Virtual Display Driver (24.12.24)

Happy Holidays!

This release includes the new installer, companion app, and officially signed certificates.

Driver (Updates)

• New global refresh rate option in the XML configuration.
• LUID added to log text for multiple GPU configurations.
• Pipe function updates.
• Fixed sdr10bit toggle in pipe.
• Fixed Potential crash when configuring.
• Added pipe settings for setting GPU and display count.

Installer (Initial Release)

• Choose any Install Location.
• Choose how many monitors to install.
• Choose what gpu to attach to.
• Select install components.
• Optionally install community scripts.

Companion App (Initial Release)

• Offers on-the-fly customization options.
• Allows for enabling, disabling, and reloading the driver.
• Enable/disable and optional features such as:
  • Multi-level logging.
  • SDR 10bit.
  • HDR 12bit.
  • Custom EDID.
  • Hardware cursor.
  • Prevent monitor spoof.
  • EDID CEA override.
  • Select a specific GPU.
  • Change display count.
• Automatic release update notifications (optional).

Contributors:
@zjoasan
@itsmikethetech
@bud3699

Beta Virtual Display Driver (24.10.27)

• Added Direct3D Feature levels
• Added SDR 10 bit support (Enabling 10 bit SDR will disabled HDR+)
• Added support to prevent EDID manufacturer spoofing when using custom EDID
• Added support to override CEA extension to bring HDR Support to 128 byte EDID
• Fixed wide colour space support
• Removed live updating logs via xml (For performance)
• More pipe commands added
• General small tweaks/bug fixes
• General small optimisations tweaks

I've also been working on an EDID database to allow users to download EDID's. Hope you guys appreciate it, more updates to it expected soon :)
https://edid.mikethetech.com/

Happy Halloween everyone from the entire Virtual Display Driver team :)

Contributors:
Thanks to @bud3699 (Me) for adding all of the above. Updated with love <3

Beta Virtual Display Driver (24.10.16)

• Hardware Cursor Support (Can toggle off in xml)
• HDR10+ Support (Can toggle in xml)
• Custom Edid Support (can toggle in xml - format is user_edid.bin. NO EMULATING RESOLUTIONS)
• Floating point refresh rates
• Updated file path location
• Updated Driver name*
• Added ARM64 Support
• General small tweaks/bug fixes

Contributors:
Thanks to @bud3699 (Me) for adding all the above but 1*
Thanks to @zjoasan for Support/Company and the driver rename.
Thanks to @itsmikethetech for the trust in me blowing up the commits recently!

Beta Virtual Display Driver (24.10.6.1)

• Now includes and uses XML file for configuration.
• Added pipelines for direct/live configuration in future companion app releases.
• Added new multi-level debug logging for easier troubleshooting.
• Updated certificate.

Contributors: @bud3699 & @zjoasan

Beta Virtual Display Driver (24.9.11)

Fixed typo in .xml file.

Beta Virtual Display Driver (24.8.6)

Added XML configuration and automatic or manual detection of best render adapter.

Beta Virtual Display Driver (24.7.18 HDR, Windows 11 23H2+)

This release includes the first implementation of custom GPU adapter switching via adapter.txt.

Virtual Display Driver (23.12.2.1 HDR, Windows 11 22H2+)

• First release with HDR support.
• Added certificate.

Virtual Display Driver 23.10.21 (Preview)

Initial attempt to fix broken refresh rates. All resolutions should now work with all refresh rates. Some resolutions may use a higher signal mode to accommodate, but the desktop resolution will remain correct. Working to align all active signals and desktop signals.

Virtual Display Driver 23.10.20.3 (Windows 10+)

Added new resolutions and refresh rates.
Updated certificate.