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Get Started with Drivers on Windows	Start here to learn fundamental concepts about drivers on Windows.	12/15/2023	article

Get started with drivers on Windows

Start here to learn fundamental concepts about drivers.

You should already be familiar with the C programming language, and you should understand the ideas of function pointers, callback functions, and event handlers.

In this section

• What is a driver?
• Do you need to write a driver?
• Choosing a driver model
• Write your first driver
• Provision a computer for driver deployment and testing (WDK 10)
• Concepts for all driver developers

Related topics

Windows Driver Kit (WDK)

Driver Security Guidance