# libwdi

**Repository Path**: feiser/libwdi

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: libwdi
- **Description**: Windows Driver Installer library for USB devices
- **Primary Language**: C
- **License**: LGPL-3.0
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 1
- **Forks**: 1
- **Created**: 2017-10-05
- **Last Updated**: 2024-05-30

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

libwdi: A Windows Driver Installation library for USB devices
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Main features
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* Automated inf creation, using reported USB device name
* Automated catalog file creation and signing, using autogenerated certificate
* Automated driver files extraction, for both 32 and 64 bit platforms
* Automated driver installation, including UAC elevation where necessary
* Single library embedding all the required files
* Supports Windows platform from Windows 7 to Windows 10

Additional features
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* Embedding of WinUSB, libusb0.sys or libusbK.sys, USB Serial (CDC) or your own 
  USB drivers (eg. WHQL)
* Full locale support with UTF-8 API strings and UTF-16 autogenerated inf files
* Resolution of USB Vendor IDs, based on the data maintained by Stephen J. Gowdy 
  at http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids
* Fully Open Source (LGPL v3), with multiple sample applications
* Supports MinGW32, MinGW-w64, Visual Studio, WDK

Installation and Compilation
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See: https://github.com/pbatard/libwdi/wiki/Install

API usage
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See: https://github.com/pbatard/libwdi/wiki/Usage

FAQ
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See: https://github.com/pbatard/libwdi/wiki/FAQ