This page provides a comprehensive overview of the Windows Device Contexts framework.
This documentation is intended for developers and system administrators.
Device Contexts is a standard mechanism for managing device-related data and state within Windows. It allows for consistent and reproducible state across different applications and systems.
The core purpose of Device Contexts is to provide a standardized way to access and manage device-level information. It promotes reusability and simplifies development by providing a consistent interface for interacting with the Windows device infrastructure.
- Contexts: Independent, self-contained pieces of state representing a specific device or environment. - Context Manager: A responsible entity that manages the lifecycle of a context. - Context Types: Different types of context (e.g., UI, input, system).
Consider the scenario where you need to update the status of a specific input device. With Device Contexts, you could create a context for the input device, and then update its state through a consistent API call.
The device context framework exposes a set of APIs for interacting with context objects. Refer to the comprehensive documentation for details. This HTML is meant to provide a basic structure for reading from and writing to context data.
Visit [link to docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-device-context-framework/) for detailed documentation.
This documentation is maintained by the Windows Device Contexts team.