It allows applications to query detailed information about a device without needing specific drivers.
This chain ensures that MMDevAPI itself never touches audio buffers — it is purely a discovery and management layer. mmdevapi audioendpoints
WIN-AUD-2024-001 Subject: Analysis of MMDevAPI ( mmdevapi.dll ) and the Audio Endpoint Architecture Date: April 14, 2026 Author: Windows Core Audio Engineering Team (simulated) It allows applications to query detailed information about