Simulating serial port programmatically without installing driver

Question

com0com is a great program to have virtual serial ports. My question: is there any library which I can use for simulating serial ports (COM, USB and so on) programmatically in my application without install extra software for such virtual devices?

something like making virtual device in user space? OS: Windows

Answer 1

Free Virtual Serial Ports by HHD Software Ltd is good for you (License Freeware).

Excerpt:

This device driver implements the functionality of the virtual serial port device. It operates in user mode space, unlike most other device drivers, making the system more stable and secure.

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Answer 2

All similar software use a special kernel mode driver. It is not possible create a virtual COM port from user space.