User-Mode Driver Framework (UMDF)
UMDF supports the creation of user-mode drivers that support protocol-based or serial-bus-based devices. Such drivers handle the same types of I/O requests as kernel-mode drivers and are installed by INF files, just as kernel-mode drivers are. UMDF is provided as part of the current release of the Windows Driver Kit (WDK).
An Important Notice about KMDF and UMDF 1.7 To resolve these issues, Microsoft has released updated WDF 1.7 co-installers. To read the full announcement and download the MSI package, go to the Microsoft Connect Web site. After logging in, select the Connection: Windows Driver Kit (WDK), Windows Logo Kit (WLK) and Windows Driver Framework (WDF). |
Related Blogs
My travels with WDF
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Pointless Blathering
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User-Mode Driver Framework
UMDF Implementation Details
 | I/O Flow and Dispatching in WDF Drivers |
| Plug and Play and Power Management in WDF Drivers |
| Writing USB Drivers with WDF |
 | Peter Wieland: Fixing the UMDF USB samples to install both on XP & Vista |
UMDF - WinHEC 2006
 | User-Mode Driver Framework: Introduction and Overview [WinHEC 2006; 1.00 MB] |
| User-Mode Driver Framework: Technical Synopsis [WinHEC 2006; 340 KB] |
 | User-Mode Driver Framework: Technical Synopsis [WinHEC 2006; 11 MB zipped multimedia presentation] Unzip files and click on shortcut to default.htm to start presentation. |
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