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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Understanding the Windows 8 graphics driver model- Ameet Chitre, Roger Coote
- OEM, IHV, Drivers, Graphics
- HW-218T
- Day 2
- September 14, 2011 from 2:00PM to 3:00PM
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In Windows 8, the Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) has evolved through several innovations in the graphics sub-system that will enable you to deliver great Windows user and developer experiences. This session will cover how to design and build Windows 8 systems with WDDM capable hardware and drivers.... -
Developing drivers in Visual Studio- Doron Holan, Kevin Miller
- Visual Studio, OEM, IHV, Silicon, Drivers
- HW-235T
- Day 3
- September 15, 2011 from 10:30AM to 11:30AM
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This session will present an overview on how to develop drivers in Visual Studio using the new Windows Developer Kit (WDK) add-on pack. Topics will include developing, building, packaging, signing, deploying, debugging, testing and verifying device drivers – all within Visual Studio.
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Inside the Windows 8 driver developer workflow- Doron Holan, Janet Schneider, Craig Ziegler
- OEM, IHV, Silicon, Drivers, Debugging
- HW-907C
- Day 3
- September 15, 2011 from 4:00PM to 5:00PM
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This chalk talk provides a deep-dive into the Windows driver kit for Windows 8, focusing on architecture changes from Windows 7. The talk will start with a discussion on important feature areas such as project conversion, remote debugging, and building, signing and deploying device drivers. This session... -
Advanced driver code analysis techniquesThis session provides a deep discussion of advanced code analysis techniques, tips and tricks that help you reduce costs while increasing the quality of your drivers. You will learn how to use the updated Standard Annotation Language (SAL) to discover higher-quality bugs while reducing false positives.... -
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... -
NDIS Driver Testing and Certification (Part I, II, & III)- AJ - Aniruddha Jahagirdar, Michael Nanakul
- OEM, IHV, Silicon, Drivers, Certification, Pre-Recorded
- HW-667P
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Windows 8 has updated the NDIS test and certification program to improve driver quality. This session will cover the NDISTest integration in Windows Kits, new requirements for certifying Ethernet devices, and leveraging NDISTest to debug a variety of NDIS drivers. -
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... -
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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Advanced app and driver debugging- Joe Ballantyne, George Holt
- Metro style apps, OEM, IHV, Silicon, Drivers, Debugging
- HW-118T
- Day 3
- September 15, 2011 from 2:30PM to 3:30PM
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This session will discuss several new ways you can implement advanced debugging of apps and device drivers. The presenters in this session will also share their tips and tricks for debugging across multiple platforms.
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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.
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