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Match, Load, and Install

Clients wishing to combine the matching of the best driver for a device, with the loading and installation process in one service, may use InstallDriverForDevice and HigherDriverVersion, described in this section. The DriverDescription data structure is used to compare a driver's functionality with a device's needs. See the discussion of the native driver container package in Driver Loader Library.

The Driver Loader Library picks the best driver for the device by looking for drivers in the Extensions folder and comparing those against drivers in the device's property list.

InstallDriverForDevice

HigherDriverVersion


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