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- Guidelines for choosing the right programming model
- UWP app and desktop app developer experience
Important APIs
This topic provides guidelines for deciding whether you should write a UWP app or a Windows desktop app to communicate with a USB device.
Windows provides API sets that you can use to write apps that talk to a custom USB devices. The API performs common USB-related tasks such as, finding the device, data transfers.
'Custom device' in this context means, a device for which Microsoft does not provide an in-box class driver. Instead, you can install WinUSB (Winusb.sys) as the device driver.
Choosing a programming model
If you install Winusb.sys, here are the programming model options:
Windows 8.1 provides a new namespace: Windows.Devices.Usb. The namespace cannot be used in earlier version of Windows. Other Microsoft Store resources are here: UWP app.
Before Windows 8.1, apps that were communicating through Winusb.sys, were desktop apps written by using WinUSB Functions. In Windows 8.1, the API set has been extended. Other Windows desktop app resources are here: Windows desktop app.
The strategy for choosing the best programming model depends on various factors.
Will your app communicate with an internal USB device?
The APIs are primarily designed for accessing peripheral devices. The API can also access PC internal USB devices. However access to PC internal USB devices from a UWP app is limited to a privileged app that is explicitly declared in device metadata by the OEM for that PC.
Will your app communicate with USB isochronous endpoints?
If your app transmits data to or from isochronous endpoints of the device, you must write a Windows desktop app. In Windows 8.1, new WinUSB Functions have been added to the API set that allow a desktop app to send data to and receive data from isochronous endpoints.
Is your app a 'control panel' type of app?
UWP apps are per-user apps and do not have the ability to make changes outside the scope of each app. For these types of apps, you must write a Windows desktop app.
Is the USB device class supported classes by UWP apps?
Write a UWP app if your device belongs to one these device classes.
name:cdcControl, classId:02 * *name:physical, classId:05 * *name:personalHealthcare, classId:0f 00 00name:activeSync, classId:ef 01 01name:palmSync, classId:ef 01 02name:deviceFirmwareUpdate, classId:fe 01 01name:irda, classId:fe 02 00name:measurement, classId:fe 03 *name:vendorSpecific, classId:ff * *
Note If your device belongs to DeviceFirmwareUpdate class, your app must be a privileged app.
If your device does not belong to one the preceding device classes, write a Windows desktop app.
Driver requirement
| Driver requirement | UWP app | Windows desktop app |
|---|---|---|
| Function driver | Microsoft-provided Winusb.sys (kernel-mode driver). | Microsoft-provided Winusb.sys (kernel-mode driver). |
| Filter driver | If filter drivers are present, access is limited to privileged apps. The app is declared as privileged apps in device metadata by the OEM. | Filter driver can be present in the kernel mode device stack as long as it doesn't block access to Winusb.sys. |
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Code samples
| Sample | UWP app | Windows desktop app |
|---|---|---|
| Get started with these samples |
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Development tools
| Development tools | UWP app | Windows desktop app |
|---|---|---|
| Developer environment | Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows 8.1 | Use WinUSB Application template included with Visual Studio (Ultimate or Professional) and Windows Driver Kit (WDK) 8 Note For isochronous transfers, Visual Studio 2013 with Windows Driver Kit (WDK) 8.1 |
| Programming languages | C#, VB.NET, C++, JavaScript | C/C++ |
Feature implementation
| Key scenario | UWP app | Windows desktop app |
|---|---|---|
| Device discovery | Use Windows.Devices.Enumeration](/uwp/api/Windows.Devices.Enumeration)'>Windows.Devices.Enumeration namespace to get a UsbDevice](/uwp/api/Windows.Devices.Usb.UsbDevice)'>UsbDevice. | Use SetupAPI functions and WinUsb_Initialize](/windows/win32/api/winusb/nf-winusb-winusb_initialize)'>WinUsb_Initialize to get a WINUSB_INTERFACE_HANDLE. |
| USB control transfer | ||
| Getting USB descriptors | WinUsb_GetDescriptor](/windows/win32/api/winusb/nf-winusb-winusb_getdescriptor)'>WinUsb_GetDescriptor | |
| Sending USB bulk transfer | ||
| Sending USB interrupt transfer | ||
| Sending USB isochronous transfer | Not supported. | |
| Closing the device | UsbDevice.Close](/uwp/api/Windows.Devices.Usb.UsbDevice#Windows_Devices_Usb_UsbDevice_Close)'>UsbDevice.Close | WinUsb_Free](/windows/win32/api/winusb/nf-winusb-winusb_free)'>WinUsb_Free |
Documentation
| Documentation | UWP app | Windows desktop app |
|---|---|---|
| Programming guide | Talking to USB devices, start to finish | How to Access a USB Device by Using WinUSB Functions |
| API reference | Windows.Devices.Usb | WinUSB Functions |
Related topics
Although Windows 98 has been out of general circulation for well over a decade now, it might come as a surprise to some people that it’s still actively in use, especially in a business or specialized environment for running old software. There is actually a third party Service Pack for Windows 98 Second Edition which is still being updated well into 2013, even though Microsoft ended their support for Windows 98 on the 11th of July 2006! Obviously, hardware support from all major manufacturers has ended years ago so if you or your company still run Windows 98 in some capacity, it’s incredibly difficult to find compatible hardware and software for it.
As an example, a company I did some work for a while back purchased a Kingston Data Traveler USB flash drive for backup purposes on a computer that’s still running Windows 98. The problem is, due to some obsolete software that needs to run on Windows 98, the computer cannot be upgraded to newer versions of Windows such as 8, 7, Vista or even Windows XP. I’ve tried compatibility mode on Windows XP and it doesn’t work either, so it’s either upgrade the software or continue using Windows 98. Updating the old software is very expensive, so the decision was to stay with Windows 98 and try to source parts that can support this ageing operating system.
The immediate problem was getting the flash drive to work. Windows 98SE is actually not too bad at handling mass storage drivers for a USB storage device IF you have a driver disc that accompanied it or a download is available. 98SE doesn’t come with a generic mass storage driver that would install support for all standard USB storage devices like newer Windows versions, so not every device you insert will simply get recognised. Predictably, Kingston offers no support for their devices in Windows 98 so no driver can be installed to pick up the flash drive.
After much searching and testing, I finally managed to install the Kingston DataTraveler on Windows 98. This following method which I’m about to show you can work for most USB mass storage devices if your Windows 98 has detection problems. What I found was a generic Windows 98SE USB mass storage device driver that will work with many makes and models of the following:– USB Flash Drives
– Digital Photo and Video Cameras (that connect to the PC via USB)
– USB Hard Drives
– MP3 Players (including Apple iPod from v2.4)
– Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP)
This driver isn’t guaranteed to work with all devices because it’s a generic driver, and you shouldn’t install it if you have no issues in the first place. It does though work well for the purpose it was intended for, it did for me and has for many other people.
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Installing the generic USB Mass Storage driver
1. Download Windows 98SE Generic USB Mass Storage Device Driver to the desktop.
2. Open Device Manager (right click My Computer -> Properties -> Device Manager) and remove ALL drivers for USB flash drives. This includes any drivers of removable devices previously installed from the “Disk drives” tree.
3. Remove all drivers for any USB controllers (under Universal Serial Bus controllers). Devices in Device Manager can be uninstalled by right clicking on an entry and selecting “Remove”. Also remove any Unknown/Other devices, those which have no installed driver.
4. Run the nusb36e.exe driver installer. After that has completed, reboot the computer.
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5. During reboot, the computer will detect new devices and USB controllers and will ask for the Windows 98 install CD so make sure you have it to hand. The driver install window actually tells you to reboot after these controllers are installed but I didn’t have to. If you have any issues, then follow the advice and reboot a second time.
6. Then insert your USB storage device and it should get picked up by Windows. Don’t forget Windows 98 cannot read NTFS so the storage device needs to be formatted with FAT/FAT32 to be recognised with a drive letter. Open My Computer and your flash drive or device should be visible.
The 16GB flash drive above wasn’t a Kingston but still required the general USB mass storage driver to be installed for it to be detected. Do note that this driver is for English versions of Windows 98SE only and won’t work on the original Windows 98. You can visit the related MSFN forum thread for more support or updates to the driver in future.