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I am trying to create test case in C# for the WDF drivers of Smartcard devices. but i could not find the Windows driver > Windows Driver Test template under installed Visual C#. I am using the Visual Studio 2013 for Windows Desktop. i could not even find the Windows Driver Test in online template. Any other package i need to install?

Ravivarman Spartacus
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    Unclear what you are trying to achieve. What driver are you trying to test? – Rich Turner Jan 03 '15 at 07:33
  • i am developing WDF kernel drivers of smart card devices. During the development, i want to write the customized test cases. i am following the MSDN documentaion. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/hh454838%28v=vs.85%29.aspx – Ravivarman Spartacus Jan 03 '15 at 08:11

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You might be running into problems because of the version of Visual Studio that you're running: VS 2013 for Windows Desktop is essentially an "Express" edition of VS put together to provide developers with a basic IDE for building Windows desktop apps for free. The Express SKU's of VS were, however, limited in their functionality and do not support add-ons and additional SDK's, project templates and/or tooling such as WDK. For that you'll likely need a Pro edition of VS.

Note: Microsoft has recently released Visual Studio Community Edition which is a full release of VS Pro, including add-ons and extensibility, but free for non-commercial use and/or dev teams of up to 5 people. If you meet these licensing requirements, then you may have more luck using VS Community Release than VS for Windows Desktop.

Rich Turner
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  • You are right Rich. VS 2013 express has some limitation on the Windows driver testing. I have tried with the VS community and it has worked for me. Thanks. – Ravivarman Spartacus Jan 06 '15 at 08:59