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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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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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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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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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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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First published on MSDN on Nov 15, 2016 The Windows Hardware Compatibility Program uses an official playlist to determin...

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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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in Windows 10, version 20H2 release (WHCP) on 10-13-2020

Hi All- I just added a machine with Build 20231.1005 and the HLK playlist for 2004 does not recognize the system. Is this a known issue? Shouldn't build 20231.1005 work with the HLK version 2004 playlist? Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

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in Welcome to the new Windows Hardware Certification Blog space! on 07-08-2020

Hello:About UEFI GOP mode testTopology Selection:• UEFI must reliably detect all the displays that are connected to the POST adapter. The Pre-OS screen can only bedisplayed on a display connected to the POST adapter.•In case multiple displays are detected, UEFI must display the Pre-OS screen based o...

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in Now accepting Windows 10, version 1903 submissions on 01-24-2020

Hello everyone,Does anyone know why my HLK certified for testing Kernel drive failed to load with Windows 10 x64 version 1809 and 1909 OSes.The driver property reports that:"Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware, The driver my be corrupted or missing: Error (Code 39)." It works wit...

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in Windows 10, version 1909 release (WHCP) on 01-21-2020

removed duplicated comment.

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