Getting Started with Driver Testing
If you are new to driver testing, you’ll need to set up a test system in addition to your development system. This section introduces basic system requirements and provides an overview of the testing tools that Microsoft provides.
If testing your driver uncovers bugs, see Chapter 22 for details about debugging KMDF and UMDF drivers.
Choosing a Test System
To test KMDF drivers, you need a test system that is separate from your development system. This allows the debugger to run without interfering with normal operation of Windows, which would affect the behavior of the driver you are testing. It also saves time rebooting and recovering from the system crashes that are an inevitable part of the development process. ...
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