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Electronics For Imaging (EFI) has been a long term stakeholder in the ENERGY STAR Imaging Equipment. Printer driver replaces the Imaging Equipment’s driver when the DFE is connected. Computer Specification (version 5.2) is a device with “One or more graphics processors (GPU) with a local memory controller interface and local graphics. Device Driver for all 33U, 37U, 38U series, polarization USB cameras and the DFG/HDMI converter. November 27, 2020.
This topics in this section describe the class drivers, generic client driver, and the parent composite driver that are provided by Microsoft.
Microsoft-provided USB drivers for controllers and hubs
Microsoft provides these set of drivers:
- For USB host controllers and hubs. For more information, see USB host-side drivers in Windows. You can develop a custom host controller driver that communicates with the USB host controller extension (UCX) driver. For more information, see Developing Windows drivers for USB host controllers.
- For handling common function logic for USB devices. For more information, see USB device-side drivers in Windows.
- For supporting Type-C connectors. For more information, see USB connector manager class extension (UcmCx).
Other Microsoft-provided USB drivers
| Device setup class | Microsoft-provided driver and INF | Windows support | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| USB | Usbccgp.sys Usb.inf | Windows 8.1 Windows 8 Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP | Usbccgp.sys is a parent driver for composite devices that supports multiple functions. For more information, see USB Generic Parent Driver (Usbccgp.sys). |
| Biometric | WudfUsbBID.dll WudfUsbBIDAdvanced.inf | Windows 8.1 Windows 8 | Microsoft supports USB biometric devices (fingerprint readers) by providing the Windows Biometric Framework. See the Windows Biometric Framework. |
| Media Transfer Protocol Devices | Wpdusb.sys (Obsolete) | Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista Windows Server 2003 Windows XP | Note Starting in Windows 7, Microsoft has replaced the kernel mode component of the Windows Vista USB driver stack (Wpdusb.sys) for Windows Portable Devices (WPD) with the generic Winusb.sys. Microsoft provides the Wpdusb.sys driver to manage portable devices that support the Media Transfer Protocol. See WPD Design Guide. |
| USBDevice | Winusb.sys Winusb.inf | Windows 8.1 Windows 8 Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) | Winusb.sys can be used as the USB device's function driver instead of implementing a driver. See WinUSB. |
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Microsoft-provided USB device class drivers
Device Driver For Usb Camera
Microsoft provides drivers for several USB device classes approved by USB-IF. These drivers and their installation files are included in Windows. They are available in the WindowsSystem32DriverStoreFileRepository folder.
See, USB device class drivers included in Windows.
Related topics
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
USB Driver Development Guide
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