Important The Native 802.11 Wireless LAN interface is deprecated in Windows 10 and later. Please use the WLAN Device Driver Interface (WDI) instead. For more information about WDI, see WLAN Universal Windows driver model.
This section includes the following topics:
Roadmap for Developing Native 802.11 Wireless LAN Drivers
Introduction to Wireless LAN Networks
Native 802.11 Software Architecture
Native 802.11 Miniport Drivers
Wi-Fi Direct Miniport Initialization and Configuration
Wi-Fi Direct Protocol Implementation
Wi-Fi Direct Group Owner Negotiation
Wi-Fi Direct Invitation Procedure
Wi-Fi Direct Group Owner Operation
Wi-Fi Direct Provision Discovery
Windows 8 introduces the following new features: