This tool is part of the Windows Driver Kit (WDK) for Windows 10, and runs automatically if you are using Visual Studio 2015. For more information about setting up the driver development environment, see Getting Started with Universal Windows Drivers.ĪPIValidator Tool: You can use the ApiValidator.exe tool to verify that the APIs that your driver calls are valid for a Universal Windows driver. Visual Studio 2015 Support: There is a driver setting to set “Target Platform” equal to “Universal”.

These tools are available to develop Universal Windows driver support: This can reduces development time and cost for initial development and later code maintenance. IHVs can develop a Universal Windows driver that works on all devices (desktops, laptops, tablets, phones). Getting Started with Universal Windows drivers for Audio

In addition to the Universal Windows drivers for audio, Windows continues to support previous audio driver technologies, such as WDM.

This topics discusses the benefits of this approach as well as the differences between different platforms. In Windows 10 you can write a universal audio driver that will work across many types of hardware.

Microsoft audio controller driver