USB ContainerIDs in Windows 7
Updated: September 8, 2009
This paper provides information about USB ContainerIDs for the Windows 7 operating system. It includes guidelines for device manufacturers to program their multifunction USB devices so that they can be correctly detected by Windows.
This information applies to the following operating systems:
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows 7
Included in this white paper:
| • | How a USB ContainerID Is Generated |
| • | USB ContainerID Contents |
| • | USB ContainerID Syntax |
| • | Microsoft OS Descriptor Changes |
| • | Container View of a USB Multifunction Device |
| • | USB ContainerID WLK Requirements |
| • | Recommendations for Implementing a USB ContainerID |
