Windows Hardware Dev Center Archive
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This page contains the following sections:
- 64-bit System Archive
- ACPI / Power Management Archive
- Audio Archive
- Debugging Archive
- Device Metadata
- Display and Graphics Archive
- Driver Archive
- Imaging Archive
- Infrared Remote Control and Receiver Approval Process
- Input / HID Archive
- Networking / Wireless Archive
- PC Design Archive
- Print / Scan Archive
- Smart Card Archive
- Storage Archive
- System Internals Archive
- USB and 1394 Archive
- Windows Hardware Error Architecture Archive
- Windows Hardware Logo Requirements
- Windows Logo Program Requirements 2.2
- Windows Rally Archive
- Windows Server Platform
64-bit System Archive
- Best Practices for WOW64
- Porting and Optimizing Multimedia Codecs for AMD64 Architecture on Windows [304 KB]
ACPI / Power Management Archive
- ACPI Driver Interface in Windows Vista
- Active State Power Management in Windows Vista
- Designing Power-Friendly Devices
- How to Identify the Windows Version in ACPI by Using _OSI
- Increase System Power Efficiency with Idle Detection
- Power Availability Requests
- Power In, Dollars Out: How to Stem the Flow in the Data Center
- Power Management and ACPI - Architecture and Driver Support: Microsoft ASL Compiler, v.4.0.0 [788 KB]
- PPM (Processor Power Management) in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
- The Science of Sleep
- Using PowerCfg to Evaluate System Energy Efficiency
Audio Archive
- HD Audio UAA Class Driver 1.1 Overview
- Plug and Play Guidelines for High Definition Audio Devices
- Windows 7 Audio Logo Changes
Debugging Archive
Device Metadata
Display and Graphics Archive
- Brightness Control in WDDM
- Color Management Concepts
- Evolution in the Microsoft Color Management Ecosystem
- Graphics Guide for Windows 7
- How WCS (Windows Color System) in Windows Vista works with Drivers and Applications
- sRGB Color Management Case Studies
- Temporal Rate Conversion
- Transient Multimon Manager (TMM)
- Windows Color System and API: An Overview
- Windows Vista Rules for Enabling Windows Aero
- Write-Combining Memory in Video Miniport Drivers
Driver Archive
- Architecture of the User-Mode Driver Framework
- Away Mode DDK for Windows Vista
- Away Mode in Windows Vista
- Bitlocker Drive Encryption: Value-Add Extensibility Options
- COM QuickStart for UMDF Developers
- Creating Custom Device Icons
- Debugging Device Installation in Windows Vista
- Designing Driver Packages for Corporate Deployment
- Developing Efficient Background Processes for Windows
- Device Driver INF Guidelines for Windows XP
- Device Installation Rules for Windows Vista
- Driver Package Compatibility for Windows Vista
- Driver Verifier in Windows 7
- Driver Verifier in Windows Vista
- Getting Started with Software Tracing in Windows Drivers
- Guidelines for Customizing Mobile Broadband in Windows 7
- Handling IRPs: What Every Driver Writer Needs to Know
- How to Build, Install, Test, and Debug KMDF Drivers
- How to Develop a KMDF Driver [517 KB]
- How to Develop a KMDF Driver: Part 1
- How to Develop a KMDF Driver: Part 2
- How to Port a WDM Driver to KMDF [749 KB]
- How to Port a WDM Driver to KMDF: Part 1
- How to Port a WDM Driver to KMDF: Part 2
- I/O Flow and Dispatching in WDF Drivers
- I/O Prioritization in Windows Vista
- I/O Resource Usage Reduction
- Implementing Parental Controls by Using PBDA
- Implementing the SourceType XML Element in PBDA Devices
- Installation of WDF Device Drivers
- Installing and Configuring Away Mode
- Interrupt-Affinity Policy Tool
- Kernel-Mode Drivers: Fixing Common Driver Reliability Issues
- KMDF Kernel-Mode Driver Framework Architecture for Driver Developers
- KMDF: How to Develop Framework Drivers [1.9 MB]
- KrView - the Kernrate Viewer
- Locked Operations on PCI Express
- Performance Testing Guide for Windows
- PREfast Step-by-Step 1.5
- PREfast Step-by-Step 2.1
- PREfast Step-by-Step 8.0
- PREfast with Driver-Specific Rules
- Protected Processes in Windows Vista
- Sample Drivers for the Kernel Mode Driver Framework
- Sample Drivers for the User-Mode Driver Framework
- Scheduling, Thread Context, and IRQL
- Secure Startup - Full Volume Encryption: Executive Overview
- Secure Startup - Full Volume Encryption: Technical Overview
- Setup API Log File Guidelines for Driver Developers and Testers
- Specifications: Hardware and Firmware Standards
- System State-to-Device State Mappings (SxD)
- Timers, Timer Resolution, and Development of Efficient Code
- User-Mode Interactions: Guidelines for Kernel-Mode Drivers
- Using KMDF in Miniport Drivers
- WDF UMDF User-Mode Driver Framework Introduction for Driver Developers
- Architecture of the Windows Driver Foundation
- WDF Windows Driver Foundation Versioning
- Windows Driver Testing Best Practices
- Windows Hardware Platform Lab Previews: Static Driver Verifier for WDM Drivers: WHDC Lab
- Windows Native Processor Performance Control
- Windows On/Off Transition Performance Analysis
- Windows On/Off Transitions Solutions Guide
- Windows Platform Binary Table (WPBT)
- Windows Timer Coalescing
- Windows Update Logic for Offering a Driver
- Windows Vista BitLocker Client Platform Requirements
- Windows Vista Driver Development
- Writing Drivers for Fault Tolerant Systems
Imaging Archive
Infrared Remote Control and Receiver Approval Process
- Key Logo License Agreement
- Manufacturing and Distribution Agreement
- Philips WMC-RC6 Protocol Licensing Agreement
- Remote Control and Receiver-Transceiver Specifications and Requirements for Windows Media Center in Windows Operating Systems
- SMK WMC-Quattro Pro Licensing Agreement
Input / HID Archive
- Archive: Key Support, Keyboard Scan Codes, and Windows: Keyboard Scan Code Specification
- Compelling Solutions for PC Gamers by Using Windows SideShow
- Display Guidelines for KVM Switches in Windows 7
- Enhancing the Television Experience by Using Windows SideShow
- HID Sensors Usages
- Using the Universal Driver for Windows SideShow
- Windows SideShow Device SDK for .NET Micro Framework v1.4
- Windows SideShow Use Guidelines
Networking / Wireless Archive
- Building Windows Certified Network Media Devices
- Connection Manager Integration with Mobile Broadband [1.6 MB]
- How to Write Managed Code That Uses the Mobile Broadband API
- Network Driver Compatibility with the Header-Data Split Feature
- Network Explorer Extensibility
- Overview of the Windows 7 Network Media Devices Logo Program: PPT, WMV
- Protected Broadcast Driver Architecture Specification
- WiFi Protected Access Overview
- Wireless Provisioning Services
PC Design Archive
- Building a Great Media Center PC
- Code Signing for Protected Media Components in Windows Vista
- Design and Deploy a Great Media Center PC
- Guidelines for Bus and Device Specifications
- Hardware Design for Surprise Removal
- Mobile Battery Solutions Guide for Windows Vista
- Mobile PC Hardware Button Recommendations
- Requirements for TV Pipeline Formats and Media Streams
- Windows Media Center Customized Product Requirements
Print / Scan Archive
- Distributed Scan Device (WS-DSD)
- Distributed Scan Processing (WS-DSP)
- Point and Print Security on Windows Vista
- Printer Driver Compatibility with Windows Vista
- Printer Installation in Windows Vista
- Scan Process
Smart Card Archive
- Smart Card Minidriver Specification, v.5.07
- Smart Card Minidriver Specification, v.6.02
- Smart Card Minidriver Specification, v.7
Storage Archive
- Bus Type and SCSI Address Reporting for ATA Devices
- Designing RAID Adapters to Work with Windows
- Disk Subsystem Performance Analysis for Windows
- FAQ for PCI and PCIe Issues for “Designed for Windows” Logo
- Firmware Allocation of PCI Device Resources in Windows
- Firmware Support for PCI Express Hot-Plug and Windows
- IDs and Serial Numbers for ISA Plug and Play
- Internal and External SATA Port Configuration
- Large Logical Unit Support and Windows Server 2003 SP1
- Local File Systems for Windows
- PCI Express and Windows
- PCI Express FAQ for Graphics
- PCI, PCI-X, and PCI Express FAQ
- PCI Power Management and Device Drivers
- Reducing the Disk Footprint for Windows 7 Hibernation
- Registry Reflection in Windows
- Supporting Subtractive PCI-to-PCI Bridges in Windows
- Windows Disk Idle Detection
System Internals Archive
- Advances in Memory Management for Windows
- APIC-Based Interrupt Subsystems on Uniprocessor PCs
- Firmware Corruption of Memory During Sleep Transitions
- Kernel Enhancements for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
- Kernel WMI Object Security
- Memory Sizing Guidance for Windows 7
- The Memory Manager in Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista
- Multiprocessor Considerations for Kernel-Mode Drivers
- Windows Support for Hyper-Threading Technology
USB and 1394 Archive
- Archive: Key Support, Keyboard Scan Codes, and Windows: Download USB HID to PS/2 Scan Code Translation Table in PDF format
- Archive: Power Management of USB Host Controllers
- Microsoft Proposed Extensions to the USB Video Class for H.264
- USB Handset Peripherals and Windows
- USB Migration Support for Windows 7 Upgrade Scenarios
Windows Hardware Error Architecture Archive
Windows Hardware Logo Requirements
- Understanding the Windows Logo Program for Systems: PPT, WMV, MP4
- windows-hardware-logo-requirements-additional-qualification.zip
- windows-hardware-logo-requirements-audio.zip
- windows-hardware-logo-requirements-buscontrollers-ports.zip
- windows-hardware-logo-requirements-communication.zip
- windows-hardware-logo-requirements-device.zip
- windows-hardware-logo-requirements-display.zip
- windows-hardware-logo-requirements-game.zip
- windows-hardware-logo-requirements-imaging.zip
- windows-hardware-logo-requirements-input.zip
- windows-hardware-logo-requirements-other-devices.zip
- windows-hardware-logo-requirements-network.zip
- windows-hardware-logo-requirements-portable-devices.zip
- windows-hardware-logo-requirements-system-motherboard.zip
- windows-hardware-logo-requirements-systems.zip
- windows-hardware-logo-requirements-storage.zip
- windows-hardware-logo-requirements-streaming-media.zip
Windows Logo Program Requirements 2.2
- Designed for Windows Requirements for iSCSI Hardware Targets and iSCSI Hardware Initiators (HBAs)
- Desktop and Mobile PC Requirements, Version 1.1
- Desktop and Mobile PC FAQ for Version 1.1
- FAQ for System and Device Requirements, Version 2.1a
- FAQ and Changes for System and Device Requirements, Version 2.0
- Windows Logo Program System and Device Requirements, Version 2.1a
- Windows Logo Program System and Device Requirements, Version 2.2.1a
- Windows Logo Program System and Device Requirements, Version 2.0
Windows Rally Archive
- Specifications and Tools: Windows Rally Component License
- Specifications and Tools: Windows Rally Dev Kit License
- Web Services on Devices and Windows Rally Technologies
- Windows Connect Now-UFD (USB Flash Drive) and Windows Vista Specification
- Windows Connect Now-UFD for Windows XP Specification
Windows Server Platform
- AppInit DLLs in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
- Building Hardware and Firmware to Complement Headless Functionality in Windows [296 KB]
- Emergency Management Services [159 KB]
- Standardizing Out-of-Band Management Console Output and Terminal Emulation (VT-UTF8 and VT100+) [v.0.9; 69KB]
- Receive-Side Scaling Enhancements in Windows Server 2008
- Recommendations for Power Budgeting with Windows Server
- Windows Server 2003 EMS SAC XML Encoding [1.16 MB]
- Windows .NET Datacenter Driver Program for OEMs and IxVs
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