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USB Technologies

USB provides an expandable, hot-pluggable Plug and Play serial interface that ensures a standard, low-cost connection for peripheral devices such as keyboards, mice, joysticks, printers, scanners, storage devices, modems, and video conferencing cameras. Migration to USB is recommended for all peripheral devices that use legacy ports such as PS/2, serial, and parallel ports. Ultra-Wideband is a USB cable replacement technology that provides new solutions for wireless multimedia connectivity and interoperability. Drivers for most USB devices should use WDF.

USB in Windows 7 and Windows Server R2
White PaperExposing Programs and Installing Drivers Using AutoPlay in Windows  
White PaperRequirement Clarifications For Windows Logo Kit USB-IF Certification  
White PaperUSB ContainerIDs in Windows 7  
White PaperUSB Migration Support for Windows 7 Upgrade Scenarios  

USB and Wireless USB - WinHEC 2008
Microsoft Powerpoint (.ppt)Bluetooth and Wireless USB in Windows 7 [WinHEC 2008; 5.1 MB]
Microsoft Powerpoint (.ppt)USB Technology Update and Windows Connectivity Strategy [WinHEC 2008; 4.2 MB]

USB and UWB Topics
White PaperHow to Use WinUSB to Communicate with a USB Device
White PaperPower Management of USB Host Controllers
White PaperUSB 2.0 and Windows
White PaperUSB FAQ - Intermediate
White PaperUSB FAQ: Introductory Level
White PaperUSB Hub Design and Windows
This link leaves the Microsoft.com siteIntel FAQ for USB
DownloadableUltra-Wideband and Microsoft Windows – Fact Sheet

USB Driver Tips
White PaperIncreasing System Power Efficiency through Driver Support for Runtime Idle Detection
White PaperSelective Suspend in USB Drivers
White PaperWriting USB Drivers with WDF
Microsoft Powerpoint (.ppt)Simplified USB Function Drivers [2005; 284 KB]
Microsoft Powerpoint (.ppt)USB Client Driver Tips And Tricks: Part 1 [Driver Devcon; 220 KB]
In-box support, extending USB, testing and debugging
Microsoft Powerpoint (.ppt)USB Client Driver Tips And Tricks: Part 2 [Driver Devcon; 601 KB]
Configuration, error recovery and other tips; Debugging common driver errors

USB Storage and Windows Boot
White PaperFAQ for USB Storage Support in Windows
White PaperRecommendations for Booting Windows from USB Storage Devices

USB Device Class Topics
White PaperExtension Unit Plug-ins for USB Video Class Devices

UWB, Wireless USB and USB-IF
This link leaves the Microsoft.com siteBluetooth SIG Support for UWB
This link leaves the Microsoft.com sitePeripheral Development Kit (PDK) from USB-IF
Includes NEC host controller hardware and Microsoft drivers for Wireless USB
This link leaves the Microsoft.com siteUSB-IF: Certified Wireless USB

UWB, Wireless USB, Bluetooth - WinHEC 2007
Microsoft Powerpoint (.ppt)Short-Range Wireless Device Connectivity [WinHEC 2007; 2.2 MB]
Microsoft Powerpoint (.ppt)Windows Logo Program for Wireless USB: Best Practices [WinHEC 2007; 369 KB]
OtherSee Also: Presentations at WinHEC 2006

See Also
WHDC Portal/NodalDevice Simulation Framework

Resources
Windows LogoIndustry Specification References for Windows Logo Program
WHDC Portal/NodalDriver Installation
WHDC Portal/NodalDriver Signing Requirements for Windows
WHDC Portal/NodalPnP & Power Management
WHDC Portal/NodalSupport for Developer Kits and Tools
DownloadableScalable Networking Pack - NDIS 5.2 Driver Kit (DDK) [16.1 MB]

WDK Resources on MSDN
Microsoft.comUSB Devices
Microsoft.comWinUSB Devices

 


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