--- title: Windows 11 finally hits right note: MIDI 2.0 support arrives description: Microsoft has officially released MIDI 2.0 support for Windows 11, graduating from a preview that launched for Windows Insiders in February 2025. The update... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/windows-11-finally-hits-right-note-midi-2-0-support-arrives-embyice30 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Windows 11 finally hits right note: MIDI 2.0 support arrives | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft has officially released MIDI 2.0 support for Windows 11, graduating from a preview that launched for Windows Insiders in February 2025. The update... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/windows-11-finally-hits-right-note-midi-2-0-support-arrives-embyice30 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/EmByIce30.png og:image:alt: Windows 11 finally hits right note: MIDI 2.0 support arrives og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Windows 11 finally hits right note: MIDI 2.0 support arrives **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft has officially released MIDI 2.0 support for Windows 11, graduating from a preview that launched for Windows Insiders in February 2025. The update introduces inbox MIDI 1.0 and 2.0 drivers, multi-client support allowing multiple applications to share the same MIDI device simultaneously, and user-controlled MIDI port naming. A new USB MIDI 2.0 class driver (`usbmidi2.sys`) is included alongside the retained legacy `usbaudio.sys` driver for backwards compatibility. Key benefits include faster connection speeds, two-way communication, and the elimination of poorly written OEM drivers. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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