Ronald D. Reeves, Ph.D., is founder and president of Software Genesis, LLC, a software development and consulting company based in Brighton, Michigan. He has forty years of experience designing and developing computer hardware, software, and drivers. He holds degrees in engineering and computer science, and is a nationally recognized author, consultant, and teacher. He coauthored Win32 System Services (Prentice Hall, 2001) and was technical reviewer for two leading books on writing device drivers. He currently teaches graduate courses in computer science at Lawrence Technological University and Cleary University.

Windows 7 Device Driver brings together all the information experienced programmers need to build exceptionally reliable, high-performance Windows 7 drivers. Internationally renowned driver development expert Ronald D. Reeves shows how to make the most of Microsoft’s powerful new tools and models; save time and money; and efficiently deliver stable, robust drivers.

Drawing on his unsurpassed experience as both a driver developer and instructor, Reeves demystifies Kernel and User Mode Driver development, Windows Driver Foundation (WDF) architecture, driver debugging, and many other key topics. Throughout, he provides best practices for all facets of the driver development process, illuminating his insights with proven sample code. Learn how to

Use WDF to reduce development time, improve system stability, and enhance serviceability

Take full advantage of both the User Mode Driver Framework (UMDF) and the Kernel Mode Driver Framework (KMDF)

Implement best practices for designing, developing, and debugging both User Mode and Kernel Mode Drivers

Manage I/O requests and queues, self-managed I/O, synchronization, locks, plug-and-play, power management, device enumeration, and more

Develop UMDF drivers with COM

Secure Kernel Mode Drivers with safe defaults, parameter validation, counted UNICODE strings, and safe device naming techniques

Program and troubleshoot WMI support in Kernel Mode Drivers

Utilize advanced multiple I/O queuing techniques

Whether you’re creating Windows 7 drivers for laboratory equipment, communications hardware, or any other device or technology, this book will help you build production code more quickly and get to market sooner!