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Windows software trace preprocessor
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<p>The <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a> software trace preprocessor (WPP; the preprocessor and related support tools are known as <i>WPP Software Tracing</i>) is a <a href="/facts/Preprocessor/arTRL5RG">preprocessor</a> that simplifies the use of <a href="/facts/Windows_Management_Instrumentation/ptLyNUuX">WMI</a> event tracing to implement efficient <a href="/facts/Tracing_(software)/36dskvN5">software tracing</a> in <a href="/facts/Device_driver/rDYnHU1G">drivers</a> and <a href="/facts/Computer_application/YQuj7Kog">applications</a> that target <a href="/facts/Windows_2000/amJIt9gz">Windows 2000</a> and later operating systems. WPP was created by <a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a> and is included in the <a href="/facts/Windows_DDK/RoVIPYox">Windows DDK</a>. Although WPP is wide in its applicability, it is not included in the <a href="/facts/Windows_SDK/8otR4u2w">Windows SDK</a>, and therefore is primarily used for drivers and driver support software produced by software vendors that purchase the Windows DDK. </p>