirroring.

Note  Starting with Windows 8, mirror drivers will not install on the system.

MonINF

Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista

Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista

No

No

Demonstrates how monitor manufacturers can avoid reflashing the monitor's EEPROM by implementing a monitor INF that overrides part of, or the entire, EDID information in software.