DRIVER.md

Essential Windows Driver Articles

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/wdf/creating-umdf-hid-minidrivers
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/gettingstarted/writing-a-umdf-driver-based-on-a-template
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/gettingstarted/provision-a-target-computer-wdk-8-1
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/develop/preparing-a-computer-for-manual-driver-deployment

Provisioning a Target Computer

• Disable Secure Boot

• Enable test signing

    bcdedit /set testsigning on
  

• (Skip for now) enable Driver Verifier

• Run the WDK Test Target Setup MSI

     C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Remote\x64\WDK Test Target Setup x64-x64_en-us.msi
  

• Using host computer in Visual Studio, choose the Extensions → Driver → Test, → Configure Devices.

  • Click Add new Device
  • Enter Display name and host name of target computer
  • Choose Provision device and choose debugger settings
  • Click Next
  • ...

Configure Target Computer for Manual Driver Deployment

• Disable Secure Boot

• Enable test signing

    bcdedit /set testsigning on
  

• Install Test Certificate

    CertMgr /add CertificateFileName.cer /s /r localMachine root /all
    CertMgr /add CertificateFileName.cer /s /r localMachine trustedpublisher