Hi Matthew Can you just clarify why there is a size ambiguity with the WAVE_FORMAT_PCM? This is for background interest and I don't have the documentation to hand, but I'd appreciate knowing what the issue is for future reference... Thanks, Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Matthew van Eerde To: wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 12:11 AM Subject: [wdmaudiodev] Re: AVStream minidriver Capture stream fails WASAPI Exclusive-mode Stream It is an error (due to container size ambiguity) to specify wFormatTag = WAVE_FORMAT_PCM with wBitsPerSample = 24. Try: Format.wFormatTag = WAVE_FORMAT_EXTENSIBLE Format.wBitsPerSample = 24 Format.cbSize = sizeof(WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE) - sizeof(WAVEFORMATEX) SubFormat = KSDATAFORMAT_SUBTYPE_PCM Samples.wValidBitsPerSample = 24 dwChannelMask = KSAUDIO_SPEAKER_STEREO This doesn't explain your current predicament, though. After streaming once in shared mode, what is PKEY_AudioEngine_DeviceFormat? You can query that by running this tool: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/matthew_van_eerde/archive/2011/06/13/how-to-enumerate-audio-endpoint-immdevice-properties-on-your-system.aspx How (if at all) does this value differ from the format you're trying to use in exclusive mode? When you do the IAudioClient::IsFormatSupported(AUDCLNT_SHAREMODE_EXCLUSIVE, .) call which fails, do you see any property requests in your driver? Of particular interest are KSPROPERTY_PIN_DATAINTERSECTION, which calls into your IMiniport::DataRangeIntersection method, KSPROPERTY_PIN_PROPOSEDATAFORMAT, and KSPROPERTY_PIN_PROPOSEDATAFORMAT2.