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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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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Chalk talk for sensor and location support in Windows- Fred Bhesania, Gavin Gear, Dino Natucci, Sandy Spinrad
- OEM, IHV, Silicon, Sensors
- HW-664C
- Day 3
- September 15, 2011 from 4:00PM to 5:00PM
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Windows 8 introduces a new sensors and location platform that enables the creation of new apps and experiences. This chalk talk will cover sensor design, board placement layout, calibration and validation tools. We will also cover in-box sensors, location experiences and drivers. This talk will be interactive... -
Build accessible Metro style apps using XAML- Alnur Ismail
- Metro style apps, XAML
- APP-542C
- Day 3
- September 15, 2011 from 2:30PM to 3:30PM
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Microsoft has designed a flexible architecture enabling developers to create accessible Metro style apps quickly using XAML. This chalk talk is targeted at getting developers the information they need to make fully accessible apps. -
IIS sand-boxing and scalability for hosting on modern hardware- Won Yoo
- Scalability
- SAC-819T
- Day 4
- September 16, 2011 from 12:30PM to 1:30PM
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Developers are looking for inexpensive ways to host their Web apps. With modern advancements in servers with a large number of processors and high-performance network interfaces, how do you architect your hosting platform to be secure, reliable and scale? As a developer, how do you pick the best hosting... -
Integrating Bluetooth on low-power buses- Abhinav Gupta, Alain Michaud
- OEM, IHV, Silicon, Power, Wireless
- HW-255T
- Day 3
- September 15, 2011 from 2:30PM to 3:30PM
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Bluetooth technology enhances mobility by providing a low-power wireless connectivity option. For systems targeted at lower power consumption, transport connectivity of Bluetooth controllers plays a key role in designing an energy efficient platform. This means adding support for lower power buses while... -
Building great USB 3.0 devicesBuilding USB 3.0 devices involves electrical circuit design, firmware development and driver development in order to enable custom features. In this session, we will walk through the hardware development lifecycle and provide Windows 8 specific guidelines for creating great USB 3.0 experiences. -
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.
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