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Ending USB-C® Port Confusion

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May 30, 2025

Windows 11 WHCP Delivers Consistent Performance Across Every Port

The Blank Display (and Why It Can Still Happen)  Five minutes before a customer demo, I plug my 4K monitor into the USB-C port on a brand-new laptop. The display doesn’t light up, and now I’m scr...
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Jun 03, 2025

This move is very much appreciated, but what happens when a USB-C port is found to not be compliant with the requirements? Does the OEM just not get to use the label, or are there some more direct consequences, like a warning inside Windows when a device is connected? There need to be some actual teeth for non-compliance.

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    Jun 10, 2025

    Thanks for the suggestion. You can learn more about the mechanics of the WHCP program at http://www.aka.ms/whcp . We're investigating further improvements to Windows to improve user discoverability of the capabilities of their devices.