https://github.com/egor-tensin/windows7-drivers
Basic Windows 7 drivers
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Basic Windows 7 drivers
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/egor-tensin/windows7-drivers
- Owner: egor-tensin
- License: mit
- Created: 2015-05-06T18:55:40.000Z (over 10 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2023-07-04T08:18:18.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-02T04:23:07.639Z (7 months ago)
- Language: C++
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- Size: 153 KB
- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE.txt
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README
Windows 7 drivers
=================
[](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/egor-tensin/windows7-drivers/branch/master)
Basic Windows 7 drivers.
These don't actually manage any hardware, they are just examples of code
running in the kernel mode.
Development
-----------
* [Using WDK 7.1.0](km/build/wdk7.1/README.md)
* [Using WDK 8.1 Update](km/build/wdk8.1update/README.md)
Installation
------------
To install a driver as a Windows service, you can use the `sc` utility.
For example:
sc create simple type= kernel binPath= C:\workspace\personal\windows7-drivers\km\build\wdk7.1\bin\x64\release\simple.sys
You can then load/unload the driver by starting/stopping the corresponding
service using the `net` utility.
net start simple
net stop simple
To uninstall a driver, delete the corresponding service using `sc`.
sc delete simple
Please note that **64-bit versions of Windows 7 (or later) disallow loading
32-bit drivers**!
You may also need to explicitly enable self-signed drivers on 64-bit versions
of Windows.
Using the `bcdedit` utility, execute
bcdedit /set testsigning on
and restart your computer.
Debugging
---------
A driver can be debugged using WinDbg.
To enable kernel debugging, you can use the `msconfig` utility (navigate to
"Boot" -> "Advanced options..." and check "Debug") or the `bcdedit` utility:
bcdedit /debug on
bcdedit /dbgsettings serial debugport:1 baudrate:115200
Then restart your computer for the new settings to take effect.
If a driver is loaded on a physical machine, you can connect to the COM port
specified in kernel debugging settings (#1 by default) with an actual cable and
enter the kernel debugging mode in WinDbg via "File" -> "Kernel Debug...".
You might need to restart the debuggee machine a couple of times in order to
enter the kernel debugging mode.
If a driver is loaded on a virtual machine, the conventional approach is to
expose one of the guest OS's COM ports via a named pipe.
You can then connect to the pipe from a WinDbg instance on the host OS (via
"File" -> "Kernel Debug...").
Refer to your virtualization software's documentation for details.
Utilities
---------
A couple of usages examples are included along with the drivers.
For details, see [Utilities].
[Utilities]: um/README.md
License
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Distributed under the MIT License.
See [LICENSE.txt] for details.
[LICENSE.txt]: LICENSE.txt