Ugh. One thing that drives me nuts is the fact that Microsoft makes it very difficult to use drivers written for the previous release on the new release. I rem

Ugh. One thing that drives me nuts is the fact that Microsoft makes it very difficult to use drivers written for the previous release on the new release. I remember Windows 3.1 ".386" drivers that weren't compatible with Windows 95 that introduced ".VXD" drivers compatible up to Windows ME. I remember NT 4 drivers becoming incompatible with XP that introduced WDM. XP drivers stopped being compatible with Vista that introduced WDF architecture for drivers. If I recall correctly, it should still be possible to run pre-WDF NT drivers on Vista. However, every single release starting with Vista uses the same WDF driver architecture. I am puzzled why can't I use Vista drivers on Windows 10 without resorting to hacks. That is my biggest problem with Microsoft - unless the vendor elects to re-release code flagging the new release as supported, my hardware effectively is tied to Windows life span.