For links to older kits, see Other WDK downloads.Ĭertain device-specific stacks (for example graphics) continue to have x86/ARM32 user-mode components to support x86/ARM32 apps. To target Windows 8.1, Windows 8, and Windows 7, install an older WDK and an older version of Visual Studio either on the same machine or on a separate machine. You can run the Windows 11, version 22H2 WDK on Windows 7 and later. Multiple WDKs and EWDKs can be installed concurrently on the same computer and even be part of same build system.
Starting with the Windows 11, version 22H2 release of the WDK and EWDK, the kits support: For installation instructions for the Windows Insider Preview builds, see Installing preview versions of the Windows Driver Kit (WDK). Join the Windows Insider Program to get WDK Insider Preview builds. The WDK is used to develop, test, and deploy drivers for Windows. Specifically, driver debugging within Visual Studio does not work from Visual Studio 17.2.0 up until 17.4.1. Make sure to use Visual Studio 17.4.1 or newer.
