Sample

Description

Install Location

C# WMI BCD Samples application and library

Demonstrates how to use the new Bcd boot configuration framework WMI classes using C# and .NET 2.

WinBase\BootConfigurationData

Debug dbh

Demonstrates the dbghelp API.

winbase\Debug\dbh

RaiseFailFastException API Code Sample

Demonstrates how to use the RaiseFailFastException API.  The RaiseFailFastException API differs from its RaiseException counterpart in that it bypasses any frame-based or vectored exception handlers, including the process' unhandled exception filter.

WinBase\Debug\FailFast

Devices and Printers Folder Extensibility Sample

Demonstrates how to create property pages and context menu handlers for devices in the Devices and Printers Folder. The sample solution contains two projects: a context menu project and a property page project. Each builds into its own DLL. If a client wants to implement a context menu and property page, then they could both just be built into the same DLL and share the same class factory.

WinBase\DeviceFoundation\DeviceFolderExtensibility

Function Discovery Client Sample

Demonstrates the query and notification functionality of the Function Discovery APIs.

WinBase\DeviceFoundation\FunctionDiscovery\Client

Function Discovery Provider Sample

Demonstrates how to write a fully functional PnP-X Function Discovery provider.

WinBase\DeviceFoundation\FunctionDiscovery\Provider

PnP-X Simple Thermostat Sample

Demonstrates an end-to-end scenario using PnP-X. It includes device samples using UPnP and WSD, a driver to install the devices in PnP, proxies to talk with the devices, and a client application that uses the devices through the proxies. Developers will find this sample when implementing end-to-end scenarios using PnP-X or just implementing small portions of a scenario, like a PnP-X compliant device.

WinBase\DeviceFoundation\PNPX\SimpleThermostat

Event Trace Controller Sample

Demonstrates use of control APIs for event tracing.

WinBase\Eventing\Controller

ETW Consumer Sample

Demonstrates the use of the Vista and Windows 7 TDH APIs for manifested event consumption. 

WinBase\Eventing\EtwConsumer

Event Log Consumer Sample

Demonstrates Event Log consumption using Evt APIs

WinBase\Eventing\EventLogConsumer\CPP

ChannelConfig CSharp

Demonstrates some of the configuration capabilities of Windows Event Log.

WinBase\Eventing\EventLogConsumer\CSharp\Config

LogManagement CSharp

This sample retrieves log information, exports events into a log archive, saves the localized message information for the exported log archive, and clears the log.

WinBase\Eventing\EventLogConsumer\Csharp\LogManagement

ProviderMetadata CSharp

Demonstrates some of the provider and event discovery capabilities of Windows Event Log.

WinBase\Eventing\EventLogConsumer\CSharp\ProviderMetadata

ReadEvents CSharp

Demonstrates the use of querying and rendering capabilities of Windows Event Log.

WinBase\Eventing\EventLogConsumer\CSharp\Querying

Subscribe CSharp

Demonstrates some of the subscription capabilities of Windows Event Log.

WinBase\Eventing\EventLogConsumer\CSharp\Subscribe

Advanced Eventing CSharp Sample

Demonstrates advanced eventing concepts. For an introductory sample, refer to Samples\WinBase\Eventing\Simple\CSharp

WinBase\Eventing\Provider\Advanced\CSharp

WPP Consumer Sample

Demonstrates consumption of WPP events

WinBase\Eventing\WppConsumer

Retrieves properties and property definitions for FSRM Classification

Demonstrates retrieving FSRM property definitions and properties on a file using native C++ COM

WinBase\FSRM\EnumClassificationProperties\

Simple Content Classifier for FSRM

Demonstrates how to create a simple managed content classifier for FSRM

WinBase\FSRM\ManagedContentClassifier

Managed FSRM property enumeration

Demonstrates how to enumerate and get property definitions and properties on files from FSRM

WinBase\FSRM\ManagedGetEnumProperties

FSRM PowerShell Hosting Classifier

A sample classifier that can host powershell scripts for determining classification of files

WinBase\FSRM\PowerShellHostClassifier

FSRM Content Based Classification Using IFilter

Demonstrates the extensibility of the FSRM classification infrastructure by adding a custom classification module to the FSRM pipeline. This classifier Demonstrates how to use the streaming interface exposed in the IFsrmPropertyBag, and to leverage IFilters to classify content on application generated files such as .docx, .xsl etc.

WinBase\FSRM\SampleIFilterBasedClassifier

FSRM Sample Classification Module

Demonstrates the extensibility of the FSRM classification infrastructure by adding a custom classification module to the FSRM pipeline. The classifier can be configured via parameters to classify files that contain a particular text string in its contents or file name.

WinBase\FSRM\SampleTextBasedClassifier\

Asynchronous Create and Cancellation sample

Demonstrates safe usage of the CancelSynchronousIo API to cancel a call to CreateFile that is made 'asynchronous' by posting it to another thread.

winbase\io\cancel\create

Extended File Handle API Sample

Demonstrates a new API, GetFileInformationByHandleEx, that was added in the Windows Vista timeframe that allows a user to query the file system for extended information for a given file handle.  In addition, it demonstrates the use of another new API, OpenFileById, which can be used to open a handle to a file when the underlying file system supports opening the file by ID (eg. NTFS).

WinBase\IO\ExtendedFileAPIs

Winbase: Oplock Sample

Demonstrates the usage of the new oplock levels introduced in Windows 7.

Winbase\Io\Oplocks

iSCSI Initiator Sample

Demonstrates how to use the iSCSI initiator apis with the Microsoft iSCSI initiator service.

WinBase\iSCSI

Service Status Change Notification API samples

Demonstrates usage of the Service Status Change Notification APIs in Vista. This sample implements a simple service that monitors the start and stop of other services using the notification APIs.

WinBase\MonitorServices

Perflib v2 Basic Sample

Demonstrates basic functionality of perflib v2. For global aggregation, refer to sample located under Samples\WinBase\PerfCounters\GlobalAggregation\CPP.

WinBase\PerfCounters\Basic\CPP

Performance Counters (C#)

Demonstrates providing performance counter data from a .Net application using System.Diagnostics.PerformanceData namespace.

WinBase\PerfCounters\Basic\CSharp

Perflib v2 Global Aggregate Sample

Demonstrates the use of Global Aggregation functionality provided by performance counter infrastructure.

WinBase\PerfCounters\GlobalAggregate\CPP

Registry

Simple utility which demonstrates the functions  needed to access the registry. The sample goes up and down the branches of  the registry tree, displaying the individual key's data values.

winbase\Registry

Service

Demonstrates how to create and install a service.

winbase\Service

Unmanaged code sample for Enhanced Storage

Demonstrates how to work with certificate and password silo devices using portable devices API.

WinBase\Storage\EhStorEnumerator

Enhanced Storage Interop Library

Demonstrates Managed Interop Library for Enhanced Storage API's

WinBase\Storage\EhStorManaged

Windows Troubleshooting - Advanced

Demonstrates how to use the Windows Troubleshooting Platform to solve a simple configuration issue.

WinBase\Troubleshooting\Advanced

Windows Troubleshooting - Simple

Demonstrates how to use the Windows Troubleshooting Platform to solve a simple configuration issue.

WinBase\Troubleshooting\Simple

Express Writer sample application

Demonstrates the new Express Writer functionality

winbase\vss\ExpressW

Sample Writer

Demonstrates how to create a VSS sample writer

winbase\VSS\SampleWriter

VSS Requester Sample

Demonstrates Volume Shadow Copy Service(VSS) requestor functionality and design.

winbase\VSS\vshadow

Volume Shadow Copy Service Sample Provider

Demonstrates operation of a VSS hardware provider.

winbase\VSS\vsssampleprovider

WerReportAddDump API Code Sample

Demonstrates how to use the Windows Error Reporting APIs to send a report that contains a dump file of the current process.

WinBase\WindowsErrorReporting\AddDumpSample

WerReportAddFile API Code Sample

Demonstrates how to use the Windows Error Reporting APIs to send a report that contains a custom file.

WinBase\WindowsErrorReporting\AddFileSample

RegisterApplicationRecoveryCallback API Sample

Demonstrates how to use the RegisterApplicationRecoveryCallback API.  The RegisterApplicationRecoveryCallback API registers a special callback that Windows Error Reporting will call prior to terminating the process due to a crash or a hang.

WinBase\WindowsErrorReporting\AppRecovery

RegisterApplicationRestart API Code Sample

Demonstrates how to use the RegisterApplicationRestart API.  The RegisterApplicationRestart API lets Windows Error Reporting restart the application automatically in the event that the application crashes or hangs, or has to be restarted due to an update.

WinBase\WindowsErrorReporting\AppRestart

WerRegisterFile API Code Sample

Demonstrates how to use the WerRegisterFile API.  The WerRegisterFile API allows an application to include a custom file that is collected when WER creates an error report in the event that an application crashes or hangs.

WinBase\WindowsErrorReporting\RegisterFile

WerRegisterMemoryBlock API Code Sample

Demonstrates how to use the WerRegisterMemoryBlock API.  The WerRegisterMemoryBlock API allows an application to include a block of memory as part of the minidump file that WER generates in the event that an application crashes or hangs.

WinBase\WindowsErrorReporting\RegisterMemoryBlock

WER Runtime Exception Module Sample

Demonstrates how to use the runtime exception module technology introduced by WER in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

WinBase\WindowsErrorReporting\RuntimeExceptionModule

WerReportSetUIOption API Code Sample

Demonstrates how to customize the Windows Error Reporting UI when creating and submitting a generic report.

WinBase\WindowsErrorReporting\UICustomizationSample