simbatt

simbatt implementation notes

This section is only intended for internal bookkeeping. Testers doesn't need to care about this.

Persistent state

Registry flags used: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\ROOT\BATTERY\<DeviceNumber>\Device Parameters

simbatt modifications

The most prominent changes to the Microsoft simbatt sample:

• Switch to default output folder.
• Disable faulty read-back of state from registry through GetSimBattStateFromRegistry function: microsoft/Windows-driver-samples#1064
• Clear BATTERY_INFORMATION BATTERY_CAPACITY_RELATIVE field to enable per-battery charge display in Windows Settings: microsoft/Windows-driver-samples#1063
• Provide instructions for how to test the driver: microsoft/Windows-driver-samples#1187