1*c7558746SMatthias Ringwald# BTstack port for Windows Systems using the WinUSB Driver 2a1a1af71SMatthias Ringwald 3*c7558746SMatthias RingwaldThe Windows-WinUSB port uses the native run loop and WinUSB API to access a USB Bluetooth dongle. 4a1a1af71SMatthias Ringwald 5a1a1af71SMatthias RingwaldTo allow libusb or WinUSB to access an USB Bluetooth dongle, you need to install a special device driver to make it accessible to user space processes. 6a1a1af71SMatthias Ringwald 7a1a1af71SMatthias RingwaldIt works like this: 8*c7558746SMatthias Ringwald- Download [Zadig](http://zadig.akeo.ie) 9*c7558746SMatthias Ringwald- Start Zadig 10a1a1af71SMatthias Ringwald- Select Options -> “List all devices” 11a1a1af71SMatthias Ringwald- Select USB Bluetooth dongle in the big pull down list 12a1a1af71SMatthias Ringwald- Select WinUSB (libusb) in the right pull pull down list 13a1a1af71SMatthias Ringwald- Select “Replace Driver” 14a1a1af71SMatthias Ringwald 15a1a1af71SMatthias RingwaldWhen running the examples in the MSYS2 shell, the console input (via btstack_stdin_support) doesn't work. It works in the older MSYS and also the regular CMD.exe environment. Another option is to install WinPTY and then start the example via WinPTY like this: 16a1a1af71SMatthias Ringwald 17a1a1af71SMatthias Ringwald $ winpty ./hfp_hf_demo.exe 18a1a1af71SMatthias Ringwald 19