The power of WPD derives from built-in extensibility mechanisms and scenarios around content type and device function. A good example is AutoPlay, which has been updated in Windows Vista to support WPD scenarios. Instead of providing the ability to only...

In the previous post , we gave an overview of the WIA-WPD Compatibility Layer and how WIA Applications can register for WIA_EVENT_DEVICE_CONNECTED events. In this post, we will cover a more advanced topic: customization for PTP and MTP devices. The...

In this two-part post, we will cover WIA support for cameras on Windows Vista, and the migration from WIA to WPD for richer applications. WIA-WPD Compatibility Layer On Windows XP, Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) cameras are accessible through the...

Setting up your WPD application to handle protected WMDRM content The WPD API supports the transfer and licensing operations for Windows Media Digital Rights Management (WMDRM) content. This MSDN article describes two additional properties that...

If you're developing a WPD driver or a WPD application, you may have come across the WPD Monitor tool (a.k.a. WpdMon). This is a tool that displays WPD traffic between applications and a WPD driver for diagnostic purposes. Plug and Play (PnP) messages...

WPD drivers are based on the Windows Driver Foundation (WDF) – User-Mode Driver Framework (UMDF) platform. UMDF drivers provide greater stability and security than kernel-mode drivers while providing comparable performance. And, UMDF drivers allow the...