These two lists show the recommended driver models for Microsoft Windows operating systems. The first list shows the driver model recommended for individual devices and device classes and the second list shows the models recommended for various ports and adapters to which the devices attach. 1394 device | Depends on device class: KMDF or WDM | Auxiliary display (SideShow) | Windows Portable Devices (WPD), which is UMDF-based | Biometric (USB) | UMDF | Bluetooth L2CAP | Depends on device class: KMDF or device-class-specific model such as AVStream | Bluetooth Radio Frequency Communications (RFCOMM) | UMDF | Cell phone, PDA, portable media player* | WPD, which is UMDF-based | Digital camera | Depends on device characteristics: Media Transfer Protocol (MTP)/UMDF or WIA | Display adapter | Windows Display Driver Model | File system filter | FS mini-filter | Generic filter driver | KMDF, UMDF | Human input device (HID) | UMDF (except for mouse and keyboard) or KMDF | Keyboard/Mouse filter | KMDF | Modem, cable modem | KMDF, WDM, or NDIS-WDM | Network filter | Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) callout driver | Network Transport Driver Interface (TDI) client | KMDF | Network-connected device* | UMDF | Other | Depends on device class and characteristics: UMDF, KMDF, or WDM | Printer | UniDrv, PScript, XPS | Scanner | WIA | Secure digital (SD) | Depends on device class: KMDF or WDM | Serial and parallel devices (legacy) | UMDF or KMDF | Smart card device | KMDF | USB device | Depends on device class: UMDF, KMDF, or WDM | Video capture | AVStream |
* Web Services for Devices is recommended for many network-connected devices. For details, see http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/connect/rally/default.mspx. Audio adapter | AVStream, PortCls | HID miniport | Microsoft-supplied or KMDF | Network adapter | NDIS-WDM, Remote NDIS (RNDIS) | Network adapter (USB) | NDIS-KMDF | PC card | Microsoft-supplied or KMDF | PCI | Microsoft-supplied or KMDF | Serial, parallel port | Microsoft-supplied or KMDF | Storage adapter (SCSI and ATA) | Scsiport, Storport, ATA port | USB adapter | Microsoft-supplied or KMDF |
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