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Windows Device Content and Web Resources. Jay Loomis - Content Publishing Lead Thom Votteler - Content Publisher Julie West - Site Manager. Agenda. Overview of Windows Hardware Developer Content – Five W’s Windows Hardware Developer Central ( WHDC ) - A Great Place to Start
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Windows Device Content and Web Resources Jay Loomis - Content Publishing Lead Thom Votteler - Content Publisher Julie West - Site Manager
Agenda • Overview of Windows Hardware Developer Content – Five W’s • Windows Hardware Developer Central (WHDC) - A Great Place to Start • Windows Driver Kit (WDK) - Going Deep • Device Experience Development Kit • Q&A
Windows Hardware Developer Content Windows 7 Portable Device Enabling Kit for MTP Microsoft Device Experience Development Kit
Hardware Developer Content • Why It Matters • Who We Reach • What We Provide • Where We Reach • When We Publish
Why It Matters • Gets you started • Takes you deep • Keeps you current • From Microsoft
Who We Reach • Driver developers • Hardware design engineers • System designers and builders • Silicon and firmware engineers • Middleware engineers • Test engineers • Business and technical decision makers
What We Provide • Kit documentation • White papers • Development samples • FAQs • Specifications • Videos • Newsletters • Blogs and links to community resources
Where We Reach WHDC China WHDC Japan WHDC Taiwan English (U.S. / Worldwide)
When We Publish • Continuous publishing cycle • Emphasis on Windows release milestones • Support for Windows hardware ecosystem events Beta M3 RTM GA
WHDC: What We Provide • For the Windows hardware ecosystem: • Technical information • Windows Driver Kit information & access • Windows Logo Program info • Relevant resources from across Microsoft sites • Ecosystem Community • Newsletters • Microsoft Hardware Newsletter • Windows Logo Program Newsletter • WinHEC News • Blogs • Event content
Windows Driver Kit Documentation • The place to find in-depth technical information about driver development and other hardware-related programming for Windows • Technology-focused documentation • Part of the Windows Driver Kit (WDK) along with code samples and development tools
WDK Docs: Where to find • Docs are available in three places: • Installed with the kit • Only updated when the kit is published • Online on MSDN • Download from Windows Hardware Developer Central (WHDC) • Available as both an installed help package and as a compiled help module
WDK Docs: When we update • Monthly documentation refresh on MSDN and WHDC • CHM is not currently refreshed as often—we hope to change this • In-kit documentation refreshed whenever the WDK updates
WDK Docs: Giving feedback • MSDN has its own feedback mechanism that you can use, but… • All formats of the WDK docs have an e-mail link: • However you give it, we value your feedback and use it inform our priorities
WDK Documentation DEMO
Device Stage Documentation • Includes general documentation that applies to all device stage experiences, and documentation that covers issues and variations specific to individual device classes • Installed with the Microsoft Device Experience Development Kit • Closely integrated with reference and samples
Device Stage Docs: R2 is here! • Revision 2 of the kit shipped 11/9 • Documentation is included for these new device classes: • Keyboards and mice • Mobile broadband devices • PC • Smart card devices
Device Stage Docs: Updates • Plan to release docs three times a year as well as with each revision of the kit • Between releases, white papers and FAQs will cover breaking information on WHDC
Device Experience Development Kit DEMO
Future Windows Developer Content • We use your feedback to improve • Future plans include: • Expanding scenario-based content • Providing better context for content • Exploring new media • Telling end-to-end stories • It’s a great time to give us feedback about what would make our content more helpful
Summary • WHDC is a great place to start engaging with the Windows hardware community. • The WDK documentation is the place to go for in-depth driver developer content. • Windows hardware developer content is updated regularly.
Summary (cont.) • WHDC newsletters keep you up-to-date. • Device Stage documentation provides the information that you need to create great device experiences in Windows 7. • We encourage your feedback and involvement.
Call To Action • Get the latest WDK, WLK, and Device Experience Development Kit. • Give us your feedback - rate the content you use. • Subscribe to the Windows Logo and Hardware Newsletters.
Call To Action (cont.) • Subscribe to WHDC RSS feed. • Bookmark device pages on WHDC. • Search “Windows Hardware” and you’ll find us.
Additional Resources • How to Get the WDK and WLK • http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/DevTools/WDK/WDKpkg.mspx • http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/wlk/WLKpkg.mspx • WHDC Home Page • http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/default.mspx • Windows Device Experience Page • http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/DeviceExperience/default.mspx • Subscribe to Logo and Hardware Newsletters • http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/newsreq.mspx • Subscribe to WHDC RSS Feed • http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/resources/rss.aspx
Feedback • To provide feedback to WDK or WHDC, please contact: • WDK • General Comments and Suggestions • ddksurv1@microsoft.com • Comment on Specific Content • WHDC • General Ideas and Suggestions • whdcinfo@microsoft.com • Rate Specific Content
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