We supply the midi.exe Windows MIDI Services Console for developers and power users, or anyone comfortable with the command line. You can use it to monitor endpoints, send and receive …

Oct 21, 2024 · The Windows MIDI Services Console midi.exe is a command-line way to interact with and automate MIDI. You can send and receive messages, sysex files, and much more.

Feb 17, 2026 · We’re excited to announce that Windows 11 now supports both MIDI 1.0 and MIDI 2.0 through Windows MIDI Services! We’ve been working on MIDI over the past several years, …

Feb 19, 2026 · Microsoft’s introduction of Windows MIDI Services and first-class MIDI 2.0 support in Windows 11 is a long-awaited infrastructural upgrade that finally brings the platform into alignment …

May 25, 2022 · This project is the next-generation MIDI API for Windows, including MIDI 1.0 and MIDI 2.0 (MIDI CI, and MIDI 2.0 UMP). It includes enhancements, a new USB class driver, new transports, …

Feb 17, 2026 · However, in just a few short weeks, Windows 11 will have fixed a longtime Windows audio problem affecting MIDI devices — and that's something to be excited about.

Jan 28, 2026 · As announced at the NAMM Show, assuming all proceeds as planned, Windows MIDI Services will start rolling out at the end of this week to retail supported Windows 11 builds (24h2, 25h2).

Feb 5, 2025 · Many applications rely on MIDI for music synthesis, but much of the MIDI support in Windows has been unchanged for decades. Now, Microsoft is finally addressing this with a robust …

Windows MIDI Services supports the MIDI 1.0 devices you own today, including those with vendor-supplied kernel streaming drivers, as well as class-compliant MIDI 1.0 and MIDI 2.0 devices.

Feb 4, 2026 · Windows MIDI Services is part of a Phased Rollout. This means that after you install the KB which contains the Windows MIDI Services binaries, you will get the new feature enabled at …