newdev.h header
This header is used by Device and Driver Installation Reference. For more information, see:
newdev.h contains the following programming interfaces:
Functions
| DiInstallDevice The DiInstallDevice function installs a specified driver that is preinstalled in the driver store on a specified device that is present in the system. |
| DiInstallDriverA The DiInstallDriver function preinstalls a driver in the driver store and then installs the driver on devices present in the system that the driver supports. (ANSI) |
| DiInstallDriverW The DiInstallDriver function preinstalls a driver in the driver store and then installs the driver on devices present in the system that the driver supports. (Unicode) |
| DiRollbackDriver The DiRollbackDriver function rolls back the driver that is installed on a specified device. |
| DiShowUpdateDevice The DiShowUpdateDevice function displays the Hardware Update wizard for a specified device. |
| DiUninstallDevice The DiUninstallDevice function uninstalls a device and removes its device node (devnode) from the system. |
| DiUninstallDriverA The DiUninstallDriver function removes a driver package from any devices it is installed on by installing those devices with another matching driver package, if available, or the null driver if no other matching driver package is available. Then the specified driver package is removed from the driver store. (ANSI) |
| DiUninstallDriverW The DiUninstallDriver function removes a driver package from any devices it is installed on by installing those devices with another matching driver package, if available, or the null driver if no other matching driver package is available. Then the specified driver package is removed from the driver store. (Unicode) |
| UpdateDriverForPlugAndPlayDevicesA Given an INF file and a hardware ID, the UpdateDriverForPlugAndPlayDevices function installs updated drivers for devices that match the hardware ID. (ANSI) |
| UpdateDriverForPlugAndPlayDevicesW Given an INF file and a hardware ID, the UpdateDriverForPlugAndPlayDevices function installs updated drivers for devices that match the hardware ID. (Unicode) |
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