BUILD is a new event that shows modern hardware and software developers how to take advantage of the future of Windows. Learn how to work with the all new touch-centric user experience to create fast, fluid, and dynamic applications that leverage the power and flexibility of the core of Windows, used by more than a billion people around the world.
Hear how the UI was designed to work seamlessly with a diversity of devices and form factors. Go behind the scenes and learn all about the new app model that allows you to create powerful new apps. All while retaining the ability to use your existing apps. Web-connected and web-powered apps built using HTML5 and JavaScript have access to the power of the PC. Touch-optimized browsing, with the full power of hardware-accelerated Internet Explorer 10 transforms your experiences with the web. BUILD is the first place to dive deep into the future of Windows.
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Using the Windows Driver Framework to build better drivers- Abhishek Ram, Peter Wieland
- OEM, IHV, Silicon, Drivers
- HW-328T
- Day 3
- September 15, 2011 from 9:00AM to 10:00AM
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The Windows Driver Framework (WDF) helps developers build better drivers, more quickly and easily. This session will discuss how the WDF can improve driver reliability and will provide an overview on what’s new in the WDF in Windows 8 This session will also cover guidance for how to better realize power-savings... -
Connecting printing devices to Windows using v4 printer drivers- Frank Gorgenyi, Justin Hutchings
- Printing, IHV, Drivers
- HW-238T
- Day 3
- September 15, 2011 from 2:30PM to 3:30PM
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Windows 8 introduces Version 4 of the printer driver model which provides support across all device architectures, enables custom printer experiences that extend Metro style apps, and reduces the need for compiled 3rd party code. This session will focus on the v4 driver model architecture and developer...
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Reducing the memory footprint of drivers and apps- Joe Laughlin, Rahul Nair
- Metro style apps, Performance, OEM, IHV, Drivers
- HW-141T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 12:30PM to 1:30PM
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Windows 8 makes it easy for developers to reduce memory consumption of drivers and apps. This session will introduce the key investments that make this possible, such as pool and heap manager. It also will discuss best practices and tools for optimizing driver and app memory footprint. -
Delivering great hardware solutions for Windows- Kevin Miller
- OEM, IHV, Silicon, Drivers, Assessment and Deployment Kit, Certification
- HW-733T
- Day 2
- September 14, 2011 from 3:30PM to 4:30PM
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Microsoft has made significant investments in Windows 8 to improve the end-to-end experience for partners when creating hardware offerings. This session will provide an overview of modern engineering tools and systems, and associated lifecycles, for developing hardware add-ons for Windows. This will... -
Best practices for packaging and distributing device driversDevice developers spend considerable time and effort properly designing and developing drivers. Once built, they also need to make it easy for consumers, OEMs and enterprises to obtain and install the drivers. This session will discuss best practices for packaging and distributing drivers, and will focus...
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Delivering great device installation experiences- Cameron Brodeur, Adam Lenart, Chris Matichuk
- Performance, OEM, IHV, Silicon, Drivers
- HW-888C
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 10:30AM to 11:30AM
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Installing device drivers may be one the first experiences users have with your apps, and you want to leave a great impression. Windows 8 contains a number of features that make installing device drivers easier and faster than ever. This session focuses on best practices for authoring INF files that...
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Moving driver quality upstream with WDK driver verification and test tools- Jakob Lichtenberg, Khuram Shahid
- OEM, IHV, Silicon, Drivers
- HW-239T
- Day 3
- September 15, 2011 from 1:00PM to 2:00PM
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The WDK Driver Verification and Test Tools enable driver developers to resolve issues sooner in the development lifecycle. This enables developers to build drivers in a more timely and predictable manner, and lower the cost of development, testing and long term support. Topics for this session will include...
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Certifying graphics experiences on Windows 8- Rudolph Balaz
- OEM, IHV, Drivers, Certification, Graphics
- HW-215T
- Day 3
- September 15, 2011 from 1:00PM to 2:00PM
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Microsoft has improved the Windows Certification Program for Windows 8, in order to drive high quality graphics experiences. This session will help you plan and develop graphics drivers that are certified for Windows. You will learn about new certification requirements, key testing scenarios and measuring... -
Chalk talk: transitioning from XDDM to WDDM- Akshay Agrawal, Roger Coote
- OEM, IHV, Drivers, Graphics
- HW-220C
- Day 3
- September 15, 2011 from 2:30PM to 3:30PM
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In this session, technology experts from the Windows Graphics team will discuss how to transition from writing XDDM drivers to writing WDDM drivers. Using server and virtualization concepts, you will learn new scenarios enabled by WDDM and steps for writing a WDDM driver for XDDM hardware. -
Improving code quality with Windows error reportingWindows contains a number of features that enable customers to send feedback to Microsoft about the apps and drivers they use. This session will provide information on how to use that feedback data to improve your software. Specific areas of focus will include how to obtain feedback data from Microsoft’s...
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