Windows Driver Kit

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Windows Driver Kit
Developer(s) Microsoft
Stable release 7.1.0
Preview release 7.1.0
Development status Active
Operating system Windows
Available in English
Website Windows Driver Kit

The Windows Driver Kit (WDK) is a software toolset from Microsoft that enables the development of device drivers for the Microsoft Windows platform. It includes documentation, samples, build environments, and tools for driver developers.

[edit] History of WDK

Previously, the WDK was known as Windows Driver Development Kit (DDK) and supported Windows Driver Model development. It got its current name when Microsoft released Windows Vista and added the following tools to the kit:

Later DTM was renamed to Windows Logo Kit (WLK) and separated from WDK.

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