Windows Driver Kit Microsoft Corporation

The Windows Driver Kit (WDK) is a comprehensive toolset designed to facilitate the development, testing, and deployment of drivers for Windows operating systems.

Key Features:

• Enables the creation of drivers targeting various Windows versions, including Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, and older releases when using earlier kits.
• Provides robust support for ARM64 architecture, allowing native driver development on ARM64 hardware and enabling debugging from both ARM64 and x64 environments. This includes automatic installation of necessary dependencies.
• Available as a NuGet package, simplifying acquisition and updates while managing SDK dependencies efficiently.

Audience & Benefit: Ideal for developers and engineers tasked with creating drivers for Windows devices, the WDK streamlines development processes. It supports modern platforms like ARM64, ensuring compatibility across different Windows versions and enhancing debugging and deployment efficiency. By using winget, installation is straightforward, making it a valuable resource for maintaining up-to-date driver development toolchains.