Effective October 16, 2025, Microsoft will initiate mandatory account verification for all partners in the Windows Hardware Program who have not completed account verification since April 2024.   R...

Note: This blog is intended for Microsoft partners who submit UEFI binaries for signing—such as OEMs, IHVs, ISVs, and other device builders. If you are a Windows IT administrator or enterprise custom...

Microsoft is pleased to announce that a refreshed HLK for Windows 11, version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 is available starting July 8, 2025. This release of the HLK contains only infrastructure c...

The Hardware Lab Kit (HLK) packaging component is important for reading, writing, and packaging test results, as well as submitting drivers to the Hardware Dev Center (HDC) portal for certification a...

This blog post is intended to notify all Windows Hardware program partners that Microsoft has taken a strategic initiative to clean up legacy drivers published on Windows Update to reduce security an...

Preproduction driver signing  The Windows Hardware Program supports partners signing drivers for use in pre-production environments. The CA that is used to sign the binaries for use in pre-producti...

Device metadata and the Windows Metadata and Internet Services (WMIS) are being retired as of May 2025, and no new packages will be delivered to Windows clients via WMIS. In Partner Center, device me...

New Measures The following measures are currently in evaluation for feedback through 2/28/25 and will be operationalized into Driver Shiproom publishing decisions in March of 2025. Eval...

Hardware Dev Center relies on the InfVerif tool for all driver submissions. Starting in April 2025, HDC will switch to using an updated version of InfVerif that contains new validation checks for sub...

Exciting news – our 2025 Driver Release Calendar is here!   The Driver Shiproom Release Calendar provides a clear view of our release windows for delivering drivers through Windows Update. For a ...