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Retrieves the serial number of a USB device.
To perform this operation, call the DeviceIoControl function with the following parameters.
BOOL DeviceIoControl(
(HANDLE) hDevice, // handle to device
IOCTL_STORAGE_GET_MEDIA_SERIAL_NUMBER, // dwIoControlCode
NULL, // lpInBuffer
0, // nInBufferSize
(LPVOID) lpOutBuffer, // output buffer
(DWORD) nOutBufferSize, // size of output buffer
(LPDWORD) lpBytesReturned, // number of bytes returned
(LPOVERLAPPED) lpOverlapped // OVERLAPPED structure
);
Requirement | Value |
---|---|
Minimum supported client | Windows XP |
Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2003 |
Header | winioctl.h (include Windows.h) |
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