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IOCTL_STORAGE_FIRMWARE_ACTIVATE IOCTL (winioctl.h)

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Windows applications can use this control code to activate a firmware image on a specified device.

To perform this operation, call the DeviceIoControl function with the following parameters.

BOOL DeviceIoControl(
  (HANDLE) hDevice,                 // handle to device
  IOCTL_STORAGE_FIRMWARE_ACTIVATE,  // dwIoControlCode
  (LPDWORD) lpInBuffer,             // input buffer
  (DWORD) nInBufferSize,            // size of input buffer
  (LPDWORD) lpOutBuffer,            // output buffer
  (DWORD) nOutBufferSize,           // size of output buffer
  (LPDWORD) lpBytesReturned,        // number of bytes returned
  (LPOVERLAPPED) lpOverlapped       // OVERLAPPED structure
);

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 10
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2016
Header winioctl.h (include Windows.h)

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