Changes between Version 76 and Version 77 of Windows build instructions

Timestamp:

Jan 27, 2022 7:08:36 PM (3 years ago)

Author:

Klaus Espenlaub

Comment:

Update for Windows compiler/SDK/WDK needed for VirtualBox 7 (keeping 6.1 info)

Windows build instructions

@@ -8 +8 @@
  Older versions of Windows might work.
 
- * '''Visual Studio 2010 with service pack 1'''.[[BR]]
+ * '''Visual Studio 2010 with service pack 1''' (for trunk: '''Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.11''').[[BR]]
  ''Use `--with-vc=` to specify the path for configure.vbs.''
 
- * '''Windows Platform SDK v7.1''' [[BR]]
+ * '''Windows Platform SDK v7.1''' (just for building !VirtualBox 6.1.x). [[BR]]
  http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8279 [[BR]]
  ''Use `--with-sdk=` to specify the path for configure.vbs.''
 
- * '''Windows Driver Development Kit (WDK) v7.1'''. [[BR]]
+ * '''Windows SDK 11 and WDK 11''' (just for building trunk). [[BR]]
+ https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2166460 and https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2166289, see also https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/download-the-wdk [[BR]]
+ ''Use `--with-sdk10=` to specify the path for configure.vbs.''
+
+ * '''Windows Driver Development Kit (WDK) v7.1''' (needed primarily for building Guest Additions). [[BR]]
  http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=11800 [[BR]]
  ''Use `--with-ddk=` to specify the path for configure.vbs.''