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WinHEC: Register Now for Early Bird Price!   Last Updated: 15-Aug-08

Driver Jobs: 16 Jobs Available For Driver Writers   Last Updated: 15-Aug-08

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Server 2008 WDK Arrives   Last Updated: 19-Feb-08   (Read 4799 times)
The latest WDK has arrived.  Here's what you need to know about it.
Now Available for Download: Latest WDK Docs   Last Updated: 02-Aug-07   (Read 6859 times)
The most recent, fully updated, WDK docs are now downloadable.
MmGetSystemRoutineAddress IS BROKEN!?   Last Updated: 05-Jun-07   (Read 6347 times)
Yikes!  Can it be that the widely publicized and used function MmGetSystemRoutineAddress can blue screen on XP SP2??  Well...
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The WDK Speaks: Interview with Dagmar Shannon, WDK Documentation Manager   Last Updated: 20-May-08

The state of the WDK (formerly DDK) docs have been a long-contested subject among driver developers -- their correctness, how often they're updated, how they're accessed. This interview with WDK Doc Manager Dagmar Shannon sheds some light on these and other important topics relevant to Windows driver writers everywhere.


Kernel Mode Basics: Splay Trees   Last Updated: 20-May-08   (Read 721 times)
Another article in a continuing series on Windows kernel mode basics, this issue's topic is that of Windows "Splay Trees".
Guest Article - Introduction to Registry Filtering in Vista (Part I)   Last Updated: 28-May-08   (Read 474 times)
Guest author Jerry Kelley jumps into an introductory article on the Windows Registry Filtering Model (RFM) in Vista, used for obtaining callbacks for registry I/O for your driver.
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More on MDLs - MDLs Are Opaque   Last Updated: 17-Apr-06   (Read 8196 times)
If MDLs are opaque, what's the right way to gain access to their contents?  This article, a follow-on to our article on MDLs, discusses the various methods that are provided for access to the fields in the MDL object.
Bugchecks Explained: KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR   Last Updated: 24-Aug-04   (Read 56134 times)
Did your system ever die with KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR?  Here's what it means.
Bugchecks Explained: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA   Last Updated: 24-Aug-04   (Read 170705 times)
Ever wonder what causes the particularly illogical sounding bugcheck PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA?  Here are the details, including how to debug the problem and what you might need to look at in your driver to fix it.
Bugchecks Explained: PFN_LIST_CORRUPT   Last Updated: 24-Aug-04   (Read 164389 times)
Ever wonder what causes the bugcheck PFN_LIST_CORRUPT?  Here are the details.
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Windows Streams - An Introduction to File System Streams   Last Updated: 17-Apr-06   (Read 17334 times)
Are you fuzzy on the NTFS concept of "streams" in files?  This article explains streams and how they're used.
Security During Create Operations   Last Updated: 26-Aug-04   (Read 12217 times)
This article describes how Windows file systems that support security go about assigning a new security descriptor during the processing of IRP_MJ_CREATE.  This article is not intended to be a comprehensive description of all the steps, but rather a basic review of how a file system handles it.
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Sample WDF Driver for Sealevel Digital I/O Kit   Last Updated: 16-Mar-06   (Downloaded 7010 times)
Here's the latest update to the sample KMDF driver for the Sealevel Digital I/O Kit. It supports the most recent release of the SeaLevel DIO-24 board (the 8018). Have fun!
Sample Driver for USB FX2 Learning Kit   Last Updated: 11-Mar-05   (Downloaded 13966 times)
Here's where to download the sample driver for your new OSR USB FX2 Learning Kit. This WDM driver will demonstrate all features of the board, as well as proper USB driver development practices.
OsrVirtualCdAndDisk   Last Updated: 11-Aug-05
The OSR Virtual CD and Disk driver allows a user to mount .ISO,.IMG images as CD-ROMs and allows the user to create and mount .DSK files that act as Disk Drives.  In addition true disk image file format (.bin) has been added
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Windows Driver Developer Community
What's going on in the community? Check out what people are talking about on the NTDEV and NTFSD discussion lists below. You can participate via email, new reader, or the web. Ask a question, answer a question, or watch the discussion had by others. What are you waiting for... Click here to join the community now!

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Subhashis Sikder: how to retrieve data from WdfRequestRetrieveOutputMemory to send data to usb device? (2 msgs, last updated 1:31 ago)
Michael Zhu: About IoOpenDeviceInterfaceRegistryKey() (3 msgs, last updated 2:59 ago)
Eugene: KMDF: Is there any way to make attach to PDO not using EvtDeviceAdd? (8 msgs, last updated 3:01 ago)
Sercan ercan: Passing IRPs down stack?? (3 msgs, last updated 4:31 ago)
Vidyadhari Dharmaraju: How to access PDO of the device from its Function driver. (5 msgs)
FG: Access ACPI Control Methods... (2 msgs).
 
Mahesh Dhannawat: Monitoring the calls using FileSpy tool (5 msgs, last updated 2:56 ago)
Konstantin Manurin: Strange hang while unloading a minifilter (by FLTMC command) (4 msgs, last updated 4:08 ago)
gr33nhorn: Vista, UAC, impersonation (1 msg)
Shangwu: Catch WRITE request from SRV (1 msg)
Shangwu: Official explaination about IRP_MJ_FAST_IO_CHECK_IF_POSSIBLE (1 msg)
L Jibaro: Why does Blue screen occur when call zwcreatefile? (4 msgs).
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