WDK does not integrate with VS 2015!

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Hi,
I started using VS2015 Community edition some time back, and today when I downloaded WDK for Windows 8.1, I found that it did not integrate with my VS2015. My VS installation is fine. Why is this happening?
Thanks.

Posted 2-Oct-15 3:03am

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Leo Chapiro · Answer 1 · 2015-10-02T03:23:00

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The old WDK is obsolete, take a look at Windows 10 WDK and Visual Studio 2015

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A new version of Visual Studio brings along with it a new version of the Windows Driver Kit (WDK). And so it is for Windows 10. As Visual Studio (VS) and Windows itself continue to evolve, so does the WDK. With at least one notable exception (that we dearly hope is fixed soon) the new versions of VS and the WDK are changes for the better.

Posted 2-Oct-15 3:23am

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0xF4 2-Oct-15 10:11am

Can I use the Win 10 WDK to write drivers for Win8.1?

Leo Chapiro 2-Oct-15 11:08am

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff557573%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
You can use WDK 10 to develop drivers that run on the these operating systems:

Windows 10
Windows 8.1
Windows 8
Windows 7