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<h2 id="varieties">Varieties</h2> <p>There are three types of WDF drivers: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Kernel-Mode_Driver_Framework/hvF6Djcz">Kernel-Mode Driver Framework</a>, for writing standard kernel-mode device drivers</li> <li><a href="/facts/User-Mode_Driver_Framework/zIe9KKHk">User-Mode Driver Framework</a> v1, for writing user-mode drivers using a C++ <a href="/facts/Component_Object_Model/2DtIAufW">COM</a>-based API</li> <li><a href="/facts/User-Mode_Driver_Framework/zIe9KKHk">User-Mode Driver Framework</a> v2, for writing user-mode drivers with syntactic parity to KMDF</li></ul> <p>WDF also includes a set of static verification tools for use by driver writers. These tools examine driver code for common errors and/or simulate the code of a driver in order to identify problems that are both difficult to detect and difficult to test for. </p> <h2 id="versions">Versions</h2> KMDF version history<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a><table><tbody><tr><th>Operating system</th><th>KMDF 1.0</th><th>KMDF 1.1</th><th>KMDF 1.5</th><th>KMDF 1.7</th><th>KMDF 1.9</th><th>KMDF 1.11</th><th>KMDF 1.13</th><th>KMDF 1.15</th><th>KMDF 1.17</th><th>KMDF 1.19</th><th>KMDF 1.21</th><th>KMDF 1.23</th><th>KMDF 1.25</th><th>KMDF 1.27</th><th>KMDF 1.29</th><th>KMDF 1.31</th><th>KMDF 1.33</th></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_11/J2ywV8r4">Windows 11, 21H2</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_10,_version_2004/uum36Dsl">Windows 10, 2004</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_10,_version_1903/HI9BNK9H">Windows 10, 1903</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_10,_version_1809/mYxHkvBa">Windows 10, 1809</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_10,_version_1803/vb5Wue2w">Windows 10, 1803</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_10,_version_1709/LXhH712V">Windows 10, 1709</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_10,_version_1703/waK3joRl">Windows 10, 1703</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_10,_version_1607/7zut4Ecc">Windows 10, 1607</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_10,_version_1511/pEp9eWuo">Windows 10, 1511</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_10_(original_release)/uo2UIUpK">Windows 10, 1507</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_8.1/HRWIv7Mn">Windows 8.1</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_8/eRtw96T3">Windows 8</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_7/tldLdbnX">Windows 7</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>Update</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_Server_2008/hrcPjTCH">Windows Server 2008</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>Update</td><td>Update</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_Vista/IASEUCTB">Windows Vista</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>Update</td><td>Update</td><td>Update</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_Server_2003/3vIJam5L">Windows Server 2003</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Update</td><td>Update</td><td>Update</td><td>Update</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_XP/IozrkAYS">Windows XP</a></th><td>Update</td><td>Update</td><td>Update</td><td>Update</td><td>Update</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_2000/amJIt9gz">Windows 2000</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Update</td><td>Update</td><td>Update</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr></tbody></table> UMDF version history<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><table><tbody><tr><th>Operating system</th><th>UMDF 1.5</th><th>UMDF 1.7</th><th>UMDF 1.9</th><th>UMDF 1.11</th><th>UMDF 2.0</th><th>UMDF 2.15</th><th>UMDF 2.17</th><th>UMDF 2.19</th><th>UMDF 2.21</th><th>UMDF 2.23</th><th>UMDF 2.25</th><th>UMDF 2.27</th><th>UMDF 2.29</th><th>UMDF 2.31</th><th>UMDF 2.33</th></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_11/J2ywV8r4">Windows 11, 21H2</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_10,_version_2004/uum36Dsl">Windows 10, 2004</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_10,_version_1903/HI9BNK9H">Windows 10, 1903</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_10,_version_1809/mYxHkvBa">Windows 10, 1809</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_10,_version_1803/vb5Wue2w">Windows 10, 1803</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_10,_version_1709/LXhH712V">Windows 10, 1709</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_10,_version_1703/waK3joRl">Windows 10, 1703</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_10,_version_1607/7zut4Ecc">Windows 10, 1607</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_10,_version_1511/pEp9eWuo">Windows 10, 1511</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_10_(original_release)/uo2UIUpK">Windows 10, 1507</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_8.1/HRWIv7Mn">Windows 8.1</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_8/eRtw96T3">Windows 8</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_7/tldLdbnX">Windows 7</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>Update</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_Server_2008/hrcPjTCH">Windows Server 2008</a></th><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>Update</td><td>Update</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_Vista/IASEUCTB">Windows Vista</a> SP1</th><td>Compatible</td><td>Built-in</td><td>Update</td><td>Update</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_Vista/IASEUCTB">Windows Vista</a></th><td>Built-in</td><td>Update</td><td>Update</td><td>Update</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_Server_2003/3vIJam5L">Windows Server 2003</a></th><td>Update</td><td>Update</td><td>Update</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Windows_XP/IozrkAYS">Windows XP</a></th><td>Update</td><td>Update</td><td>Update</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Windows_Driver_Kit/RoVIPYox">Windows Driver Kit</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/wdf/">Official website</a> </li> <li><i><a href="https://www.microsoftpressstore.com/store/developing-drivers-with-the-windows-driver-foundation-9780735690097">Developing Drivers with the Windows Driver Foundation</a></i> by Orwick and Smith</li> <li><a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/index">Windows Driver Kit</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.osronline.com/">OSR Online</a>, including many articles about WDF, KMDF, and Windows driver development</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160125155441/http://www.wd-3.com/archive/FrameworkIntro.htm">Introducing Windows Driver Framework</a> at the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a> (archived 2016-01-25), written by well-known Windows driver developer, Walter Oney</li> <li><a href="https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/13090/Building-and-deploying-a-basic-WDF-Kernel-Mode-Dri">Building and deploying a basic WDF Kernel Mode Driver</a>, CodeProject</li> <li><a href="https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/13620/Developing-a-WDF-USB-Kernel-Mode-Driver-for-the-OS">Developing a WDF USB Kernel Mode Driver for the OSR USB FX2</a>, CodeProject</li> <li><a href="https://www.easefilter.com/kb/minifilter-framework.htm">MiniFilter Framework</a>, A Windows File System Filter Driver Framework</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Kernel Mode Driver Framework for Windows 7 Drivers <a href="https://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1766166" target="_blank">https://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1766166</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"KMDF Version History". Microsoft Docs. Microsoft. 1 October 2018. <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/wdf/kmdf-version-history" target="_blank">https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/wdf/kmdf-version-history</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"UMDF Version History". Microsoft Docs. Microsoft. 1 October 2018. <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/wdf/umdf-version-history" target="_blank">https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/wdf/umdf-version-history</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>