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The only publication dedicated entirely to Windows system software development

You can't PAY for something this good...
Well, this isn't necessarily a general philosophy at OSR, but as far as The NT Insider is concerned, it's the real deal. Every other month, you can look forward to reading articles covering all sorts of system software topics. Articles range from general topics like the "NT Drivers 101" series that ran a couple of years back to more specific topics such as "Understanding EvtIoStop in WDF Drivers", "Driver to Driver Communications" or "Writing Bus Drivers".

What else? How about book reviews of subject matter that is pertinent to Windows system software developers and help-wanted pages? We've got that. And don't forget the opportunity to read "Hints from Hector", the Q&A forum for those?nasty technical questions you've been dying to get answers on. Lastly, you really can't afford to miss the prophetic prose of "Peter Pontificates"! Haven't seen The NT Insider? Click Here to review a sample copy in .pdf format?(Adobe Acrobat required).

Below, you'll find listings of recent issues, as well as links to the archives dating back to 1996! If you want a subscription just send a blank email to join-ntinsider@lists.osr.com. We'll let you know when each new issue of The NT Insider is published.

Looking for code associated with articles from The NT Insider? You'll find download links at the top of the article if there's code to be had...

The NT Insider has permanently moved to its new home on OSR.COM as we prepare to retire this site. Please visit that site for more information.

The list of issues below is not actively maintained and is not up to date! Please go to http://www.osr.com/nt-insider for the latest content.


The NT Insider Digital Edition - May-June 2014 Now Available!
The NT Insider Digital Edition - May-June 2014 Now Available! (Read 18715 times)

The NT Insider May-June 2014 The May - June 2014 issue of The NT Insider is available exclusively in PDF format for download. Click the image of The NT Insider to the left for the details, and the download link to use.

Articles include:

- Using Bus Interfaces for Driver to Driver Communication
- The WDK Docs Improve Through Regular Releases
- Understanding EvtIoStop, Bugcheck 9F and Related SDV Errors
- Load or Unload
- Drive Letter Alternatives
- Peter Pontificates: We Wah Heeya First
...and more!


The NT Insider Digital Edition - Jan-Feb 2014 Now Available!
The NT Insider Digital Edition - Jan-Feb 2014 Now Available! (Read 12451 times)

The NT Insider Jan/Feb 2014 The January - February 2014 issue of The NT Insider is available exclusively in PDF format for download. Click the image of The NT Insider to the left for the details, and the download link to use.

Articles include:

- Getting Started Writing Windows Drivers
- WDF File Object Callbacks Demystified
- Windows Pool Manager
- The Truth Behind PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
- Peter Pontificates: ALways Forward, Onward!
...and more!


The NT Insider Digital Edition -- Mar-Apr 2013 Now Available!
The NT Insider Digital Edition -- Mar-Apr 2013 Now Available! (Read 12643 times)

The NT Insider Mar/Apr 2013 The March - April 2013 issue of The NT Insider is available exclusively in PDF format for download. Click the image of The NT Insider to the left for the details, and the download link to use.

Articles include:

- MSBuild 101
- Introducing Reader/Writer Spin Locks
- Calling User Mode Functions from Kernel Mode
- Fixing Broken Debugger Extensions
- Another Look at Lint
- Peter Pontificates
...and more!


The NT Insider Digital Edition -- May/June 2011
The NT Insider, Vol 18, Issue 2, May-June 2011 (Read 16016 times)

The NT Insider May/June 2011 The May/June 2011 issue of The NT Insider is available exclusively in PDF format for download. ?Click the image of The NT Insider to the left for the details, and the download link to use

Articles include:

- WDF Queues
- Creating a Proper Version Information Resource
- Win7 Crash Redux
- Book Review: Windows 7 Device Driver
- Analyst's Perspective: 10 WinDbg Commands You Might Not Know
- Peter Pontificates
...and more!


The NT Insider Digital Edition -- Jan/Feb 2011
OSR Staff (Read 18612 times)

The NT Insider Jan/Feb 2011 The January/February 2011 issue of The NT Insider is available exclusively in PDF format for download. ?Click the image of The NT Insider to the left for the details, and the download link to use.

Articles include:

- The Wonderful World of Software Drivers
- The Isolation Driver (Part II)
- Debugging Race Conditions
- Analyst's Perspective: Analyzing User Mode State from a Kernel Connection
- Peter Pontificates
...and more!


The Basics About WDF Queues
The NT Insider, Vol 18, Issue 2, May-June 2011 (Read 25920 times)

Years ago we spent time on the topic of WDF queues, and over time, we've found them to be one of the most powerful objects of a WDF driver. As such, we thought the topic was worthy of more material. Read on to ensure you are aware of features of these objects, and their use for your next WDF driver.


Being Resourceful! Creating a Proper Version Information Resource
The NT Insider, Vol 18, Issue 2, May-June 2011 (Read 31646 times)

A Version Information resource provides information that can be accessed via Explorer (or programmatically) to reference details of an executable image (file versions, product names, copyright, etc.). This article describes the process of creating your own VI resource so that you and your users can readily determine the details of an installed product and image.


Analyst's Perspective: 10 WinDBG Commands You Might Not Know (But Should)
The NT Insider, Vol 18, Issue 2, May-June 2011 (Read 59357 times)

Can you count the number of WinDBG commands you know on one hand? Been meaning to learn some commands other than!analyze –v but been too busy to crack the docs open? Well then, this article is for you! I'm going to break down ten WinDBG commands that I couldn't live without.


Win7 Crash Redux
The NT Insider, Vol 18, Issue 2, May-June 2011 (Read 12622 times)

The Wonderful World of Software Drivers
The NT Insider, Volume 18, Issue 1 , January-February 2011 (Read 18254 times)

The development of a "software-only" kernel mode driver can be used to provide functionality such as monitoring activities or collecting of data from a running system. Such drivers do not interact with hardware (managing a device, claiming resources) or attached to the device stack of a Function Driver. This article explores the basics of the two types of software-only drivers, opening up the opportunitiy for you to take advantage of them in your solutions.


Getting Away From It All: The Isolation Driver (Part II)
The NT Insider, Volume 18, Issue 1 , January-February 2011 (Read 22119 times)

This second article in a series addressing the topic of "isolation" drivers in Windows begins to examine some of the fundamental issues involved in creating an isolation driver.


Analyst's Perspective: Analyzing User Mode State from a Kernel Connection
The NT Insider, Volume 18, Issue 1 , January-February 2011 (Read 70900 times)

Analyzing user mode state from the kernel debugger appears to have become something of a black art. Some people swear it can’t be done, others swear that it can’t be done reliably, and a small few claim that they do it all the time without any problems. This article explores the topic and encourages you to incorporate more user-mode analysis in your kernel debugging sessions.


Peter Pontificates: Asking Questions
PeterGV (Read 14518 times)

Finally!  By popular demand!  Peter's popular Pontification (from the September 2009 issue of The NT Insider) about how to ask technical questions and glue wings on pigs.


Writing Filters is Hard Work: Undocumented DFS & RDR Interactions
The NT Insider, Volume 17, Issue 2 , July-August 2010 (Read 25210 times)

There's time when we wonder how file system filter/mini-filter developers make any progress. This article pinpoints some particularly painful problems we came across in our own work -specific to Windows Distributed File System (DFS) and file system Redirector (RDR) components.


The Basics of Debugger Extensions: Short Term Effort, Long Term Gain
OSR StaffThe NT Insider, Volume 17, Issue 2 , July-August 2010 (Read 29632 times)

The flexible nature of the DbgEng library allows savvy kernel devs to use it to their best advantage (though few do!). This article delves into creation of debugger extensions, including a sample y'all might find useful in your work.


Getting Better: Virtual Storport Tweaks
The NT Insider, Volume 17, Issue 2 , July-August 2010 (Read 18397 times)

And you thought we were done with virtual storport miniport articles! Well, we thought we were done, too. Hey, there can always be improvements, right? This article delves into some of what we learned from our previous implementation of a virtual storport miniport driver, including revised code.


Getting Away From It All: The Isolation Driver (Part I)
The NT Insider, Volume 17, Issue 2 , July-August 2010 (Read 24279 times)

This article begins to delve into what we're calling "isolation drivers". This part of a multipart series begins by laying some groundwork for the isolation model, which we'll pick up in follow-on pieces to bring us to the conclusion that will include sample code.


ERESOURCEs Close Cousin: Implementing Reader/Writer Locks in User-Mode
The NT Insider, Volume 17, Issue 2 , July-August 2010 (Read 21194 times)

This article takes the concept of Executive Resources in kernel-mode, and brings it up a level, into user-mode.


Analyst's Perspective: Debug Smarter
The NT Insider, Volume 17, Issue 2 , July-August 2010 (Read 14018 times)

Another edition of the Analyst's Perspective, this one trying to help delcare August, "...the Month of Debugging Smarter".


Writing a Virtual Storport Miniport Driver (Part III)
The NT Insider, Volume 17, Issue 1 , May -June 2010 (Read 35593 times)

Storport is a welcome relief to storage driver writers wishing to develop a driver that exports a virtual device.  This third and final article in a series, completes the development of the Virtual Storport Miniport Driver that we started in the earlier two issues of The NT Insider.  


Get Low - Collecting Detailed Performance Data with Xperf
he NT Insider, Volume 17, Issue 1 , May -June 2010 (Read 30810 times)

Over the last several years Microsoft has added more and more tracing points to the operating system for use in performance and problem analysis. While Vista collected an impressive amount of information that was available for analysis to the external community, the lukewarm reception of Vista from our customers prevented us from ever really getting a chance to play it. Fortunately, we’ve seen a bigger interest in Windows 7 that has caused us to take a look at the data that is available and how we might be able to use it. To that end, this article will focus on gaining access to these tracing points via the Xperf utility and interpreting the resulting data with the XperfView utility.


Getting Crash Dumps to Appear in Win7
The NT Insider, Volume 16, Issue 4, Nov-Dec 2009 (Read 38808 times)

The "newness" of Win7 will likely continue for some time, as will instances of kernel devs finding interesting "features" that will require re-learning of how their daily work is carried out. This article covers some changes in how Win7 systems take crash dumps.


KMDF Basics: Using Counted Queues
The NT Insider, Volume 16, Issue 4, Nov-Dec 2009 (Read 19662 times)

Improvements to the Kernel Mode Driver Framework continue to provide us with new ways to make our life easier.


Writing a Virtual Storport Miniport Driver (Part II)
The NT Insider, Volume 16, Issue 4, Nov-Dec 2009 (Read 26625 times)

Part II of our series on the design and development of a Windows virtual storport miniport driver moves us into data structures and routines required for our implementation.


The Community Steps Up: VisualDDK
The NT Insider, Volume 16, Issue 4, Nov-Dec 2009 (Read 23467 times)

Folks have been talking about finding ways to take advantage of the Visual Studio interface for driver development and debugging for years. Finally, someone in the community has stepped up to offer an alternative.


Writing a Virtual Storport Miniport Driver
The NT Insider, Volume 16, Issue 3, Sept-Oct 2009 (Read 39397 times)
This first in a series of articles on writing virtual miniports using the Windows Storport interface will help break some ground for these interesting and powerful drivers.
Driver Basics - DMA Concepts
The NT Insider, Volume 16, Issue 3, Sept-Oct 2009 (Read 44860 times)
Before you ignore this article on a very common topic, consider that there are still some misunderstandings about proper handling of DMA in the Windows drivers.
Take a Break - Missed Breakpoints? Here's Why...
The NT Insider, Volume 16, Issue 3, Sept-Oct 2009 (Read 23002 times)
Thanks to our friends at Microsoft, this article highlights some problematic scenarios in how the Windows kernel debugger handles breakpoints - a must read!
Analyst's Perspective: x64 Trap Frames
The NT Insider, Volume 16, Issue 3, Sept-Oct 2009 (Read 20059 times)
This article represents the first of many articles to come under a new column of topics covering kernel debugging and problem analysis.
The Tale of Two Evaluators: Understanding MASM and C++ Expression Evaluators in WinDbg
The NT Insider, Volume 16, Issue 3, Sept-Oct 2009 (Read 21696 times)
Expression evaluators in MASM and C++ gain coverage in this piece to help our readers gain some background for decrypting expression syntax in the Windows kernel debugger.
USB Analyzer Shoot-Out
The NT Insider, Volume 16, Issue 2, May-June 2009 (Read 22600 times)

OSR's first full-fledged review looks at hardware-based USB analyzers from the Windows driver dev perspective, offers recommendations, and suggests you keep your eye on this competitive and fast-moving device space.


Multi-Interface Devices in KMDF
The NT Insider, Volume 16, Issue 2, May-June 2009 (Read 17191 times)
Here, we use the OSR USB FX2 Learning Kit as a basis to confirm our understanding of (and provide an example for) using multiple device interfaces in KMDF.
File Systems, File System Filter Drivers and Removable Storage Devices
The NT Insider, Volume 16, Issue 2, May-June 2009 (Read 20843 times)
What does USB have to do with Windows file systems development? Well, not much, but if you think about plug and play and device and media state changes, you'll be happy to have read this article.
Using WinUSB for User-Mode to USB Device Communication
The NT Insider, Volume 16, Issue 2, May-June 2009 (Read 35804 times)
Enjoy this introduction to WinUSB and example using it in certain circumstances for communication from user-mode to a USB device.
Debugging Techniques: Take One...Give One
The NT Insider, Vol 15, Issue 3, Sept- Oct 2008 (Read 23080 times)
Kernel debugging is a lifelong skill - there's always more to learn, but what you do learn stays with you and builds your internal toolset for problem solving. This article attemps to touch on a few, common, situational techniques in hopes of expanding your debugging repetoire.
Kernel Mode Basics: An Introduction to Bitmaps
The NT Insider, Vol 15, Issue 3, Sept - Oct 2008 (Read 17983 times)
Another in a series of "Kernel Mode Basics" pieces that explains bitmaps and their potential usage in data structures (e.g., RTL_BITMAP).
Don't Waste Your Time: You Can Afford a USB Analyzer
The NT Insider, Vol 15, Issue 3, Sept - Oct 2008 (Read 13141 times)

A digression into USB analyzers and why you don't have to back up a dump truck full of money to obtain an easy-to-use analyzer for your USB-specific development needs.


Safety First - Using the Windows String Safe Functions
The NT Insider, Volume 16, Issue 1, Jan-Feb 2009 (Read 17830 times)
The string safe functions provided in "strsafe.h" provide you with a robust set of functions which will make your driver safer from buffer overruns and silly string mistakes that we all tend to make.

Filtering File Systems - Then Things You Should Know
The NT Insider, Volume 16, Issue 1, Jan-Feb 2009 (Read 24695 times)
If you are building a file system filter driver because you think it will be "simpler" than a file system driver, you are likely to be unpleasantly surprised.
Common Topics - Deferred Procedure Call Details
The NT Insider, Volume 16, Issue 1, Jan-Feb 2009 (Read 27147 times)
Deferred Procedure Calls (DPCs) are a commonly used feature of Windows. We hope this article clears up a few misconceptions about DPCs and how they are handled by the system.
Debugging 103: Where To Go With A System Crash
The NT Insider, Vol 15, Issue 2, July- August 2008 (Read 31676 times)
Our crash analysis articles are designed to (hopefully) provide you with that one hint, tip or trick to help you get "over the hump" in debugging a future issue of your own. Herein, we shed light on one particular crash, while reviewing some basic crash analysis info that any driver dev or sustaining engineeer would find useful.
Why Your User Mode Pointer Captures are Probably Broken
The NT Insider, Vol 15, Issue 2, July- August 2008 (Read 17922 times)
Microsoft Core OS dev Jonathan Morrison expands on one of his more interesting blog topics!
Designing a Device API Part III: Exporting Functions
The NT Insider, Vol 15, Issue 2, July- August 2008 (Read 13458 times)
The third and final article in a series on Designing Device APIs by guest author, Bruno van Dooren - this one addresses exporting functions.
The WDK Speaks: Interview with Dagmar Shannon, WDK Documentation Manager
The NT Insider, Vol 15, Issue 1, March- April 2008 (Read 14539 times)

The state of the WDK (formerly DDK) docs have been a long-contested subject among driver developers -- their correctness, how often they're updated, how they're accessed. This interview with WDK Doc Manager Dagmar Shannon sheds some light on these and other important topics relevant to Windows driver writers everywhere.


Kernel Mode Basics: Splay Trees
The NT Insider, Vol 15, Issue 1, March - April 2008 (Read 29255 times)
Another article in a continuing series on Windows kernel mode basics, this issue's topic is that of Windows "Splay Trees".
Guest Article - Introduction to Registry Filtering in Vista (Part I)
The NT Insider, Vol 15, Issue 1, March- April 2008 (Read 23679 times)
Guest author Jerry Kelley jumps into an introductory article on the Windows Registry Filtering Model (RFM) in Vista, used for obtaining callbacks for registry I/O for your driver.
(Un)Expected Behavior: Windows Vista and File Systems
The NT Insider, Vol 14, Issue 4, November - December 2007 (Read 18978 times)
The varying behavior of Windows file systems in each O/S release has always been a challenge for those utilizing the file system interface for commerical solutions. The onset of Vista is no different, but this article picks out a few subtle ones that can bite you if you're not careful.
Go Ahead: Name Your Device Objects But Always Use Protection
The NT Insider, Vol 14, Issue 4, November - December 2007 (Read 18075 times)
In this article, we argue over the use of Device Interfaces and naming FDOs as a precursor to discussions about device object protection.
Of SDs, ACLs & INFs: The INs and OUTs of Device Object Protection
The NT Insider, Vol 14, Issue 4, November - December 2007 (Read 18360 times)
How and where should you apply protection for your device objects?  You're authoring the driver, so you should know the pros and cons of the options available to you, as discussed in this article.
A Common Topic Explained - Sharing Memory Between Drivers and Applications
The NT Insider, Vol 14, Issue 4, November - December 2007 (Read 98433 times)
At one time or another, most driver writers will have the need to share memory between a driver and a user-mode program...
Ten Things You Need To Know About KMDF
The NT Insider, Vol 14, Issue 3, September - October 2007 (Read 27701 times)
We learned 'em the hard way so you won't have to.  Here are ten tips/tricks that'll help any KMDF dev, new or experienced, avoid annoyance.
18 Months Later: Release The KMDF Source Code!
The NT Insider, Vol 14, Issue 3, September - October 2007 (Read 20364 times)
Microsoft never promised to release the source code to KMDF, but it's certainly time the community got this discussion back on the radar.
When is a Queue not just a Queue? WDFQUEUEs
The NT Insider, Vol 14, Issue 3, September - October 2007 (Read 20384 times)

WDFQUEUEs are one of the most best things about KMDF.  But, to use them properly, you've got to realize that they're much more than just queues.


Kernel-Mode Basics: Windows Linked Lists
The NT Insider, Vol 14, Issue 3, September - October 2007 (Read 54746 times)
What?  You weren't born knowing how InsertHeadList works, and what LIST_ENTRY does?  Well, let us tell you then.
Guest Article: Designing a Device API - Part II: Function Declarations
The NT Insider, Vol 14, Issue 3, September - October 2007 (Read 13943 times)
In Part II of his Guest article series, author Bruno van Dooren explores function declarations for C style DLL exports.
KMDF Support for USB Devices
The NT Insider, Vol 14, Issue 2, March - April 2007 (Read 24445 times)
Want to convert your old, crufty WDM drivers to KMDF?  OSR breaks it down for you in this handy article.
Guest Article: C++ in an NT Driver
The NT Insider, Vol 14, Issue 2, March - April 2007 (Read 42196 times)
An ever increasing number of programmers are willing to try C++ in kernel mode; but why would you use C++?  Let guest author Edouard Alligand show you how useful C++ can be.
Starting Out: Should You Learn WDM or WDF?
The NT Insider, Vol 14, Issue 2, March - April 2007 (Read 30528 times)

Developing Windows WDM drivers is often described as an enormous vertical climb that requires a great amount of knowledge and experience.  Can you be a competent driver developer if you just learn WDF, or do you still have to expend the effort required to learn all the details of WDM?  That's the question we'll explore in this article.


I/O Manager & Vista
The NT Insider, Vol 14, Issue 1, January - February 2007 (Read 26135 times)
Yes, Windows Vista is here! This article highlights some of the more interesting I/O Manager features that you may have heard grumblings about.
MUP Changes in Windows Vista
The NT Insider, Vol 14, Issue 1, January - February 2007 (Read 15498 times)
Do you implement legacy file system filter drivers and monolithic redirectors? Well then you will be particularly interested in how changes in Windows Vista relate to the way that the Multiple UNC Provider (MUP) driver functions.
Back to Basics - An Introduction to Transactions
The NT Insider, Vol 14, Issue 1, January - February 2007 (Read 17872 times)
The introduction of transactions will substantially impact those of us who operate in the file systems space. Here's a simple primer for describing how a basic transactional system works.
Managing Dynamic Function Loading
The NT Insider, Vol 14, Issue 1, January - February 2007 (Read 13283 times)
Need to support a driver that must work on multiple versions of Windows?  See how OSR demonstrates the mechanisms used to support these drivers.
Exceptional Behavior - x64 Structured Exception Handling
The NT Insider, Vol 13, Issue 3, May - June 2006 (Read 57057 times)

If you've been working in kernel-mode on Windows for any significant amount of time, you've almost certainly encountered Structured Exception Handling (SEH).


UMDF 101 - Understanding User Mode Driver Frameworks
The NT Insider, Vol 13, Issue 1, Jan-Feb 2006 (Read 42023 times)

Have a device where UMDF applies?  This article provides an introduction to the User Mode Driver Framework architecture.  Welcome to the world of COM folks...


UMDF 102 - Overview of a UMDF Driver
The NT Insider, Vol 13, Issue 1, Jan-Feb 2006 (Read 23766 times)

Picking up where our UMDF 101 article left off, this article delves into an implementation of a driver based on the User Mode Driver Framework.  The time to get your hands dirty is now...


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The NT Insider Digital Edition - May-June 2016 Now Available!
OSR Staff (Read 26249 times)

The NT Insider May-June 2016 The May-June 2016 issue of The NT Insider is available exclusively in PDF format for download. Click the image of The NT Insider to the left for the details, and the download link to use.

Articles include:

- Peter Pontificates: Computer Science Education: Yup, Still Sucks
- Introduction to Simple Peripheral Bus Devices and Drivers
- Tips for Using I/O Targets
- Today in Driver Signing
- Analyst's Perspective: My Driver Passes Driver Verifier! (Or Does It...)
- Bye-Bye Co-Installers>
...and more!


The NT Insider Digital Edition - July-August 2015 Now Available!
OSR Staff (Read 13161 times)

The NT Insider July-August 2015 The July-August 2015 issue of The NT Insider is available exclusively in PDF format for download. Click the image of The NT Insider to the left for the details, and the download link to use.

Articles include:

- Peter Pontificates: Windows 10 is Ruining My Life
- Driver Signing and Windows 10
- KDNET Debugging
- Windows 10 WDK and Visual Studio 2015
- More on Maintaining Valid Data Length
...and more!


The NT Insider Digital Edition - Mar-Apr 2015 Now Available!
OSR Staff (Read 10790 times)

The NT Insider Mar-Apr 2015 The Mar-Apr 2015 issue of The NT Insider is available exclusively in PDF format for download. Click the image of The NT Insider to the left for the details, and the download link to use.

Articles include:

- Peter Pontificates: Progress Means Moving Forward
- Happiness is Xperf
- KMDF and UMDF Hints
- Logical and Physical File Sizes in Windows
- Fix Your (Offline) Symbols
...and more!


The NT Insider Digital Edition - Nov-Dec 2014 Now Available!
OSR Staff (Read 12279 times)

The NT Insider Nov-Dec 2014 The Nov-Dec 2014 issue of The NT Insider is available exclusively in PDF format for download. Click the image of The NT Insider to the left for the details, and the download link to use.

Articles include:

- Peter Pontificates: I Don't Care, I Want My Internet
- Introduction to NVMe Technology
- Win7 vs Win8 StorPort Miniports
- Our Journey to Writing a Windows NVMe Driver
- Hardware vs Software Bus Analyzers: Alternatives
...and more!


The NT Insider Digital Edition - Sept-Oct 2014 Now Available!
OSR Staff (Read 16126 times)

The NT Insider Sept-Oct 2014 The Sept-Oct 2014 issue of The NT Insider is available exclusively in PDF format for download. Click the image of The NT Insider to the left for the details, and the download link to use.

Articles include:

- Peter Pontificates: To the Cloud?
- Understanding Sync Scope in WDF Drivers
- Updating Drivers with KDFiles
- Guest Article: Windows and Real-Time
- Isolation Realized: Project Monadnock
...and more!


Windows 8 WDK - Converting Sources Based Projects to vcxproj
The NT Insider, Vol 18, Issue 3, Sept-Oct 2011 (Read 25051 times)

Windows 8 Preview: File System Changes
The NT Insider, Vol 18, Issue 3, Sept-Oct 2011 (Read 24503 times)

Five Things to Not Like: Visual Studio Integration
The NT Insider, Vol 18, Issue 3, Sept-Oct 2011 (Read 14949 times)

Five Things to Like: Visual Studio Integration
The NT Insider, Vol 18, Issue 3, Sept-Oct 2011 (Read 15072 times)

But Wait...There's More! Win8 and WDK Changes You'll Care About
The NT Insider, Vol 18, Issue 3, Sept-Oct 2011 (Read 17566 times)

WDK Preview: Installation Through Debugging
The NT Insider, Vol 18, Issue 3, Sept-Oct 2011 (Read 16191 times)

Epic Update: Win8 WDK Provides Visual Studio Integration
The NT Insider, Vol 18, Issue 3, Sept-Oct 2011 (Read 22021 times)

The NT Insider Digital Edition -- Sept-Oct 2011 Now Available!
The NT Insider, Vol 18, Issue 2, Sept-Oct 2011 (Read 22168 times)

The NT Insider Sept/Oct 2011 The September - October 2011 issue of The NT Insider is available exclusively in PDF format for download. ?Click the image of The NT Insider to the left for the details, and the download link to use.

Articles covering Windows 8, the new WDK and more, include:

- Epic Update: Win8 WDK Provides Visual Studio Integration
- WDK Preview: Installation Through Debugging
- But Wait...There's More! Win8 and WDK Changes You'll Care About
- Five Things to Like: Visual Studio Integration
- Five Things to Not Like: Visual Studio Integration
- Windows 8 Preview: File System Changes
- Windows 8 WDK - Converting "Sources." Based Projects to ".vcxproj"
...and more!


From 1996: Peter Pontificates -- Discover The Internet
OSR Staff (Read 9222 times)
In celebration of our first copy of The NT Insider being available for download in digital format, we thought you might enjoy seeing one of Peter's original Pontifications.  This one is from 1996, and entitled, Discover The Internet!
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