WDK and Developer Tools: Overview
This page describes kits and tools for developing, testing, and debugging drivers for the Windows family of operating systems.
WDK and Developer Tools for Windows Developer Preview
Learn about and download the Windows Driver Kit and other hardware development tools that are available to support the Windows Developer Preview release of the next version of Windows, codenamed Windows 8.
WDK and Developer Tools
Learn about and download the Windows Driver Kit and other hardware development tools that are available to support Windows 7 and previous versions of Windows.
About the Windows Driver Kit (WDK) Information about the WDK, the primary kit for building Windows drivers and kernel software. About Debugging Tools for Windows Information about the tools that you can use to debug drivers, applications, and services on systems that run Windows. The debugging tools are included in the WDK, or you can download them separately from the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK). About Driver Verification and Testing Tools Information about tools that can help developers and testers find bugs through all phases of development and test. About Event Tracing Tools Information about using software event tracing for analysis and troubleshooting. | How to Get the WDK How to download the latest Windows Driver Kit. Microsoft Visual Studio Use your favorite text editor or consider an integrated development environment such as Microsoft Visual Studio. Integrate Visual Studio and the WDK Build utility by using a batch command file. About Driver Performance Tools Information about tools for monitoring driver performance, including the Windows Performance Toolkit (WPT). Microsoft Device Experience Development Kit The Microsoft Device Experience Development Kit provides information and material you need to know to develop Device Stage experiences for eligible devices. |
