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Writing drivers in C#

I have written earlier in C/C++ but currently, I need it to convert into C#.

Can anyone tell me the code/way How to write drivers in C#?

Actually currently I have some problems with my old application written in C++ and we have to write the drivers of our LPT1,COM Printers and other USB drivers in C#.

Solution

  • Simply you can't. C# produces intermediate language that is interpreted by a virtual machine (.NET). All these stuff runs in user mode and WDM drivers run in kernel mode.

    There is a DDK but it is not supported in VStudio either (but you can make a makefile project for compilation though).

    Driver development is complex, prone to blue screen and requires a good understanding of C , kernel structures and mem manipulation. None of those skills are required for C# and .NET therefore there is a long and painful training path.