Monitor drivers on Windows

Each monitor has a device stack that includes the following monitor drivers:

  • A Microsoft-supplied monitor class function driver, which is required for all monitors.
  • Optionally, a vendor-supplied monitor filter driver. Monitor vendors can implement a filter driver to add functionality to their monitor device. For example, a filter driver might provide a custom monitor configuration UI.

The following articles describe the function and filter drivers associated with monitors:

Monitor Class Function Driver

Monitor Filter Drivers