(Of course, if you followed us on Twitter or were a member of the OSRHINTS list, you’d already know all of the following)
There have been several important announcements at WinHEC today. We thought we’d update you on a few of the biggies.
- A new MVP program has been announced for driver devs.
The new program will include device, component, and driver devs as well as makers. NTDEV regulars who are inaugural members of the team include Don Burn, Tim Roberts, Scott Noone and me.
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2) WDF Source Code will be released TOMORROW… on GitHub
Yes, seriously. And the MSFT Symbol Server will have private symbols for WDF. We hear that the plan is to eventually take community contributions, even. How cool is this???
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3) Win10 KM drivers will require MSFT signatures.
You won’t have to pass the certification tests to get the signature, but you WILL have to get an Extended Validation Code Signing Certificate.
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4) Write once, run anywhere drivers become real with Universal Drivers
The WDK will cover ALL Platforms (desktop, mobile, IoT). You can target the Universal platform and ensure that your driver will run, unchanged, on any of these form factors and Windows versions.
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We have a whole lot more to talk about in terms of what’s happening at WinHEC. But those are the biggest items.
Feel free to discuss, either here in this thread or in a separate thread dedicated to one of these topics. If there are questions, we’ll try to fill-in the gaps where we can.
Interesting times, friends…
Peter
OSR
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