Windows Driver Model
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Windows Driver Model is Microsoft’s unified framework for developing and managing device drivers across different versions of the Windows operating system.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Windows driver architecture
ⓘ
device driver framework ⓘ software component model ⓘ |
| abbreviation | WDM ⓘ |
| appliesToOperatingSystem |
Windows 10
NERFINISHED
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Windows 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows 2000 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows 8.1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows 98 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows Me NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows Server 2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows Vista NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows XP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Device drivers
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Microsoft Windows technology ⓘ Software architecture ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| documentation | Windows Driver Kit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executionMode |
kernel mode
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user mode ⓘ |
| goal |
provide binary compatibility for drivers across multiple Windows versions
ⓘ
unify driver development across Windows 9x and Windows NT lines ⓘ |
| includesConcept |
I/O manager
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IRP (I/O Request Packet) NERFINISHED ⓘ PnP manager ⓘ device objects ⓘ driver objects ⓘ driver stacks ⓘ power manager ⓘ |
| introduced | late 1990s ⓘ |
| introducedWith |
Windows 2000
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windows 98 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFamily | Microsoft Windows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Windows NT architecture ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| provides | standardized driver interfaces ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kernel-Mode Driver Framework
NERFINISHED
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User-Mode Driver Framework NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows Driver Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Windows Driver Foundation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windows Driver Frameworks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
I/O request packet model
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Plug and Play ⓘ kernel-mode drivers ⓘ power management ⓘ user-mode drivers ⓘ |
| supportsDriverType |
bus driver
ⓘ
filter driver ⓘ function driver ⓘ |
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