

Leave all other options at their default settings and select Next.

In the Create a v4 Print Driver Wizard, under Choose the driver rendering type:, select V4 print driver with custom rendering filters (accepts XPS only). For example, you could type MyV4PrintDriver. Type a name for your driver in the Name field, and then select OK. In the middle pane, select Printer Driver V4. This will retrieve all driver templates whose names contain the search text. In the New Project window, in the top-right search box, type printer driver v4 and press enter. In Visual Studio, in the main menu, select File > New > Project. Install the Windows Driver Kit (WDK) extension for Visual Studio 2019. Install the Windows Driver Kit (WDK) for Windows 10, version 2004. Install Visual Studio 2019 with the Desktop development with C++ workload and the correct version of the Windows 10 SDK. Prerequisitesįollow the guidance in Download the Windows Driver Kit (WDK) and ensure you have completed the following items: The intent of this topic is to provide an introduction to the process involved when developing a printer driver in Visual Studio 2019.Ī more detailed look at the printer driver options is provided in Exploring the driver options in the wizard. The instructions in this topic will focus on the steps required for building a driver, and will not explain the many printer driver options available in the wizard. Build a basic v4 printer driver by using the driver development wizard in Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 to select the minimum set of features to create a functional printer driver.
