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2. Device driver - Wikipedia

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   In the context of an operating system, a device driver is a computer program that operates or controls a particular type of device that is attached to a computer or automaton. [1] A driver provides a software interface to hardware devices, enabling operating systems and other computer programs to access hardware functions without needing to ...

3. Device driver synthesis and verification - Wikipedia

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   An alternative was to develop techniques which can synthesize device drivers robustly. Less human interaction in the development process and proper specification of the device and operating systems can lead to more reliable drivers. The other motivation for driver synthesis, is the large number of flavors of operating systems and device ...

4. Windows Driver Model - Wikipedia

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   Common device driver compatibility issues include: a 32-bit device driver is required for a 32-bit Windows operating system, and a 64-bit device driver is required for a 64-bit Windows operating system. 64-bit device drivers must be signed by Microsoft, because they run in kernel mode and have unrestricted access to the computer hardware. For ...

5. Driver Verifier - Wikipedia

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   Driver Verifier is a tool included in Microsoft Windows that replaces the default operating system subroutines with ones that are specifically developed to catch device driver bugs. [1] Once enabled, it monitors and stresses drivers to detect illegal function calls or actions that may be causing system corruption.

6. Windows Driver Frameworks - Wikipedia

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   Windows Driver Frameworks (WDF, formerly Windows Driver Foundation), is a set of Microsoft tools and libraries that aid in the creation of device drivers for Windows 2000 and later versions of Windows. It complements Windows Driver Model, abstracting away much of the boilerplate complexity in writing Windows drivers. WDF consists of Kernel-Mode ...

7. Device file - Wikipedia

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   In Unix-like operating systems, a device file, device node, or special file is an interface to a device driver that appears in a file system as if it were an ordinary file. There are also special files in DOS , OS/2 , and Windows .

8. How to Find Out if You Have the Most Updated Operating System

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   How to find the operating system info in Windows 10. Open Settings: Click on the "Start" button in the taskbar (Windows icon) or press the "Windows" key on your keyboard.

9. Category:Device drivers - Wikipedia

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