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Advanced app and driver debugging

HW-118T. Advanced app and driver debugging. George Holt Program Manager – Windows Debuggers Joe Ballantyne Principal SDE – Windows Debuggers. Microsoft Corporation. Agenda. Debugging is e asier and m ore p owerful in Windows 8 Debugging drivers in Visual Studio

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Advanced app and driver debugging

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  1. HW-118T Advanced app and driver debugging George Holt Program Manager – Windows DebuggersJoe Ballantyne Principal SDE – Windows Debuggers • Microsoft Corporation

  2. Agenda • Debugging is easier and more powerful in Windows 8 • Debugging drivers in Visual Studio • More accurate debugging information • You’ll leave knowing how to use Windows Debuggers to debug drivers inside Visual Studio

  3. Device Lifecycle

  4. Debugging is easier and more powerful in Windows 8

  5. Easier to use Windows Debuggers • Integrated into Visual Studio • More help along the way • Supports user, kernel, live, dump, local and remote

  6. demo Easier to use Windows Debuggers

  7. Easier to set up debugging • Helps you work with multiple target computers • Faster connections to target computers • No special cables needed • Fits modern form factors

  8. Debugger Connections Debugs TARGET HOST

  9. Debugger Connections Windows 7 Windows 8

  10. demo Easier to set up debugging

  11. Driver development in Visual Studio • Driver projects deploy freshly built drivers to your test computers • Windows Debuggers are automatically configured • Easier to set up target computers

  12. demo Driver development in Visual Studio

  13. More accurate information Debugging optimized code as source, not machine code • Show correct values even when optimized into registers • Step through optimized code • Show source code for inline functions • Set breakpoints on inline functions

  14. demo More accurate information Debugging optimized code

  15. Recap • Debugging is easier and more powerful in Windows 8 • Debugging drivers in Visual Studio • More accurate information

  16. Related sessions • [HW-98P] Windows 8 kernel debugging: New protocols and certification requirements • [HOL] A Lap Around Visual Studio for Drivers

  17. For More Information • http://dev.windows.com(search for Debugging Tools for Windows) • Talk to us at the hardware booth after the talk

  18. thank you Feedback and questions http://forums.dev.windows.com Session feedbackhttp://bldw.in/SessionFeedback

  19. © 2011 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

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