How to Get the WDK and the WLK
This topic applies to the following versions of Windows:
The Windows Server 2008 family of operating systems (x86, x64, and Itanium)
The Windows Vista family of operating systems (x86, x64, and Itanium)
The Windows XP family of operating systems (including Service Packs and 64-bit editions)
The Windows 2000 family of operating systems (including Service Packs)
Use this Windows Driver Kit (WDK): Windows Server 2008 WDK, which includes the kernel-mode driver framework (KMDF) and user-mode driver framework (UMDF)
Note: See Windows Driver Foundation (WDF) for information about an important fix for KMDF and UMDF 1.7.
Download WDK: From MSDN Subscriber Downloads or Microsoft Connect Web site
WDK Documentation Online
Use this Logo Testing Kit: Windows Logo Kit (WLK) version 1.2
Download WLK: From Microsoft Connect Web site
How to join Windows Driver Kit (WDK), Windows Logo Kit (WLK) and Windows Driver Framework (WDF) on Microsoft Connect and download the WDK and WLK kits
Go to the Microsoft Connect Web site and follow these steps:
Sign in to the Web site using a Windows Live ID or Microsoft Passport account.
Note: If you do not have a Windows Live ID or Microsoft Passport account, click the Sign Up Now button in the Need a Windows Live ID? box, and then follow the steps to create your credentials.
After signing in, click CONNECTION DIRECTORY, and find Windows Driver Kit (WDK), Windows Logo Kit (WLK) and Windows Driver Framework (WDF) in the list of available connections.
Note: It is easier to find if you filter the connection list by clicking the Developer Tools category.
Click Apply Now to join the connection. Complete the required registration information. If you do not see Apply Now, you have already joined the connection.
After joining the connection, click On Your Dashboard in the list of connections, or click YOUR DASHBOARD near the top of the page.
In Activity in All Connections Since Your Last Login, find and click Windows Driver Kit (WDK), Windows Logo Kit (WLK) and Windows Driver Framework (WDF).
On the left side of the page, click Downloads, and then click the title that you want to download.
How to download the latest WDK or WLK if you have already joined the Windows Driver Kit (WDK), Windows Logo Kit (WLK) and Windows Driver Framework (WDF) connection
Go to the Microsoft Connect Web site and follow these steps:
Click YOUR DASHBOARD near the top of the page.
Sign in to Microsoft Connect.
In Activity in All Connections Since Your Last Login, find and click Windows Driver Kit (WDK), Windows Logo Kit (WLK) and Windows Driver Framework (WDF).
On the left, click Downloads, and then click the title that you want to download.
