MicrosoftDocs/windows-driver-docs resource
The official Windows Driver Kit documentation sources observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
76/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3962
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 12
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1061 stars · 868 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
The open-source repository containing the Markdown sources for Microsoft's official Windows hardware developer documentation (Windows Driver Kit docs), published on Microsoft Learn. It covers driver design, development, debugging, testing, signing, and deployment for Windows drivers.
Use cases
- learn how to write a Windows kernel-mode driver
- find WDK installation and setup instructions
- understand driver signing requirements for Windows
- contribute fixes to Windows driver documentation
- look up device and driver installation concepts
- learn Windows Driver Frameworks (WDF) development
When to choose
- you are developing, testing, or deploying Windows device drivers
- you need authoritative Microsoft guidance on WDK tools and driver architecture
- you want to contribute corrections to the official Windows driver docs
When to avoid
- you need API/DDI reference docs (use the windows-driver-docs-ddi repo instead)
- you are looking for driver sample code (see the Windows-driver-samples repo)
- you develop drivers for Linux or macOS
Facets
learning-resource · maturity active
documentation developer-tools documentation developer-tools operating-systems hardware windows cross-platform windows-driver-kit wdk kernel-mode-drivers driver-development microsoft-learn docs-source
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-driver-docs · fetched 2026-08-28 · a69f7669ddd2
- homepage: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/drivers · fetched 2026-08-29 · b7a4211e1385
- site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/install-the-wdk-using-nuget · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2d4e457cac3d
- site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/install/overview-of-device-and-driver-installation · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6edcc8479ee5
- site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/install/driver-signing · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0bf9ecd0a85c
- site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/internet-explorer-microsoft-edge · fetched 2026-08-29 · c363b2f43d4b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| MicrosoftDocs/windows-driver-docs | main | 76 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="MicrosoftDocs/windows-driver-docs")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem