This is to archive a few audio topics as initiated by the dev team (#2817)

* Archiving old audio topics.

* Archiving old audio topics.

* Small updates to debug topics.

* Archiving old audio topics.

Author: DOMARS

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Diff for: windows-driver-docs-pr/audio/background-of-non-pcm-support.md

@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ If you have not written a user-mode version before doing your kernel-mode implem
 
 The next two sections give a brief background of WDM kernel streaming and an overview of how to implement a miniport-driver for a synthesizer:
 
-[DirectMusic WDM Kernel Streaming Background](directmusic-wdm-kernel-streaming-background.md)
-
 [Synthesizer Miniport Driver Overview](synthesizer-miniport-driver-overview.md)
 
 This section also includes:

Diff for: windows-driver-docs-pr/audio/directmusic-wdm-kernel-streaming-background.md

@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ Additionally, this section describes the new subformat GUIDs in Windows 7 that p
 
 This section includes the following topics:
 
-[Background of Non-PCM Support](background-of-non-pcm-support.md)
-
 [Requirements for a Non-PCM Pin Factory](requirements-for-a-non-pcm-pin-factory.md)
 
 [Subformat GUIDs for Compressed Audio Formats](subformat-guids-for-compressed-audio-formats.md)
@@ -35,8 +33,6 @@ This section includes the following topics:
 
 [Specifics for waveOut Clients](specifics-for-waveout-clients.md)
 
-[Specifics for DirectSound Clients](specifics-for-directsound-clients.md)
-
 [S/PDIF Pass-Through Transmission of Non-PCM Streams](s-pdif-pass-through-transmission-of-non-pcm-streams.md)
 
 [Specifying AC-3 Data Ranges](specifying-ac-3-data-ranges.md)

Diff for: windows-driver-docs-pr/audio/kernel-mode-hardware-acceleration-ddi.md

@@ -256,8 +256,6 @@
     items:
     - name: Supporting Non-PCM Wave Formats
       href: supporting-non-pcm-wave-formats.md
-    - name: Background of Non-PCM Support
-      href: background-of-non-pcm-support.md
     - name: Requirements for a Non-PCM Pin Factory
       href: requirements-for-a-non-pcm-pin-factory.md
     - name: Subformat GUIDs for Compressed Audio Formats
@@ -268,8 +266,6 @@
       href: ks-topology-considerations.md
     - name: Specifics for waveOut Clients
       href: specifics-for-waveout-clients.md
-    - name: Specifics for DirectSound Clients
-      href: specifics-for-directsound-clients.md
     - name: S/PDIF Pass-Through Transmission of Non-PCM Streams
       href: s-pdif-pass-through-transmission-of-non-pcm-streams.md
     - name: Specifying AC-3 Data Ranges
@@ -751,8 +747,6 @@
       items:
       - name: Kernel Mode Hardware Acceleration DDI
         href: kernel-mode-hardware-acceleration-ddi.md
-      - name: DirectMusic WDM Kernel Streaming Background
-        href: directmusic-wdm-kernel-streaming-background.md
       - name: Synthesizer Miniport Driver Overview
         href: synthesizer-miniport-driver-overview.md
       - name: DirectMusic Miniport Driver Interface

Diff for: windows-driver-docs-pr/audio/specifics-for-directsound-clients.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Windows Symbol Packages for Debugging
 description: Learn about Windows symbol packages, which are used for debugging, and how to get Windows symbols with the Microsoft public symbol server.
 keywords: ["Windows Debugging Downloads", "WinDbg", "Download", "Symbols","Download Symbols"]
-ms.date: 12/10/2023
+ms.date: 04/04/2025
 ms.topic: concept-article
 ---
 

Diff for: windows-driver-docs-pr/audio/supporting-non-pcm-wave-formats.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Install WinDbg
 description: Start here for an overview on the Windows debugger and installing WinDbg.
 ms.assetid: 938ef180-84de-442f-9b6c-1138c2fc8d5a
 keywords: ["Debugging Tools for Windows", "Windows debugging", "Windows Debugger", "Kernel debugging", "Kernel debugger", "WinDbg"]
-ms.date: 03/05/2024
+ms.date: 04/04/2025
 ms.topic: install-set-up-deploy
 ---