Keyboard Drivers

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Windows Mobile SupportedWindows Embedded CE Supported

8/28/2008

The keyboard driver converts input from the keyboard hardware into keyboard events that the driver enters into the Graphics, Windowing, and Events Subsystem (GWES). The driver is also responsible for generating the proper Unicode characters from these keyboard events. Windows Embedded CE keyboard drivers encapsulate mouse drivers.

In This Section

For All Platforms:

  • Keyboard Driver Reference
    Provides reference information for the keyboard driver IOCTLs, functions, and associated structures.

For Windows Embedded CE:

  • ** Keyboard Driver Migration **
    Provides migration information for moving a keyboard driver from one version of Windows Embedded CE to another.
  • Power Management
    Describes the power management capabilities provided by Windows Embedded CE.