Sessions at Microsoft BUILD 2011 about Windows 8 in Orange County 4

Wednesday 14th September 2011

• Delivering great performance and battery life

  by Jason Hendrickson and Sharif Farag

  Windows 8 runs efficiently on a broader range of systems. This session will cover how to create high-performance and energy efficient experiences on the full spectrum of Windows 8 platforms. You will learn software design and development practices that maximize the performance of apps and power consumption as a whole. We will also discuss how the Windows team approaches development to scale across systems and how you can apply the same techniques to your software and drivers.

  • Performance
  • Windows 8

  At 2:00pm to 3:00pm, Wednesday 14th September

  In Orange County 4, Anaheim Marriott

  Coverage video

• Understanding Connected Standby

  by Pat Stemen and Stephen Berard

  In Windows 8, Microsoft introduces Connected Standby - a new power state that enables compatible PCs to be always reachable and up-to-date. This session will provide an overview of Connected Standby, including key user scenarios, system architecture and technical requirements.

  • Windows 8

  At 3:30pm to 4:30pm, Wednesday 14th September

  In Orange County 4, Anaheim Marriott

  Coverage video

• Understanding mobile broadband and connection management in Windows 8

  by Mike Bishop and Srini Malayala

  Windows 8 is designed to provide a connected experience to users on a broad range of device form factors. In order to get and keep users connected to the Internet, the Windows team has made significant investments in mobile broadband and connection management. This session will cover purchasing and provisioning mobile broadband data plans, network cost awareness, and leveraging the in-box class driver for mobile broadband devices.

  • Broadband
  • Networking
  • Windows 8

  At 5:00pm to 6:00pm, Wednesday 14th September

  In Orange County 4, Anaheim Marriott

  Coverage video

Thursday 15th September 2011

• Using the Windows Driver Framework to build better drivers

  by Abhishek Ram

  The Windows Driver Framework (WDF) helps developers build better drivers, more quickly and easily. This session will discuss how the WDF can improve driver reliability and will provide an overview on what’s new in the WDF in Windows 8 This session will also cover guidance for how to better realize power-savings and deploy drivers on multiple versions of Windows.

  • Device Drivers
  • Windows 8

  At 9:00am to 10:00am, Thursday 15th September

  In Orange County 4, Anaheim Marriott

  Coverage video

• Inside the Windows 8 driver developer workflow

  by Craig Ziegler, Doron Holan and Janet Schneider

  This chalk talk provides a deep-dive into the Windows driver kit for Windows 8, focusing on architecture changes from Windows 7. The talk will start with a discussion on important feature areas such as project conversion, remote debugging, and building, signing and deploying device drivers. This session will also include an interactive discussion with questions from the audience.

  • Device Drivers
  • Windows 8

  At 4:00pm to 5:00pm, Thursday 15th September

  In Orange County 4, Anaheim Marriott

  Coverage video