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naimmoh on 02-15-2021 11:51 PM

The Windows 10, version 21H1 release will not bring updates to the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program and will follo...

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naimmoh on 07-24-2020 07:44 AM

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Sandy_Arthur on 06-19-2020 03:21 PM

The Requirements related to Trusted Platform Module, UEFI and Secure Boot, needed for certification of systems for Windo...

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naimmoh on 05-12-2020 04:16 PM

Windows Hardware Compatibility Program

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Andrew_Kovar on 12-03-2019 03:00 PM

Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 driver submissions for the Windows Hardware Compatibility Prog...

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naimmoh on 10-18-2019 03:38 PM

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Andrew_Kovar on 04-24-2019 04:57 PM

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Andrew_Kovar on 04-18-2019 04:25 PM

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keithke on 03-12-2019 08:32 AM

Welcome to the new Windows Hardware Certification Blog! The HLK/HCK Blog now has a new location and name "Windows Hardwa...

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HWCert-Migrated on 03-12-2019 07:16 AM

First published on MSDN on Dec 17, 2018 We are happy to announce today that the Windows Compatible Product List is now L...

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HWCert-Migrated on 03-12-2019 07:16 AM

First published on MSDN on Oct 08, 2018 Using APIs to pull your driver failure details just got a lot easier.

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HWCert-Migrated on 03-12-2019 07:16 AM

First published on MSDN on Oct 02, 2018 The Windows Hardware Lab Kit (HLK) has been updated to support Windows 10, versi...

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HWCert-Migrated on 03-12-2019 07:16 AM

First published on MSDN on Sep 28, 2018 We are excited to announce a powerful search experience in Hardware Partner Cent...

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HWCert-Migrated on 03-12-2019 07:16 AM

First published on MSDN on Aug 29, 2018 One of the consistent themes the Hardware Dev Center team hears from the Partner...

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HWCert-Migrated on 03-12-2019 07:16 AM

First published on MSDN on Aug 15, 2018 We are pleased to announce that the Errata filter database, which was previously...

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HWCert-Migrated on 03-12-2019 07:15 AM

First published on MSDN on Apr 27, 2018 The Windows Hardware Lab Kit (HLK) has been updated to support Windows 10, versi...

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HWCert-Migrated on 03-12-2019 07:15 AM

First published on MSDN on Apr 19, 2018 Notice to all partners submitting applications for Windows software logo certifi...

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HWCert-Migrated on 03-12-2019 07:15 AM

First published on MSDN on Apr 17, 2018 We are happy to announce the availability of the new Windows 10 Driver failure r...

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HWCert-Migrated on 03-12-2019 07:15 AM

First published on MSDN on Apr 10, 2018 One of the consistent themes the Hardware Dev Center team hears from the Partner...

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HWCert-Migrated on 03-12-2019 07:15 AM

First published on MSDN on Nov 13, 2017 On March 9th, Hardware Dev Center will no longer accept HLKx, HCKx, Attestation ...

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HWCert-Migrated on 03-12-2019 07:15 AM

First published on MSDN on Nov 08, 2017 Starting November 7, you will no longer need to register Extension IDs via servi...

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HWCert-Migrated on 03-12-2019 07:15 AM

First published on MSDN on Oct 17, 2017 The Windows Hardware Lab Kit (HLK) has been updated to support Windows 10, versi...

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HWCert-Migrated on 03-12-2019 07:15 AM

First published on MSDN on Aug 17, 2017 We have discovered that the "Bluetooth - Optional - HciExtensions (Development a...

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HWCert-Migrated on 03-12-2019 07:15 AM

First published on MSDN on Aug 01, 2017 Dear Valued Partners,The new Windows Logo License Agreement is now available in ...

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HWCert-Migrated on 03-12-2019 07:14 AM

First published on MSDN on May 16, 2017 The Windows Hardware Compatibility Program uses an official playlist to determin...

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HWCert-Migrated on 03-12-2019 07:14 AM

First published on MSDN on May 16, 2017 Dear Valued Partners,With the expansion of our Windows OS family we are changing...

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HWCert-Migrated on 03-12-2019 07:14 AM

First published on MSDN on Apr 21, 2017 The System.

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HWCert-Migrated on 03-12-2019 07:14 AM

First published on MSDN on Apr 05, 2017 The Windows Hardware Lab Kit (HLK) has been updated to support Windows 10, versi...

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HWCert-Migrated on 03-12-2019 07:14 AM

First published on MSDN on Jan 24, 2017 When creating a shipping label for Windows Update using the Windows Hardware Dev...

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HWCert-Migrated on 03-12-2019 07:14 AM

First published on MSDN on Jan 06, 2017 In November 2016, the phased transition from SysDev (sysdev.

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in Driver Signing changes in Windows 10, version 1607 on 03-14-2021

HLK Test case failing: "DF - PNP Rebalance Fail Restart Device Test (Development and Integration)"is getting failed with the error WDTF_PNP : ERROR : PNP.RestartDevice() Win32=1 - Incorrect function.We are performing this test on Windows server 2016 VM (HLK version 1607) without any other test softw...

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in Windows 10, version 21H1 release (WHCP) on 02-27-2021

Holy moly, another chance to fail booting my system for hours and find new tricks to stop updates for weeks, I can't wait!

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in Windows 10, version 21H1 release (WHCP) on 02-18-2021

Bonjour,Merci pour ces précisions importantes.Dans cette version, quid de Flash Player ? Les dossiers Macromed de System32 et de WOW64 seront-ils toujours intégrés à Windows ?Merci de vos éventuelles réponses

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in Windows 10, version 21H1 release (WHCP) on 02-16-2021

So, confirming 21H1 then? Perhaps ask your colleagues on the Windows 10 team to let their Insiders know what's going on, please?

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in Microsoft UEFI CA Signing policy updates on 01-07-2021

Hello. How can I sign my .efi file with Microsoft UEFI CA.crt? Maybe I am missing a .key file of Microsoft UEFI CA.crt. So how to get that .key file?

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