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These days, each new upgrade for Windows brings with it a new Windows Driver Kit.  And each new Windows Driver Kit brings with it new functions and features.  Note that Read more

Just a quick note to make you aware that the version of Visual Studio 2017 that includes support for the /Qspectre switch, and the “__declspec(spectre(nomitigation))” decoration that can be used to Read more

The newest WDK works with Visual Studio 2017!  Let’s celebrate. But, it seems nothing is totally straight-forward anymore. Now that the new WDK is available, we thought we’d pass along Read more

There’s no point in keeping the polling open forever.  We released the most recent issue of The NT Insider a week ago.  In that issue, we asked the Windows Driver Read more

I wrote an article in the last issue of The NT Insider that described the whole “thing” about the Universal Driver model, and how it was more than just writing Read more

Update 11 November 2017:  Voting is closed.  The results are in! I like Shenzhen.  Really, I do.  It’s an exciting, vital, and fast-growing city.  The food is phenomenal. But as Read more

[Last updated 24 October 2016, 11:00 Eastern time — Fix broken link] I wanted to update you on the status of a few issues in the world of the Windows Driver Kit, Read more

In an interesting twist, build 14393 of the WDK now enforces the use of NX non-paged pool:

This is a good thing as it will force all of us Read more

If you’re having trouble following the lingo, code names, version numbers, and build numbers of the recent Windows releases you’re not alone.  Our test lead recently asked me: “Redstone?  Is Read more