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The kit included a significant update to the Debugging Tools for Windows (WinDbg). WinDbg is the lifeline for any driver developer. This version introduced better support for debugging UMDF (User-Mode Driver Framework) 2.0 drivers, allowing developers to leverage the safety of user-mode programming while maintaining hardware access. windows driver kit 8.1 update 1