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Windows Driver Kit
Developer(s)Microsoft
Initial release1992; 33 years ago (1992)
Stable release
10.1 / November 1, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-11-01)
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
Available inEnglish
LicenseProprietary commercial software
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The Windows Driver Kit (WDK) is a software toolset from Microsoft that enables the development of device drivers for the Microsoft Windows platform.[1] It includes documentation, samples, build environments, and tools for driver developers.[2] A complete toolset for driver development also need the following: a compiler Visual Studio, Windows SDK, and Windows HLK.

See also

References

  1. ^ Enrico Perla; Massimiliano Oldani (2010). A Guide to Kernel Exploitation; Attacking the Core. Elsevier Science. p. 277. ISBN 9781597494878.
  2. ^ BHATT, PRAMOD CHANDRA P. (2019). AN INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEMS : CONCEPTS AND PRACTICE (GNU/LINUX AND WINDOWS), FIFTH EDITION. PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. p. 529. ISBN 9789387472884.