Development Environment Preparation - WDK

• VS2019
• VirtualBox

Spectre-mitigated libraries

• install

MSVC v142 - VS 2019 C++ x64/x86 Spectre-mitgated libs(Latest)

WDK

Windows Version	Build Number	Supported Visual Studio	SDK	WDK	Comments
Windows 11 25H2 (Ge)	26100.6584	VS 2022	SDK	WDK	This version is the default supported kit for Windows driver development in VS2022.
Windows 10 2004 (VB)	19041.5738	VS 2019	SDK	WDK	Supported for Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1 driver development only.

Project setting

• VC++ Directories
• Linker

wdk path

create props file:

view -> Other Windows -> Property Manager

add wdk path:

User Macros -> Add Macro

• name and value:

WDKPATH
\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10

• checked

Set this macro as an environment variable in the build environment

VC++ Directories

• Include Directories

$(WDKPATH)\Include\10.0.19041.0\km;
$(WDKPATH)\Include\10.0.19041.0\ucrt;
$(WDKPATH)\Include\10.0.19041.0\um;

• Library Directories

$(WDKPATH)\lib\10.0.19041.0\km\x86;

Linker

• Input

ntoskrnl.lib;hal.lib;wmilib.lib;fltmgr.lib;vcruntime.lib;ucrt.lib;

Guest OS

• Windows 10 1809
• DebugView.zip

Disable driver signature enforcement

• Open your Start Menu and click on Settings.
• Navigate to Update & Security and select Recovery from the left-hand menu.
• Under the Advanced startup section, click Restart now.
• Once your PC reboots to a blue screen,
  select Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Startup Settings.
• Click the Restart button.
• Upon restarting, you will see a list of options.
  Press 7 or F7 on your keyboard to Disable driver signature enforcement.

DebugView setting

1. Capture -> Capture Kernel
2. Capture -> Enable Verbose Kernel Output