In addition to the other suggestions, understand that some drivers can’t
be installed/updated without a reboot … easily. Some layered file
system designs, kmdf drivers with a more recent coinstaller and some
disk/volume filters come to mind.
Pete
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Kernel Drivers
Windows File System and Device Driver Consulting
www.KernelDrivers.com
866.263.9295
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If you target Win8 and later with kmdf there is no need for a coinstaller, this no reboot related to changing the installed version of kmdf as it doesn’t happen anymore
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In addition to the other suggestions, understand that some drivers can’t be installed/updated without a reboot … easily. Some layered file system designs, kmdf drivers with a more recent coinstaller and some disk/volume filters come to mind.
Pete
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