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In short, this is the place to ask and answer questions about Windows system software development, the Windows Driver Kit (WDK), and Windows kernel-mode debugging (WinDbg). The forums here provide worldwide peer help with solving problems related to the design, development, and debugging of Windows drivers of all types (including WDF both KMDF, UMDF, even WDM device drivers and software-only drivers), Windows file system Minifilters, and Windows file systems. Are you having trouble figuring out how to do something in a driver you're developing? Do you have a crash in your driver that you're having trouble diagnosing? We have a forum for you!
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Have you just discovered our community?
If so, welcome! You can read more about the community here including its history.
In short, this is the place to ask and answer questions about Windows system software development, the Windows Driver Kit (WDK), and Windows kernel-mode debugging (WinDbg). The forums here provide worldwide peer help with solving problems related to the design, development, and debugging of Windows drivers of all types (including WDF both KMDF, UMDF, even WDM device drivers and software-only drivers), Windows file system Minifilters, and Windows file systems. Are you having trouble figuring out how to do something in a driver you're developing? Do you have a crash in your driver that you're having trouble diagnosing? We have a forum for you!
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Expand for more options.Windows System Software Devs Interest List — Windows Driver Developer's Forum
This is the category to post your questions about designing and developing all types of Windows drivers, particularly device drivers. Got a KMDF driver or UMDF driver question? Got a crash in driver that you need help analyzing? This is the category for you.
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Expand for more options.Windows File Systems and Minifilters Devs Interest List — Windows File System and Minifilter Developer's Forum
This category is dedicated to answering questions about the design, development, and debugging of Windows file systems and file system Minifilters.
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Most recent: Using Driver Allocated IRP pool, in this case IRP completion routine can return STATUS_SUCCESS by Peter_Viscarola_(OSR)
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Bring your questions about kernel-mode debugging and crash dump analysis to this category, where !Analyze -v is only just the beginning.
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