New White Papers and Tools on WHDC

This page provides a list of papers and other material recently published on the WHDC Web site.

July 2009
ToolsMicrosoft Device Experience Development Kit  
White PaperDesigning Windows Biometric Framework (WBF) Fingerprint Management Applications  
White PaperSmart Card Minidriver Specification  

June 2009
ToolsWindows 7 Portable Device Enabling Kit for MTP, Version 7R2  
Windows LogoWinHEC Presentations  
White Paper1394 Bus Driver in Windows 7  
White PaperBest Practices for Trusted Platform Module Management  
White PaperDevices and Printers in Windows 7: Frequently Asked Questions  
White PaperDisplay Guidelines for KVM Switches in Windows 7  
White PaperFAQ for Windows Logo Program for Hardware  
White PaperFirmware Memory Corruption during Sleep Transitions  
White PaperGraphics Guide for Windows 7  
White PaperImplementing Parental Controls by Using PBDA  
White PaperMobile Broadband Connection Manager Development Guide  
White PaperPerformance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2008 R2  
White PaperPower Availability Requests  
White PaperProtected Broadcast Driver Architecture (PBDA) Specification (Version 1.3.1)  
White PaperUSB Migration Support for Windows 7 Upgrade Scenarios  
White PaperWDK Build Environment  
White PaperWindows Driver Kit (WDK) Documentation  
WHDC Portal/NodalWindows 7 Logo Program for Printers FAQ  
WHDC Portal/NodalWindows Mobile Broadband  

May 2009
White PaperBest Practices for WoW64  
White PaperCompelling Solutions for PC Gamers by Using Windows SideShow  
White PaperEnhancing the Television Experience by Using Windows SideShow  
White PaperHow to Create a Device Metadata Package for Devices and Printers  
White PaperMigrating a BDA Solution to PBDA  
White PaperPerformance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2008  
White PaperRegistry Reflection in Windows  
White PaperUEFI Support and Requirements for Windows Operating Systems  
White PaperWebcam Video Fidelity Tests  
White PaperWindows 7 RC WDK (v.7.0.0) Release Notes  
White PaperWindows Media Center Requirements for TV Pipeline Formats and Media Streams  
White PaperWindows On/Off Transitions Solutions Guide  
White PaperWindows Touch Test Lab  
WHDC Portal/NodalDebugging User-Mode Driver Framework Drivers Training Sessions  
WHDC Portal/NodalHardware Design for Windows 7  

April 2009
ToolsDownload Windows Symbol Packages  
White PaperAppInit DLLs in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2  
White PaperTimeout Detection and Recovery of GPUs through WDDM  
White PaperWindows ACPI Emulated Devices Table  
White PaperWindows Vista Rules for Enabling Windows Aero  

March 2009
ToolsInstall Debugging Tools for Windows 32-bit Version
ToolsInstall Debugging Tools for Windows 64-bit Versions
White PaperDriver Tip: Where’s the Add Hardware Wizard?  
White PaperMobile Broadband Driver Development  
White PaperMTP Device Services Extension Specification  
White PaperUsing Hardware Performance Counters on Windows  
White PaperUsing PowerCfg to Evaluate System Energy Efficiency  
White PaperWindows 7 - Mobile Broadband Certification for Existing Chipsets  
White PaperWindows Biometric Framework: Code-Signing Guidelines  

February 2009
White PaperDriver Verifier in Windows Vista  
White PaperWindows Media Center Customized Product Requirements  

January 2009
ToolsDownload Windows 7 Symbol Packages  
White PaperHow to Implement Compatible IDs in Printing Devices  
White PaperPower Policy Configuration and Deployment in Windows  
White PaperWindows 7 Brightness Control for Integrated Displays  
White PaperWindows Timer Coalescing  
WHDC Portal/NodalWindows Biometric Framework  
DownloadableDTM Log Viewer  

December 2008
White PaperAuthoring Experiences for Printers, Scanners, and Multifunction Printers  
White PaperDeveloper Enhancements to Windows Touch and Tablet PC
White PaperIntroduction to the Windows Biometric Framework (WBF)  
White PaperMCCS Use by Windows 7 Display Color Calibration Tool
White PaperPower In, Dollars Out: How to Stem the Flow in the Data Center

November 2008
White PaperBest Practices Guide for Developing Printer Drivers
White PaperConnected Digital Picture Frames: Analysis and Specifications
White PaperDesign Guidelines and Considerations for Building Windows Certified Network Media Devices
White PaperDeveloping Efficient Background Processes for Windows
White PaperDevice Metadata Package Pipeline  
White PaperDevice/Driver Test Automation Overview
White PaperDevices and Printers - Extensibility Guide  
White PaperDigitizer Drivers for Windows Touch and Pen-Based Computers
White PaperDriver Verifier in Windows 7
White PaperHow to Design and Test Multitouch Hardware Solutions for Windows 7
White PaperHow to Enable USB Selective Suspend for Human Interface Device
White PaperHow to Use an INF to Override the Monitor EDID
White PaperIntroduction to Windows Touch
White PaperMultifunction Device Support and Device Container Groupings in Windows 7  
White PaperReceive-Side Scaling Enhancements in Windows Server 2008
White PaperSupporting Systems That Have More Than 64 Processors
White PaperTesting and Troubleshooting the Print Subsystem
White PaperWindows Portable Devices Automation API
White PaperWindows Portable Devices: Application Development Guide
White PaperWindows Portable Devices: Driver Development Guide
WHDC Portal/NodalWindows Device Experience
WHDC Portal/NodalWindows Sensor and Location Platform
OtherWinHEC 2008 Conference Presentations

October 2008
White PaperAudio Tapers for Windows Volume-Control Applications
White PaperBus Driver Development Based on KMDF
White PaperDynamic Hardware Partitioning: Overview
White PaperHands-On Lab PCHOL13 Writing a Location-Aware Gadget [142 KB]
White PaperImplementing Light-Aware UI Using the Windows Sensor and Location Platform [1.5 MB]
White PaperIntegrating Ambient Light Sensors with Windows 7 Computers [174 KB]  
White PaperIntroducing the Windows Sensor and Location Platform [177 KB]
White PaperTracing and Diagnosability for WDF Drivers
White PaperUSB FAQ - Intermediate

September 2008
White PaperBluetooth Wireless Technology FAQ - 2008
White PaperSmart Card Minidriver Certification Requirements v.6.02a
White PaperWindows Logo Kit 1.2 QFE Updates - WLK QFE 005 and 006

August 2008
White PaperUSB FAQ: Introductory Level

July 2008
White PaperChecklist for 64-bit Microsoft Windows Drivers
White PaperDriver Installation for 32-bit and 64-bit Platforms
White PaperRecommendations for Power Budgeting with Windows Server
White PaperUEFI and Windows
White PaperWindows Vista Feature Pack for Wireless

June 2008
WHDC Portal/NodalDeveloping Protected Broadcast Drivers in Windows

May 2008
White PaperUsing the Universal Driver for Windows SideShow
White PaperWindows Driver Foundation: A Syllabus [43.9 KB Word document]
White PaperWindows Filtering Platform
White PaperWorkaround for the Signed Driver Test in the Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster Kit

April 2008
White PaperDriver Tip: From Sample Code to Production Driver: What to Change in the Sample
White PaperDriver Tip: How to Release-Sign File System Drivers
White PaperHardware Support and Directions for Windows Server
White PaperHow to Use NTttcp to Test Network Performance
White PaperMicrosoft Driver Quality Rating
White PaperSelective Suspend in USB Drivers

March 2008
White PaperMicrosoft Portable Executable and Common Object File Format Specification
White PaperWindows Authenticode Portable Executable Signature Format

February 2008
White PaperMobile Battery Life Solutions: A Guide for Mobile Platform Professionals
White PaperSoftware Licensing Guidance for Products that Use Process Patching and Hooking

January 2008
White PaperDigital Audio Protection
White PaperDriver Tip: Custom Power Settings for Signed Drivers
WHDC Portal/NodalWindows Server 2008 High Availability Program Overview


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