Current News and Notices
Updated: November 3, 2009
See also:
Windows Logo Program Requirement Updates
Windows Logo Program Newsletter Archive
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 | Windows Touch Test Lab in Taiwan Is Up and Running! |
| Windows Server 2003 Logo Program for Systems Will Retire at Year End |
| Effective November 7, 2009, All Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions Must Use an RTM Operating System for Testing |
| New Windows Touch Test Lab to Open in Taiwan |
| Preview Errata |
| Effective November 7, 2009, All Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions Must Use an RTM Operating System for Testing |
| New Windows Touch Test Lab to Open in Taiwan |
| Save the Date: Windows 7 Hardware Ecosystem Event on December 1-3 |
| Requirement Feedback Reminder |
| Requirement Feedback Reminder |
| New Digital Rights Management (DRM) Agreement Required |
| Your Last Chance to Change the Logo Program! |
| New Digital Rights Management (DRM) Agreement Required |
| Windows Server 2003 Logo Program for Systems Will Retire at Year End |
| Silverlight Is Coming to Winqual |
| Windows Server 2003 Logo Program for Systems Will Retire at Year End |
| Your Last Chance to Change the Logo Program! |
| Silverlight Is Coming to Winqual |
| Effective November 7, 2009, All Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions Must Use an RTM Operating System for Testing |
| New Log Viewer Available For Driver Test Manager (DTM) |
| Silverlight Is Coming to Winqual |
| Help Improve the Windows Logo Program for Hardware |
| New Machine Configuration Update (MCU) Process in WLK 1.5 |
| Help Improve the Windows Logo Program for Hardware |
| Informative Windows 7 Blogs Related to Portable Devices |
| New Winqual FAQ Now Available on WHDC |
| Windows Logo Kit 1.5 Release Plans |
| Early Bird Special for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions Ends This Month |
| Windows Logo Program Requirement and Policy Updates |
| Early Bird Special for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions Ends This Month |
| New Winqual FAQ Now Available on WHDC |
| Windows Logo Kit 1.4 Service Pack 019 Is Now Available on Connect |
| Windows Logo Kit 1.5 Release Plans |
| Reminder: Use RTM Versions of the WDF 1.9 Co-Installers |
| Office Hours Event Scheduled for September 2, 2009 |
| Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 018 Is Now Available on Connect |
| Windows Server 2003 Logo Program for Clusters Will Retire December 31, 2009 |
| Connect-Based Support for Windows Logo Kit 1.4 Has Closed |
| Office Hours Event Scheduled for September 2, 2009 |
| Effective November 7, 2009, All Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions Must Use an RTM Operating System for Testing |
| Reminder: Use RTM Versions of the WDF 1.9 Co-Installers |
| Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 020 Is Now Available on Connect |
| Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 021 Is Now Available on Connect |
| Windows Server 2003 Logo Program for Clusters Will Retire December 31, 2009 |
| Preview Errata |
| Office Hours Event Scheduled for September 2, 2009 |
| New Getting Started Pages on Windows Hardware Developer Central |
| Early Bird Special for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions Extended |
| Policy Clarification for Windows Server 2008 R2 Devices |
| Effective November 7, 2009, All Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions Must Use an RTM Operating System for Testing |
| Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 014 Is Now Available on Connect |
| Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 015 and QFE 016 Are Now Available on Connect |
| Early Bird Special for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions Extended |
| Office Hours Event Scheduled for September 1, 2009 |
| Policy Clarification for Windows Server 2008 R2 Devices |
| Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 017 Is Now Available on Connect |
| Running the Enhanced Power Management AQ Test |
| Office Hours Event Scheduled for July 23, 2009 |
| Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 009 Is Now Available on Connect |
| Streamlined Testing Policy for Windows Touch Devices |
| Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 002 Is Now Available on Connect |
| Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 010 Is Now Available on Connect |
| Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 011 Is Now Available on Connect |
| Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 013 Is Now Available on Connect |
| Logo Program Categories Retiring in June 2010 |
| Effective July 9, 2009, All Submissions Must Use WLK 1.4 |
| Office Hours Event Scheduled for July 23, 2009 |
| Announcing New Logo Program Webcast Sessions |
| Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 002 Is Now Available on Connect |
| Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 010 Is Now Available on Connect |
| Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 011 Is Now Available on Connect |
| Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 013 Is Now Available on Connect |
| Updated Requirements for Windows Logo Program for Hardware |
| Winqual Help Is Now Available in Traditional Chinese |
| Logo Program Categories Retiring in June 2010 |
| Revised Policy: Submissions Must Use Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beginning March 3, 2010 |
| LogoFest Redmond - Registration Deadline July 3, 2009 |
| Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 003 Is Now Available on Connect |
| Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 007 Is Now Available on Connect |
| Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 008 Is Now Available on Connect |
| Connect-Based Support for WLK 1.4 Extended for Windows 7 |
| Reminder: Redmond LogoFest Registration Deadlines Fast Approaching! |
| Expanded Agenda for Redmond LogoFest, July 27-31, 2009 |
| Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 003 Is Now Available on Connect |
| Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 008 Is Now Available on Connect |
| Connect-Based Support for WLK 1.4 Extended for Windows 7 |
| New Windows SideShow Artwork for Qualified Devices |
| Windows Vista Submissions Must Use Service Pack 2 Starting August 17, 2009 |
| Reminder: Logo-Qualified Systems and Servers Must Contain Only Logo-Qualified Devices |
| Logo Program Requirement Reports Are Available on the Winqual Home Page |
| Extending Early Bird Registration Special for Redmond LogoFest, July 27-31, 2009 |
| Announcing New LogoCast Sessions Available on WHDC |
| Office Hours Event Scheduled for June |
| 06/16/2009 – Updated Requirements for Windows Logo Program for Hardware |
| WLK 1.4 QFE 001 – Fixes for Streaming Media Broadcast Receiver - Is Now Available |
| WLK 1.4 QFE 005 – Fix for SYSFUND-0062 – Is Now Available |
| WLK 1.4 QFE 006 - Fix for PrintDrvStress - Is Now Available |
| New Windows SideShow Artwork for Qualified Devices |
| Windows Vista Submissions Must Use Service Pack 2 Starting August 17, 2009 |
| Reminder: Logo-Qualified Systems and Servers Must Contain Only Logo-Qualified Devices |
| WLK 1.4 QFE 001 – Fixes for Streaming Media Broadcast Receiver - Is Now Available |
| Reminder – July 2009 Redmond LogoFest Registration Is Open! |
| Office Hours Event Scheduled for June |
| WLK 1.4 QFE 004 – Fix for Signed Driver Check Test for System Submissions – Is Now Available |
| WLK 1.4 QFE 005 – Fix for SYSFUND-0062 – Is Now Available |
| WLK 1.4 QFE 006 - Fix for PrintDrvStress - Is Now Available |
| Special Discount for Early Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Hardware Submissions |
| Windows Logo Program Test Kit Policy Announcement |
| Special Discount for Early Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions |
| Reminder – July 2009 Redmond LogoFest Registration Is Open! |
| Office Hours Event Scheduled for June |
| Driver Version Date Requirement for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions |
| List of Qualified Windows 7 Motherboards |
| Updated Windows Logo Program Requirements for Hardware |
| WLK 1.4 QFE 004 - Fix to Signed Driver Check Test for System Submissions Is Now Available |
| Windows Logo Program Test Kit Policy Announcement |
| July LogoFest in Redmond, USA -- Registration Now Available |
| Driver Version Date Requirement for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions |
| Effective July 9, 2009, All Submissions Must Use WLK 1.4 |
| List of Qualified Windows 7 Motherboards |
| Office Hours Interactive Web Event Today |
| WLK 1.3 Beta Alias Retires – Connect-based WLK 1.4 Support Extended for Windows 7 |
| Effective July 9, 2009, All Submissions Must Use WLK 1.4 |
| July LogoFest in Redmond, USA -- Registration Now Available |
| WLK 1.3 Beta Alias Retires – Connect-based WLK 1.4 Support Extended for Windows 7 |
| Save the Date: July 2009 Windows 7 LogoFest Event in Redmond, WA |
| Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 Released! |
| Early Bird Special for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions |
| Help Improve the Windows Logo System |
| Introducing the Windows 7 Starter Logo |
| Windows System Integration Tests in Windows Logo Kit 1.4 |
| Introducing the Windows Touch Test Lab |
| Driver Version Date Requirement for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions |
| New Logo License Agreement 12.0 Now Available |
| New Logo License Agreement 12.0 Now Available |
| Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 Released! |
| New Logo Artwork Package Available May 5, 2009 |
| New Logo Style Guidelines Available May 5, 2009 |
| Support Alias for WLK 1.3 and Windows 7 Beta Is Closing |
| Early Bird Special for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions |
| Driver Version Date Requirement for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions |
| Windows Logo Kit 1.3 QFE 009 Is Now Available on Connect |
| Help Improve the Windows Logo System |
| Office Hours Interactive Web Event Coming on May 19 |
| LogoFest Prague - Registration Deadline May 11, 2009 |
| Save the Date: July 2009 Windows 7 LogoFest Event in Redmond, WA |
Windows Touch Test Lab in Taiwan Is Up and Running!
The new Windows Touch Test Lab (WTTL) in Taiwan is now open. With Windows Touch gaining momentum, we are getting more and more logo program submissions that require Windows Touch testing, especially from partners in Taiwan. This new lab will help expedite these submissions and make it easier for partners to ship hardware to the lab.
For more information about the WTTL, including a complete description of the submission process for the logo program, see the “Windows Touch Test Lab” white paper on the Windows Hardware Developer Central (WHDC) Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/input/WindowsTouch_Test-Lab.mspx).
(Announcement Date: November 3, 2009)
Windows Server 2003 Logo Program for Systems Will Retire at Year End
The Windows Server 2003 Logo Program for hardware will no longer accept system submissions after December 31, 2009. The program will continue to accept device submissions after December 31, 2009.
(Announcement Date: November 3, 2009)
Effective November 7, 2009, All Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions Must Use an RTM Operating System for Testing
Effective November 7, 2009 all hardware submissions for the Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Logo Program must be based on testing with a released-to-manufacturing (RTM) version of the operating system (OS). For submissions made on or before November 6, 2009, you can test with either an RTM version or a release candidate (RC) version of the OS.
(Announcement Date: November 3, 2009)
New Windows Touch Test Lab to Open in Taiwan
Microsoft will open a new Windows Touch Test Lab (WTTL) in Taiwan on November 1, 2009. With Windows Touch gaining momentum, we are getting more and more logo program submissions that require Windows Touch testing, especially from partners in Taiwan. This new lab will help expedite these submissions and make it easier for partners to ship hardware to the lab.
For more information about the WTTL, including a complete description of the submission process for the logo program, see the “Windows Touch Test Lab” white paper on the Windows Hardware Developer Central (WHDC) Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/input/WindowsTouch_Test-Lab.mspx).
(Announcement Date: October 27, 2009)
Preview Errata
Preview errata are used to mask failures in new tests or sometimes test cases within tests. If a preview erratum is applied to your test run, you should examine the failures in question. Do not assume that these failures are bugs in the test. The failures are most likely problems with the device under test. These problems must be fixed before the preview erratum expires.
Listed below are the preview errata that are currently in effect and their expiration dates.
Preview errata that expire December 31, 2009:
| • | 125: PCI Compliance test fails when SSID/SSVID registers are writable. |
| • | 769: StorImports test will remain preview until further notice. |
| • | 1198: UAA Test Preview errata: S/PDIF pin "Pin Sense" responses cannot use "Impedance" bits. |
| • | 1212: NDIS WLAN: PrivacyExemptList_ext failure to set with OID_DOT11_Privacy_Exemption_list with revised version. |
| • | 1213: NDIS WLAN: Encryption_ext OID_DOT11_MAC_ADDRESS_LIST set request expects an updated structure. |
| • | 1238: Fidelity Render Power Transition test. |
| • | 1245: GlitchFree WMV HD 720p video playback quality test cases 2 & 3 Preview for 6 months post WLK1.4 release. |
| • | 1262: Windows Client System Check For WDDM 1.1 Display Driver Support preview until Dec1, 09. |
| • | 1315: PREVIEW ERRATA: IO Cancellation with Direct IO: This test is preview in WLK 1.4. |
| • | 1343: PREVIEW ERRATA: WLK DVD Spindown, WLK Optical Drive Streaming Mode, and WLK CSS Negotiation Region Check tests are preview for WLK 1.4. |
| • | 1389: Audio and System: RoundTrip in-air preview filter. |
| • | 1444: WaveTest: Preview filter for HDMI outputs that don't support 44.1 on Windows 7 or under third-party driver. |
Preview errata that expire June 1, 2010:
| • | 1152: TCG TPM Integration test case Quote2Basic is Previewed until 1 June 2010. |
| • | 1288: UAA Test: preview filter for Encoded Packet Type validation. |
| • | 1289: UAA Test: preview filter for HDMI LPCM CAD verb. |
| • | 1299: UAA Test: Some digital pin widgets incorrectly set Jack Detect Override. |
| • | 1338: UAA Test enforces Low Power DCN requirement that D3 Cold support entails EPSS support. |
| • | 1348: UAA Test digital converter channel to HDMI slot mapping failures. |
Preview errata that expire June 30, 2010:
| • | 1391: MTP Compliance test has mandatory requirement waived until June 30, 2010. |
Preview errata that expire June 1, 2011:
| • | 1466: UAA Test: Preview Filter - Intel Low Power DCN says "EPSS implies KeepAlive, but only after July 1st 2011". |
(Announcement Date: October 27, 2009)
Effective November 7, 2009, All Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions Must Use an RTM Operating System for Testing
Effective November 7, 2009 all hardware submissions for the Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Logo Program must be based on testing with a released-to-manufacturing (RTM) version of the operating system (OS). For submissions made on or before November 6, 2009, you can test with either an RTM version or a release candidate (RC) version of the OS.
(Announcement Date: October 27, 2009)
New Windows Touch Test Lab to Open in Taiwan
Microsoft will open a new Windows Touch Test Lab (WTTL) in Taiwan on November 1, 2009. With Windows Touch gaining momentum, we are getting more and more logo program submissions that require Windows Touch testing, especially from partners in Taiwan. This new lab will help expedite these submissions and make it easier for partners to ship hardware to the lab.
For more information about the WTTL, including a complete description of the submission process for the logo program, see the “Windows Touch Test Lab” white paper on the Windows Hardware Developer Central (WHDC) Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/input/WindowsTouch_Test-Lab.mspx).
(Announcement Date: October 20, 2009)
Save the Date: Windows 7 Hardware Ecosystem Event on December 1-3
This October, we launched Windows 7 to the world. Are your devices Windows 7 compatible? The Windows team would like to invite you to come to Redmond for a two and a half day event to learn how your devices can take full advantage of our new operating system. You’ll hear from experts on a variety of topics, including:
| • | Windows 7 Device Experience features |
| • | Windows 7 Logo Program and Windows Logo Kit (WLK) |
| • | Updates to the submission process on the Windows Quality Online Services (Winqual) Web site |
| • | Where you can find our latest documentation and tools |
| • | How you can partner with us at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas |
We’ll have more details with session summaries and times soon. Please make plans to join us December 1-3, 2009, in Redmond. This is a free event with a limited number of seats. Our registration site will be available soon. Mark your calendars now!
(Announcement Date: October 20, 2009)
Requirement Feedback Reminder
The Windows Logo Program would like to remind partners that the feedback period for the following recently announced requirement updates expires on October 31, 2009. Please use the LogoPoint tool on the Winqual Web site (https://winqual.microsoft.com/default.aspx) to submit feedback.
| • | AUDIO-0088 |
| • | BUSPORT-0042 |
| • | BUSPORT-0043 |
| • | BUSPORT-0044 |
| • | BUSPORT-0045 |
| • | BUSPORT-0046 |
| • | BUSPORT-0047 |
| • | CONNECT-0124 |
| • | CONNECT-0129 |
| • | IMAGING-0051 |
| • | IMAGING-0052 |
| • | INPUT-0059 |
| • | INPUT-0060 |
| • | INPUT-0061 |
| • | INPUT-0062 |
| • | INPUT-0064 |
| • | INPUT-0065 |
| • | NETWORK-0294 |
| • | NETWORK-0295 |
| • | STORAGE-0029 |
| • | STORAGE-0024 |
| • | STORAGE-0026 |
| • | SYSFUND-0003 |
| • | SYSFUND-0216 |
| • | SYSFUND-0218 |
| • | SYSFUND-0227 |
(Announcement Date: October 20, 2009)
Requirement Feedback Reminder
The Windows Logo Program would like to remind partners that the feedback period for the following recently announced requirement updates expires on October 31, 2009. Please use the LogoPoint tool on the Winqual Web site (https://winqual.microsoft.com/default.aspx) to submit feedback.
| • | AUDIO-0088 |
| • | BUSPORT-0042 |
| • | BUSPORT-0043 |
| • | BUSPORT-0044 |
| • | BUSPORT-0045 |
| • | BUSPORT-0046 |
| • | BUSPORT-0047 |
| • | CONNECT-0124 |
| • | CONNECT-0129 |
| • | IMAGING-0051 |
| • | IMAGING-0052 |
| • | INPUT-0059 |
| • | INPUT-0060 |
| • | INPUT-0061 |
| • | INPUT-0062 |
| • | INPUT-0064 |
| • | INPUT-0065 |
| • | NETWORK-0294 |
| • | NETWORK-0295 |
| • | STORAGE-0029 |
| • | STORAGE-0024 |
| • | STORAGE-0026 |
| • | SYSFUND-0003 |
| • | SYSFUND-0216 |
| • | SYSFUND-0218 |
| • | SYSFUND-0227 |
(Announcement Date: October 13, 2009)
New Digital Rights Management (DRM) Agreement Required
The Windows Logo Program Testing Agreement V2.2.3 Exhibit B (DRM) is now available for signing on the Windows Quality Online Services (Winqual) Web site (https://winqual.microsoft.com/). Effective December 1, 2009, this updated agreement will be required in order to qualify for a signature that includes the DRM attribute. The updated agreement has two new sections: 2.a.iii and 2.a.iv. There are no other changes from the previous version of the agreement.
(Announcement Date: October 13, 2009)
Your Last Chance to Change the Logo Program!
We’re almost at the end of the survey period. Please take our Windows Logo Program for Hardware survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Ca49RcdRbTbDWP2Z2MbjTQ_3d_3d 
by October 9, 2009. The logo program team takes your feedback very seriously and this is your opportunity to tell us what you like, what you don’t, and the changes you’d like us to make.
Thanks for your participation!
(Announcement Date: October 6, 2009)
New Digital Rights Management (DRM) Agreement Required
The Windows Logo Program Testing Agreement V2.2.3 Exhibit B (DRM) is now available for signing on the Windows Quality Online Services (Winqual) Web site (https://winqual.microsoft.com/). Effective December 1, 2009, this updated agreement will be required in order to qualify for a signature that includes the DRM attribute. The updated agreement has two new sections: 2.a.iii and 2.a.iv. There are no other changes from the previous version of the agreement.
(Announcement Date: October 6, 2009)
Windows Server 2003 Logo Program for Systems Will Retire at Year End
The Windows Server 2003 Logo Program for hardware will no longer accept system submissions after December 31, 2009. The program will continue to accept device submissions after December 31, 2009.
(Announcement Date: October 6, 2009)
Silverlight Is Coming to Winqual
Microsoft Silverlight is coming to the Windows Quality Online Services (Winqual) Web site (https://winqual.microsoft.com/). Starting on October 8, 2009, the Winqual uploading process will use Microsoft Silverlight 3.0 for both logo program and device metadata submissions. Silverlight will improve overall speed, security, and ease of use during the upload process.
To install the latest version of Silverlight, see http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/get-started/install/default.aspx. After you install Silverlight, you must restart your browser for the changes to take effect.
(Announcement Date: October 6, 2009)
Windows Server 2003 Logo Program for Systems Will Retire at Year End
The Windows Server 2003 Logo Program for hardware will no longer accept system submissions after December 31, 2009. The program will continue to accept device submissions after December 31, 2009.
(Announcement Date: September 29, 2009)
Your Last Chance to Change the Logo Program!
We’re almost at the end of the survey period. Please take our Windows Logo Program for Hardware survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Ca49RcdRbTbDWP2Z2MbjTQ_3d_3d by October 9, 2009. The logo program team takes your feedback very seriously and this is your opportunity to tell us what you like, what you don’t, and the changes you’d like us to make.
Thanks for your participation!
(Announcement Date: September 29, 2009)
Silverlight Is Coming to Winqual
Microsoft Silverlight is coming to the Windows Quality Online Services (Winqual) Web site (https://winqual.microsoft.com/). Starting on October 8, 2009, the Winqual uploading process will use Microsoft Silverlight 3.0 for both logo program and device metadata submissions. Silverlight will improve overall speed, security, and ease of use during the upload process.
To install the latest version of Silverlight, see http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/get-started/install/default.aspx. After you install Silverlight, you must restart your browser for the changes to take effect.
(Announcement Date: September 29, 2009)
Effective November 7, 2009, All Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions Must Use an RTM Operating System for Testing
Effective November 7, 2009 all hardware submissions for the Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Logo Program must be based on testing with a released-to-manufacturing (RTM) version of the operating system (OS). For submissions made on or before November 6, 2009, you can test with either an RTM version or a release candidate (RC) version of the OS.
(Announcement Date: September 29, 2009)
New Log Viewer Available For Driver Test Manager (DTM)
The DTM Log Viewer is used to diagnose test failures outside of the DTM Studio environment. This new version of the log viewer incorporates feedback from customers and partners, such as:
| • | A change to the advanced view window to display test names. |
| • | A change to the main window to display test logs that were present in the submission report. |
| • | A change to the threading behavior. |
For a complete list of changes, download the new log viewer and see the Readme file in the download package (http://download.microsoft.com/download/C/1/E/C1E7F386-CD6C-4E25-A249-986D30E736AD/DTMLogViewer.exe).
You can also download the new log viewer from the WLK Tools & Downloads section of the Windows Logo Kit page on the Windows Hardware Developer Central (WHDC) Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/wlk/default.mspx).
(Announcement Date: September 29, 2009)
Silverlight Is Coming to Winqual
Microsoft Silverlight is coming to the Windows Quality Online Services (Winqual) Web site (https://winqual.microsoft.com/). Starting on October 8, 2009, the Winqual uploading process will use Microsoft Silverlight 3.0 for both logo program and device metadata submissions. Silverlight will improve overall speed, security, and ease of use during the upload process.
To install the latest version of Silverlight, see http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/get-started/install/default.aspx. After you install Silverlight, you must restart your browser for the changes to take effect.
(Announcement Date: September 22, 2009)
Help Improve the Windows Logo Program for Hardware
We invite your participation in the Windows Logo Program for Hardware Survey (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Ca49RcdRbTbDWP2Z2MbjTQ_3d_3d ). We will use the data gathered from this survey to help improve the Windows Logo Program. Please help us by taking a few moments to complete this brief survey.
(Announcement Date: September 22, 2009)
New Machine Configuration Update (MCU) Process in WLK 1.5
Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.5 has a new process for configuring client machines. In WLK 1.5, gatherers are deployed to collect machine dimensions when the client is set up, rather than during the submission phase. This simplifies the gathering process, eliminates problems in synchronizing the client and the controller, and ensures that the gatherers have sufficient time to run. Also as a result of this change, users no longer need to set MCU policy dimensions in Job Monitor by running Master Config jobs.
When you set up a client machine, WLK 1.5 automatically collects the MCU dimensions of the client machine, reports them to the DTM Controller, and adds the machine to the Default Pool. You then create your machine pool for testing, move the machine into the new machine pool, and create your submission. You can then schedule test jobs and run them on the client machine.
(Announcement Date: September 22, 2009)
Help Improve the Windows Logo Program for Hardware
We invite your participation in the Windows Logo Program for Hardware Survey (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Ca49RcdRbTbDWP2Z2MbjTQ_3d_3d ). We will use the data gathered from this survey to help improve the Windows Logo Program. Please help us by taking a few moments to complete this brief survey.
(Announcement Date: September 15, 2009)
Informative Windows 7 Blogs Related to Portable Devices
There are two blogs that portable device manufacturers should be aware of: the Windows Portable Devices Team Blog and the Windows 7 Team Blog.
Windows Portable Devices Team Blog
The Windows Portable Devices Team Blog is running three series of posts dedicated to Windows Portable Device (WPD) technology in Windows 7. Each series will run over the course of four to six weeks, with a new post published each week. The first series began August 7, 2009, with a post on New Features for Windows 7. The second series of postings will be dedicated to advanced device and driver development topics and the third series will follow with topics on advanced application development. If you have comments or questions, please use the Comments field on the blog page. If you would like to request additional topics, please indicate the topic details in the Comments section as well. The Windows Portable Devices Team Blog home page is http://blogs.msdn.com/wpdblog/.
Windows 7 Team Blog
The Windows 7 Team Blog, which is part of The Windows Blog, has a recent and very informative post on The Device Experience in Windows 7. This blog is more of a general post for all things Windows 7 and is a good resource for people looking for more information on the operating system. The Windows Blog home page is http://windowsteamblog.com/.
(Announcement Date: September 15, 2009)
New Winqual FAQ Now Available on WHDC
We have posted a new FAQ about Windows Quality Online Services (Winqual). This newly updated FAQ addresses the 25 most frequently asked questions related to the Winqual site and the Windows Logo Program submission process. For further details, see the Windows Hardware Developer Central (WHDC) Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/Logofaq.mspx).
(Announcement Date: September 15, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit 1.5 Release Plans
The Windows Logo Program would like to inform our partners that we expect to release Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.5 on November 25, 2009.
WLK 1.5 will be a required kit for logo submissions on and after February 1, 2010. Partners can choose to use either WLK 1.4 or WLK 1.5 for logo submissions from November 25, 2009, to February 1, 2010. WLK 1.4 will expire on February 1, 2010.
Please note that we will no longer provide hotfixes (QFEs) for WLK 1.4 after WLK 1.5 is released on November 25, 2009.
(Announcement Date: September 15, 2009)
Early Bird Special for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions Ends This Month
This is a reminder that the $100 early bird fee for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 logo program submissions expires September 30, 2009.
(Announcement Date: September 15, 2009)
Windows Logo Program Requirement and Policy Updates
The Windows Logo Program would like to inform partners of the following requirement and policy updates. You can find complete details in the LogoPoint tool on the Winqual site (https://winqual.microsoft.com/default.aspx).
New Policy
The following policy is new:
| • | POLICY-0032: Systems shipping with the Windows logo meet the Windows System Requirements |
New Requirements
The following requirements are new:
| • | AUDIO-0088: Devices that work with UAA class drivers must support basic functionality without installing any additional software or drivers |
| • | BUSPORT-0042: xHCI Controllers must support USB debugging on all exposed ports |
| • | BUSPORT-0043: xHCI controllers are backwards compatible with high, full and low speed USB devices |
| • | BUSPORT-0044: xHCI controllers support MSI and/or MSI-X interrupts |
| • | BUSPORT-0045: xHCI controllers set the AC64 bit in the HCCPARAMS register to 1 |
| • | BUSPORT-0046: xHCI controller add in cards correctly report internally attached devices |
| • | BUSPORT-0047: xHCI controllers implement at least one xHCI Supported Protocol Capability structure for USB 2.0 |
| • | CONNECT-0124: USB kernel mode drivers must use the WDF-KMDF or WDF-UMDF driver model |
| • | CONNECT-0129: Bluetooth device appears and continues to function properly after a system suspend resume cycle |
| • | IMAGING-0051: Scanners and multi-function printers with scanning ability are required to implement the WIA 2.0 driver architecture, on all local buses implemented on the device (USB, IEEE 1394, etc.) according to the guidelines set out in the Windows Driver Kit |
| • | IMAGING-0052: Scanners with network connection implement WS-Scan protocol |
| • | INPUT-0059: KVM supports all functionality of devices connected through it |
| • | INPUT-0060: KVM properly maintains devices connected to it through system suspend and resume cycles |
| • | INPUT-0061: Events on one KVM port should not affect events on other KVM ports |
| • | INPUT-0062: KVM with embedded keyboard and mouse passes the keyboard and mouse logo program |
| • | INPUT-0064: Devices that implement scroll functionality implement the corresponding API |
| • | INPUT-0065: Devices that implement Hot-Key functionality implement the corresponding API notifications |
| • | NETWORK-0294: Ethernet devices that implement TCP Chimney must properly handle the Out Of Order data scenarios |
| • | NETWORK-0295: Host Firewalls must allow mobile broadband devices that are compliant to Windows mobile broadband driver model to function correctly |
| • | STORAGE-0029: Fibre Channel over Ethernet Host Bus Adapter |
| • | STORAGE-0030: Fibre Channel over Ethernet Host Bus Adapter – Interoperability |
| • | SYSFUND-0224: System with embedded PS/2 input devices have a vendor specific Device ID assigned to that device |
| • | SYSFUND-0225: USB 3.0 and 2.0 ports must be mapped consistently |
| • | SYSFUND-0226: Systems with xHCI controllers have embedded ACPI information for port routing |
Updated Requirements
The following requirements have been updated:
| • | AUDIO-0023: Audio subsystem supports basic data formats [Added relaxation for communication devices.] |
| • | CONNECT-0109: Attached USB devices must be functional after resuming from system power states [Added clarification.] |
| • | DEVFUND-0006: Installing or uninstalling the driver does not reduce or eliminate functionality of other devices or other functional parts of the same device installed on the system [Extended the exemption from Clause 2 for Display Port technologies.] |
| • | DEVFUND-0030: Device and Driver Installation/un-installation/re-installation must be completed without any error, including function drivers for a multi-function device [Clarified that the requirement is applicable for drivers as well as devices, including those with drivers that ship with Windows. Removed the contradictory “If Implemented” notes.] |
| • | INPUT-0046: Windows Touch digitizers provide a high quality input experience [Limited touch requirement to screen sizes less than 30 inches.] |
| • | INPUT-0048: Sensor and Location Platform devices support the set of data types and properties as defined in this requirement [Updated to add reliability; also updated title.] |
| • | INPUT-0049: Location Sensors must support the required data fields for at least one built-in report [Updated to add reliability; also updated title.]
INPUT-0050: Ambient Light Sensors must support the required data fields [Updated to add reliability; also updated title.] |
| • | NETWORK-0228: Ethernet devices that implement IPsec task offload must support required modes and protocols [Added "Mode: IPv4 and IPv6 Tunnel (effective date: June 1, 2010)".] |
| • | NETWORK-0245: Host Firewalls support allowing for successful DHCP exchanges over both IPv4 and IPv6 [Added clarifying text.] |
| • | NETWORK-0246: Host Firewalls must support allowing for successful DNS client queries [Added clarifying text.] |
| • | NETWORK-0247: Host Firewalls must support ARP exchanges [Added clarifying text.] |
| • | NETWORK-0262: Host firewalls must create and maintain at least 1 identifying FWPM_PROVIDER provider object [Added code example.] |
| • | NETWORK-0268: Host firewalls must ensure network connectivity upon recovering from power managed states [Added "Firewalls should never pend packets such that a power state change refuses to work due to the pended packets".] |
| • | STORAGE-0003: SCSI based devices meet SCSI protocol requirements [Added this requirement to Fibre Channel over Ethernet category.] |
| • | STORAGE-0006: Storage devices used in clusters comply with industry standards and Windows failover cluster requirements [Removed Presistent Reservation verbiage.] |
| • | STORAGE-0018: Optical Drives meet Industry and Microsoft standards (Future Requirement) [Clarification for Close Track Session (Immed=0b); additional exception criteria for Close Track Session (Immed=0b); clarification for Request Sense command execution time requirement; Write Profile requirement enforcement delayed until December 2009.] |
| • | STORAGE-0022: Storage host controllers and adapters comply with industry standards and Windows requirements [Change for version 4: removed (effective June 2009) from title and added this requriement to the Fibre Channel over Ethernet category.] |
| • | STORAGE-0024: ATA/ATAPI based devices meet Microsoft and ATA/ATAPI protocol requirements (Effective June 2010) [Clarifications to Trim command details, Asynchronous Notification, and PATA emulation.] |
| • | STORAGE-0026: Optical Drives meet Industry and Microsoft standards (Future Requirement) [Clarification for Close Track Session (Immed=0b); additional exception criteria for Close Track Session (Immed=0b); clarification for Request Sense command execution time requirement.] |
| • | SYSFUND-0003: System exposes debug interface that complies with Debug Port Specification [Added new constraint.] |
| • | SYSFUND-0216: WMC AQ: PC Systems meet requirements for the Windows 7 Media Center Additional Qualification [Clarified time to launch and touch requirements.]
SYSFUND-0218: Desktop systems must have at least one digital video connector [Clarified does not apply to Winodws Vista Basic.] |
| • | SYSFUND-0227: Windows Touch digitizers provide a high quality input experience [Limited touch requirement to screen sizes less than 30 inches.] |
(Announcement Date: September 15, 2009)
Early Bird Special for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions Ends This Month
This is a reminder that the $100 early bird fee for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 logo program submissions expires September 30, 2009.
(Announcement Date: September 8, 2009)
New Winqual FAQ Now Available on WHDC
We have posted a new FAQ about Windows Quality Online Services (Winqual). This newly updated FAQ addresses the 25 most frequently asked questions related to the Winqual site and the Windows Logo Program submission process. For further details, see the Windows Hardware Developer Central (WHDC) Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/Logofaq.mspx).
(Announcement Date: September 8, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit 1.4 Service Pack 019 Is Now Available on Connect
Service Pack 019 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 is now available for download on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This service pack adds tests for Direct3D 11 graphics.
This update is required now for display drivers that support Direct3D 11 graphics. Effective September 15, 2009, this update will be required for all display drivers, regardless of whether they support Direct3D 11 graphics.
(Announcement Date: September 8, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit 1.5 Release Plans
The Windows Logo Program would like to inform our partners that we expect to release Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.5 on November 25, 2009.
WLK 1.5 will be a required kit for logo submissions on and after February 1, 2010. Partners can choose to use either WLK 1.4 or WLK 1.5 for logo submissions from November 25, 2009, to February 1, 2010. WLK 1.4 will expire on February 1, 2010.
(Announcement Date: September 8, 2009)
Reminder: Use RTM Versions of the WDF 1.9 Co-Installers
With the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, all submissions that include Windows Driver Foundation (WDF) 1.9 co-installers must use the RTM fre version of the co-installer redistributables. The WDF 1.9 RTM fre co-installer redistributables work for all operating systems.
(Announcement Date: September 1, 2009)
Office Hours Event Scheduled for September 2, 2009
The Windows Logo Program team is pleased to announce our next Office Hours event. This event will focus on how to create a Windows Device Stage experience and how to submit device metadata.
This event will take place Wednesday, September 2, at 18:30 Pacific Daylight Time (September 3, 2009, 01:30 Universal Time). Please note that this is a change from the previously announced date of September 1.
Office Hours is a live interactive session featuring members of the Windows Logo Program team and other experts at Microsoft. Attendees can see and hear the team answering their questions and discussing hot topics.
To prepare for this next Office Hours event, we suggest that you view the following webcasts and then either bring your questions to the event or submit your questions in advance through e-mail:
This Office Hours event is an opportunity to meet the authors behind these webcasts and ask questions relating to these subject areas.
For information on how to participate in the next live event, see the Windows Logo Program Office Hours page (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/office_hrs.mspx). Submit your questions prior to the event to logofb@microsoft.com (logofb@microsoft.com). Please put “Office Hours Question” in the subject line.
Questions and answers from previous Office Hours events are posted on the Windows Hardware Developer Central (WHDC) Web site. On the Office Hours page (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/office_hrs.mspx), click Office Hours FAQ.
(Announcement Date: September 1, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 018 Is Now Available on Connect
QFE 018 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 is now available for download on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE fixes multiple issues with WLAN and LAN tests in WLK 1.4.
QFE 018 is required for testing WLAN and LAN in devices for all operating systems. It is not required for testing systems.
Notes:
| • | You must install QFE 003 before you install QFE 018. |
| • | After you install QFE 018, if the device under test (DUT) is on a laptop system, you must enable the sleep timer on the system before running a Driver Test Manager (DTM) test pass. |
| • | Before you apply a QFE, close all active DTM Studio sessions. Applying a QFE might affect any submission that is in progress, so you should complete any submissions before applying the QFE. After installing a QFE, you must regenerate any incomplete submission that was begun before the QFE was installed. |
(Announcement Date: September 1, 2009)
Windows Server 2003 Logo Program for Clusters Will Retire December 31, 2009
The Windows Server 2003 Logo Program for cluster servers will retire December 31, 2009. After that date, Microsoft will no longer certify clusters for the Windows Server 2003 logo, through either the logo program or the Enterprise Qualification Program (EQP).
(Announcement Date: September 1, 2009)
Connect-Based Support for Windows Logo Kit 1.4 Has Closed
Support for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 on the Connect Web site has closed. All support for WLK 1.4 should now be handled through Microsoft Help and Support. To request technical help, open a support incident through your Technical Account Manager or through the online WLK support page (http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?prid=11880).
(Announcement Date: August 25, 2009)
Office Hours Event Scheduled for September 2, 2009
The Windows Logo Program team is pleased to announce our next Office Hours event. This event will focus on how to create a Windows Device Stage experience and how to submit device metadata.
This event will take place Wednesday, September 2, at 18:30 Pacific Daylight Time (September 3, 2009, 01:30 Universal Time). Please note that this is a change from the previously announced date of September 1.
Office Hours is a live interactive session featuring members of the Windows Logo Program team and other experts at Microsoft. Attendees can see and hear the team answering their questions and discussing hot topics.
To prepare for this next Office Hours event, we suggest that you view the following webcasts and then either bring your questions to the event or submit your questions in advance through e-mail:
This Office Hours event is an opportunity to meet the authors behind these webcasts and ask questions relating to these subject areas.
For information on how to participate in the next live event, see the Windows Logo Program Office Hours page (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/office_hrs.mspx). Submit your questions prior to the event to logofb@microsoft.com (logofb@microsoft.com). Please put “Office Hours Question” in the subject line.
Questions and answers from previous Office Hours events are posted on the Windows Hardware Developer Central (WHDC) Web site. On the Office Hours page (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/office_hrs.mspx), click Office Hours FAQ.
(Announcement Date: August 25, 2009)
Effective November 7, 2009, All Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions Must Use an RTM Operating System for Testing
Effective November 7, 2009 all hardware submissions for the Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Logo Program must be based on testing with a released-to-manufacturing (RTM) version of the operating system (OS). For submissions made on or before November 6, 2009, you can test with either an RTM version or a release candidate (RC) version of the OS.
(Announcement Date: August 25, 2009)
Reminder: Use RTM Versions of the WDF 1.9 Co-Installers
With the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, all submissions that include Windows Driver Foundation (WDF) 1.9 co-installers must use the RTM fre version of the co-installer redistributables. The WDF 1.9 RTM fre co-installer redistributables work for all operating systems.
(Announcement Date: August 25, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 020 Is Now Available on Connect
QFE 020 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 is now available for download on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE fixes issues with WHEAHCT fatal error persistence test loops on reboot.
QFE 020 is required for Windows Server 2008 R2 system logo testing.
Note: Before you apply a QFE, close all active DTM Studio sessions. Applying a QFE might affect any submission that is in progress, so you should complete any submissions before applying the QFE. After installing a QFE, you must regenerate any incomplete submission that was begun before the QFE was installed.
(Announcement Date: August 25, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 021 Is Now Available on Connect
QFE 021 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 is now available for download on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE fixes issues with the GraphicsHDMITest not recognizing ELD v1 and v2 data types.
QFE 021 is required for system logo testing.
Note: Before you apply a QFE, close all active DTM Studio sessions. Applying a QFE might affect any submission that is in progress, so you should complete any submissions before applying the QFE. After installing a QFE, you must regenerate any incomplete submission that was begun before the QFE was installed.
(Announcement Date: August 25, 2009)
Windows Server 2003 Logo Program for Clusters Will Retire December 31, 2009
The Windows Server 2003 Logo Program for cluster servers will retire December 31, 2009. After that date, Microsoft will no longer certify clusters for the Windows Server 2003 logo, through either the logo program or the Enterprise Qualification Program (EQP).
(Announcement Date: August 25, 2009)
Preview Errata
Preview errata are used to mask failures in new tests or sometimes test cases within tests. If a preview Erratum is applied to your test run, you should examine the failures in question. Do not assume that these failures are bugs in the test. The failures are most likely problems with the device under test. These problems must be fixed before the preview erratum expires.
Listed below are the preview errata that are currently in effect and their expiration dates.
Preview errata that expire September 30, 2009:
| • | 773: General Audio Test: PREVIEW for KSPROPERTY_AUDIO_CHANNEL_CONFIG security testing on third-party drivers. |
Preview errata that expire December 31, 2009:
| • | 125: PCI Compliance test fails when SSID/SSVID registers are writable. |
| • | 769: StorImports test will remain preview until further notice. |
| • | 1198: UAA Test Preview errata: S/PDIF pin "Pin Sense" responses cannot use "Impedance" bits. |
| • | 1212: NDIS WLAN: PrivacyExemptList_ext failure to set with OID_DOT11_Privacy_Exemption_list with revised version. |
| • | 1213: NDIS WLAN: Encryption_ext OID_DOT11_MAC_ADDRESS_LIST set request expects an updated structure. |
| • | 1238: Fidelity Render Power Transition test. |
| • | 1245: GlitchFree WMV HD 720p video playback quality test cases 2 & 3 Preview for 6 months post WLK1.4 release. |
| • | 1262: Windows Client System Check For WDDM 1.1 Display Driver Support preview until Dec1, 09. |
| • | 1315: PREVIEW ERRATA: IO Cancellation with Direct IO: This test is preview in WLK 1.4. |
| • | 1343: PREVIEW ERRATA: WLK DVD Spindown, WLK Optical Drive Streaming Mode, and WLK CSS Negotiation Region Check tests are preview for WLK 1.4. |
| • | 1389: Audio and System: RoundTrip in-air preview filter. |
| • | 1444: WaveTest: Preview filter for HDMI outputs that don't support 44.1 on Windows 7 or under third-party driver. |
Preview errata that expire June 1, 2010:
| • | 1152: TCG TPM Integration test case Quote2Basic is Previewed until 1 June 2010. |
| • | 1288: UAA Test: preview filter for Encoded Packet Type validation. |
| • | 1299: UAA Test: Some digital pin widgets incorrectly set Jack Detect Override. |
| • | 1338: UAA Test enforces Low Power DCN requirement that D3 Cold support entails EPSS support. |
(Announcement Date: August 25, 2009)
Office Hours Event Scheduled for September 2, 2009
The Windows Logo Program team is pleased to announce our next Office Hours event. This event will focus on how to create a Windows Device Stage experience and how to submit device metadata.
This event will take place Wednesday, September 2, at 18:30 Pacific Daylight Time (September 3, 2009, 01:30 Universal Time). Please note that this is a change from the previously announced date of September 1.
Office Hours is a live interactive session featuring members of the Windows Logo Program team and other experts at Microsoft. Attendees can see and hear the team answering their questions and discussing hot topics.
To prepare for this next Office Hours event, we suggest that you view the following webcasts and then either bring your questions to the event or submit your questions in advance through e-mail:
This Office Hours event is an opportunity to meet the authors behind these webcasts and ask questions relating to these subject areas.
For information on how to participate in the next live event, see the Windows Logo Program Office Hours page (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/office_hrs.mspx). Submit your questions prior to the event to logofb@microsoft.com (logofb@microsoft.com). Please put “Office Hours Question” in the subject line.
Questions and answers from previous Office Hours events are posted on the Windows Hardware Developer Central (WHDC) Web site. On the Office Hours page (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/office_hrs.mspx), click Office Hours FAQ.
(Announcement Date: August 18, 2009)
New Getting Started Pages on Windows Hardware Developer Central
We are pleased to announce a newly rewritten Getting Started section on the Windows Hardware Developer Central (WHDC) Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/getstart/). The new layout makes it easier for people who are new to the logo program to understand and work through the logo certification process.
Some links that were previously on the Getting Started with the Windows Logo Program page (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/getstart/default.mspx) have been moved to the Resources & Support page (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/resources.mspx).
We made these changes based on customer and partner feedback. Please send any comments about the new structure to logofb@microsoft.com (logofb@microsoft.com).
(Announcement Date: August 18, 2009)
Early Bird Special for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions Extended
We are pleased to announce that we are extending the early bird special for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 submissions. The special $100 submission fee for these programs will remain in effect until September 30, 2009.
(Announcement Date: August 18, 2009)
Policy Clarification for Windows Server 2008 R2 Devices
Systems that qualify for the Windows Server 2008 R2 logo automatically qualify for the Windows Server 2008 logo without further testing. However, this is not the case for devices; devices and associated drivers must be tested and qualified separately for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
(Announcement Date: August 18, 2009)
Effective November 7, 2009, All Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions Must Use an RTM Operating System for Testing
Effective November 7, 2009 all hardware submissions for the Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Logo Program must be based on testing with a released-to-manufacturing (RTM) version of the operating system (OS). For submissions made on or before November 6, 2009, you can test with either an RTM version or a release candidate (RC) version of the OS.
(Announcement Date: August 18, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 014 Is Now Available on Connect
QFE 014 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 is now available for download on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE is required for all system submissions.
This QFE fixes problems with the CRASH - Display Stress test. The test was sometimes generating a forced Timeout Detection and Recovery (TDR) error (Bug Check 0x117: VIDEO_TDR_TIMEOUT_DETECTED), which caused the test to fail falsely. This QFE prevents the forced TDR error, so failures in the TDR Watch task should be considered valid again and should be fixed by the vendor.
(Announcement Date: August 18, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 015 and QFE 016 Are Now Available on Connect
QFE 015 and QFE 016 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 are now available for download on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). These QFEs pertain to the Audio category and are optional. They fix issues related to jack detection in the RoundTrip and Fidelity tests. QFE 015 is for device testing and QFE 016 is for system testing.
These QFEs are for use with WLK 1.4 RTM (version 1.4.7100.xx).
Note: Before you apply a QFE, close all active DTM Studio sessions. Applying a QFE might affect any submission that is in progress, so you should complete any submissions before applying the QFE. After installing a QFE, you must regenerate any incomplete submission that was begun before the QFE was installed.
(Announcement Date: August 18, 2009)
Early Bird Special for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions Extended
We are pleased to announce that we are extending the early bird special for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 submissions. The special $100 submission fee for these programs will remain in effect until September 30, 2009.
(Announcement Date: August 11, 2009)
Office Hours Event Scheduled for September 1, 2009
The Windows Logo Program team is pleased to announce our next Office Hours event.
Office Hours is a live interactive session featuring members of the Windows Logo Program team and other experts at Microsoft. Attendees can see and hear the team answering their questions and discussing hot topics.
The next Office Hours is Tuesday, September 1, 2009, at 18:30 Pacific Daylight Time (September 2, 2009, 01:30 Universal Time). The focused topic for this Office Hours event will be announced shortly.
For information on how to participate in the next live event, see the Windows Logo Program Office Hours page (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/office_hrs.mspx). Submit your questions prior to the event to logofb@microsoft.com (logofb@microsoft.com). Please put “Office Hours Question” in the subject line.
(Announcement Date: August 11, 2009)
Policy Clarification for Windows Server 2008 R2 Devices
Systems that qualify for the Windows Server 2008 R2 logo automatically qualify for the Windows Server 2008 logo without further testing. However, this is not the case for devices; devices and associated drivers must be tested and qualified separately for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
(Announcement Date: August 11, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 017 Is Now Available on Connect
QFE 017 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 is now available for download on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE is required for:
| • | All Windows Server system submissions. |
| • | All Windows 7 submissions that use one or more additional qualifications. |
This QFE fixes the following problems:
| • | A RowNotInTable exception when selecting submission status |
| • | A job schedule issue with additional qualification programs |
(Announcement Date: August 11, 2009)
Running the Enhanced Power Management AQ Test
Systems that qualify for the Windows Server 2008 R2 logo are eligible for the Enhanced Power Management additional qualification (AQ). The test for this AQ verifies that the system meets two requirements:
| • | If the system processor supports p-states, then the system must expose at least one p-state to the operating system. Systems with processors that do not support p-states also meet this requirement. |
| • | The system firmware must expose at least one Win32_PowerMeter object whose CurrentReading and ConfiguredBudget properties are both within the range 25W – 5000W. |
If a system meets both requirements, then the Enhanced Power Management AQ test passes. All test cases return PASS or FAIL. Review the test results in the log file for specific details about failures.
Note: Before running the test, you should ensure that the system has at least one Power Meter device with a Hardware Limit (also called Configured Budget) value between 25W and 5000W. If this value is unspecified, the Power Meter will output 0 for the Hardware Limit, which will cause the system to fail the test.
For more information about power management in Windows, see:
(Announcement Date: July 28, 2009)
Office Hours Event Scheduled for July 23, 2009
The Windows Logo Program team is pleased to announce our next Office Hours event.
Office Hours is a live interactive session featuring members of the Windows Logo Program team and other experts at Microsoft. Attendees can see and hear the team answering their questions and discussing hot topics.
The next Office Hours is Thursday, July 23, 2009, at 18:30 Pacific Daylight Time (July 24, 2009, 01:30 Universal Time). As always, we are happy to answer any questions you might have about the Windows Logo Program for hardware. We will bring in experts in the areas of both system fundamentals and the Driver Test Manager, so please bring your questions in those areas.
For information on how to participate in the next live event, see the Windows Logo Program Office Hours page (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/office_hrs.mspx). Submit your questions prior to the event to logofb@microsoft.com (logofb@microsoft.com). Please put “Office Hours Question” in the subject line.
Questions and answers from previous Office Hours events are posted on the Windows Hardware Developer Central (WHDC) Web site. On the Office Hours page (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/office_hrs.mspx), click Office Hours FAQ.
(Announcement Date: July 21, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 009 Is Now Available on Connect
QFE 009 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 is now available for download on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668).
This QFE updates the Print Processor API test for print drivers that use Winprint. It resolves false test failures caused by relocation of the Localspl.dll file in Windows Vista SP2.
This QFE is required for testing printer drivers for Windows Vista.
Notes:
| • | This QFE is for use with WLK 1.4 RTM (version 1.4.7100.000). |
| • | Before applying the QFE, close all active DTM Studio sessions. Applying this QFE might affect any submissions in progress. Please complete any submissions before applying this QFE. |
| • | After installing this QFE, you will need to regenerate any affected submission that was generated before the QFE was installed. |
(Announcement Date: July 21, 2009)
Streamlined Testing Policy for Windows Touch Devices
Partners can now test “families” of devices for the Windows Touch device category. The device-family testing policy is designed to make it easier for independent hardware vendors (IHVs) to submit Windows Touch digitizers to the Microsoft Windows Touch Test Lab. If Windows Touch digitizers differ only in screen size, partners need only submit a representative sampling of screen sizes.
This requirement update is effective immediately. For complete details, see POLICY-0004 in LogoPoint on the Windows Quality Online Services (Winqual) Web site (https://winqual.microsoft.com/default.aspx).
For more information on the Windows Touch Test Lab, see http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/input/WindowsTouch_Test-Lab.mspx.
(Announcement Date: July 14, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 002 Is Now Available on Connect
QFE 002 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 is now available for download on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE is required for all Device categories for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
This QFE fixes the following device fundamentals tests:
| • | Plug & Play Driver Test – QFE 002 fixes the following two issues:
| • | Problem where the test was running against boot devices and/or children of boot devices, which was incorrectly disabling those devices. | | • | Problem of false failures caused by a veto of an IRP by a child device. |
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| • | Device Install Check for Other Device Stability Test – QFE 002 fixes the following two issues:
| • | “Interop” failures, caused by a failure to load an assembly. | | • | “Strongname validation” failure. A workaround for this failure had been published previously. This QFE incorporates that workaround and automates it from the DTM Controller. |
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| • | Reinstall with IO Test – This QFE addresses the issue with collecting the setupapi logs. In certain cases, the test was failing early in a loop due to a secondary issue, resulting in failure to return the logs. This has now been addressed. |
Notes:
| • | This QFE is for use with WLK 1.4 RTM (version 1.4.7100.000). |
| • | Before applying the QFE, close all active DTM Studio sessions. Applying this QFE might affect any submissions in progress. Please complete any submissions before applying this QFE. |
| • | After installing this QFE, you will need to regenerate any affected submission that was created before the QFE was installed. |
(Announcement Date: July 14, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 010 Is Now Available on Connect
QFE 010 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 is now available for download on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE is required for the Windows 7 Logo Program for the Input > Digitizer Windows Touch device category.
This QFE resolves the issues with the Windows Touch Logo Test (Manual) where the placement of the lines and boxes in the test on smaller form factors (such as small screen sizes) can lead to false failures. In some cases, the user might be unable to complete the testing properly because the lines either are drawn too close together or are drawn off the screen. This fix adjusts the line and box placements for better scaling with smaller form factor designs, enabling the test to perform as expected.
Notes:
| • | This QFE is for use with WLK 1.4 RTM (version 1.4.7100.00). |
| • | Before applying the QFE, close all active DTM Studio sessions. Applying this QFE might affect any submissions in progress. Please complete any submissions before applying this QFE. |
| • | After installing this QFE, you will need to regenerate any affected submission that was created before the QFE was installed. |
(Announcement Date: July 14, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 011 Is Now Available on Connect
QFE 011 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 is now available for download on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE is required for all System categories for all operating systems. This QFE includes all fixes previously published in QFE 004.
This QFE resolves issues with the “Signed Driver Check” test in the systems kit. The two fixes included in this QFE are:
| • | Fix to avoid the test crashes in certain specific scenarios. The test will now finish and log in all cases. |
| • | Fix for incorrect failure of this test for drivers that have no associated hardware device IDs. This QFE also includes the fix for logolevel for Windows 7 qualifications that was previously released through QFE 004. |
Notes:
| • | Uninstall QFE 004 before installing QFE 011. |
| • | Before applying the QFE, close all active DTM Studio sessions. Applying this QFE might affect any submissions in progress. Please complete any submissions before applying this QFE. |
| • | After installing this QFE, you will need to regenerate any affected submission that was created before the QFE was installed. |
(Announcement Date: July 14, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 013 Is Now Available on Connect
QFE 013 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 is now available for download on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE is required for all submissions for the Streaming Media and Broadcast Devices > Broadcast Receiver Proprietary device category.
This QFE fixes an issue that was causing an immediate failure with an error message stating that your tuner filter could not be located, even when a valid filter was provided. With this QFE, your tuner filter will be located accurately, thereby preventing that failure.
Notes:
| • | Any submissions within this device category will continue to require a manual review before approval. |
| • | Before applying the QFE, close all active DTM Studio sessions. Applying this QFE might affect any submissions in progress. Please complete any submissions before applying this QFE. |
| • | After installing this QFE, you will need to regenerate any affected submissions that were started before installing this QFE. |
(Announcement Date: July 14, 2009)
Logo Program Categories Retiring in June 2010
The Tape Drive, Medium Changer, and Serial Port Adapters logo program categories are retiring in June 2010. Effective June 1, 2010, no logo will be available for these devices. Devices that currently use these logo program categories will have to use the Unclassified category to obtain a driver signature beginning June 1, 2010.
(Announcement Date: July 14, 2009)
Effective July 9, 2009, All Submissions Must Use WLK 1.4
The Windows Logo Program would like to remind our partners that starting July 9, 2009, submissions to the Windows Quality Online Services (Winqual) Web site must use Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4. Beginning July 9, 2009, partners will no longer be able to use WLK 1.2 or WLK 1.3. You can download WLK 1.4 from Microsoft Connect (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668).
(Announcement Date: July 7, 2009)
Office Hours Event Scheduled for July 23, 2009
The Windows Logo Program team is pleased to announce our next Office Hours event.
Office Hours is a live interactive session featuring members of the Windows Logo Program team and other experts at Microsoft. Attendees can see and hear the team answering their questions and discussing hot topics.
The next Office Hours is Thursday, July 23, 2009, at 18:30 Pacific Daylight Time (July 24, 2009, 01:30 Universal Time). As always, we are happy to answer any questions you might have about the Windows Logo Program for hardware. We will bring in experts in the areas of both system fundamentals and the Driver Test Manager, so please bring your questions in those areas.
For information on how to participate in the next live event, see the Windows Logo Program Office Hours page (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/office_hrs.mspx). Submit your questions prior to the event to logofb@microsoft.com (logofb@microsoft.com). Please put “Office Hours Question” in the subject line.
(Announcement Date: July 7, 2009)
Announcing New Logo Program Webcast Sessions
The Windows Logo Program team is continuing its series of Web-based presentations on key aspects of the Windows Logo Program for hardware. We are pleased to announce the availability of several new sessions:
| • | Developing Windows 7 Device Stage Experiences |
| • | Device Fundamentals Tests |
| • | Windows Logo Program Debugger Tool |
We are also creating a series of brief demonstration-focused videos. These videos explain and illustrate how to perform specific tasks related to logo program testing and qualification. The first three videos in this series are available:
| • | Driver Test Manager Client Installation |
| • | Driver Test Manager Log Viewer Tool |
| • | Driver Test Manager Studio Installation |
If you missed the recent LogoFest events, or want to explore the topics from those events in more detail, then this is a great opportunity to get that information.
All sessions are available right now on the Windows Hardware Developer Central (WHDC) Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/logocast.mspx).
(Announcement Date: July 7, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 002 Is Now Available on Connect
QFE 002 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 is now available for download on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE is required for all Device categories for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
This QFE fixes the following device fundamentals tests:
| • | Plug & Play Driver Test – QFE 002 fixes the following two issues:
| • | Problem where the test was running against boot devices and/or children of boot devices, which was incorrectly disabling those devices. | | • | Problem of false failures caused by a veto of an IRP by a child device. |
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| • | Device Install Check for Other Device Stability Test – QFE 002 fixes the following two issues:
| • | “Interop” failures, caused by a failure to load an assembly. | | • | “Strongname validation” failure. A workaround for this failure had been published previously. This QFE incorporates that workaround and automates it from the DTM Controller. |
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| • | Reinstall with IO Test – This QFE addresses the issue with collecting the setupapi logs. In certain cases, the test was failing early in a loop due to a secondary issue, resulting in failure to return the logs. This has now been addressed. |
Notes:
| • | This QFE is for use with WLK 1.4 RTM (version 1.4.7100.000). |
| • | Before applying the QFE, close all active DTM Studio sessions. Applying this QFE might affect any submissions in progress. Please complete any submissions before applying this QFE. |
| • | After installing this QFE, you will need to regenerate any affected submission that was created before the QFE was installed. |
(Announcement Date: July 7, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 010 Is Now Available on Connect
QFE 010 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 is now available for download on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE is required for the Windows 7 Logo Program for the Input > Digitizer Windows Touch device category.
This QFE resolves the issues with the Windows Touch Logo Test (Manual) where the placement of the lines and boxes in the test on smaller form factors (such as small screen sizes) can lead to false failures. In some cases, the user might be unable to complete the testing properly because the lines either are drawn too close together or are drawn off the screen. This fix adjusts the line and box placements for better scaling with smaller form factor designs, enabling the test to perform as expected.
Notes:
| • | This QFE is for use with WLK 1.4 RTM (version 1.4.7100.00). |
| • | Before applying the QFE, close all active DTM Studio sessions. Applying this QFE might affect any submissions in progress. Please complete any submissions before applying this QFE. |
| • | After installing this QFE, you will need to regenerate any affected submission that was created before the QFE was installed. |
(Announcement Date: July 7, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 011 Is Now Available on Connect
QFE 011 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 is now available for download on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE is required for all System categories for all operating systems. This QFE includes all fixes previously published in QFE 004.
This QFE resolves issues with the “Signed Driver Check” test in the systems kit. The two fixes included in this QFE are:
| • | Fix to avoid the test crashes in certain specific scenarios. The test will now finish and log in all cases. |
| • | Fix for incorrect failure of this test for drivers that have no associated hardware device IDs. This QFE also includes the fix for logolevel for Windows 7 qualifications that was previously released through QFE 004. |
Notes:
| • | Uninstall QFE 004 before installing QFE 011. |
| • | Before applying the QFE, close all active DTM Studio sessions. Applying this QFE might affect any submissions in progress. Please complete any submissions before applying this QFE. |
| • | After installing this QFE, you will need to regenerate any affected submission that was created before the QFE was installed. |
(Announcement Date: July 7, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 013 Is Now Available on Connect
QFE 013 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 is now available for download on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE is required for all submissions for the Streaming Media and Broadcast Devices > Broadcast Receiver Proprietary device category.
This QFE fixes an issue that was causing an immediate failure with an error message stating that your tuner filter could not be located, even when a valid filter was provided. With this QFE, your tuner filter will be located accurately, thereby preventing that failure.
Notes:
| • | Any submissions within this device category will continue to require a manual review before approval. |
| • | Before applying the QFE, close all active DTM Studio sessions. Applying this QFE might affect any submissions in progress. Please complete any submissions before applying this QFE. |
| • | After installing this QFE, you will need to regenerate any affected submissions that were started before installing this QFE. |
(Announcement Date: July 7, 2009)
Updated Requirements for Windows Logo Program for Hardware
The following requirements for the Windows Logo Program for hardware have been updated. You can view these requirements in LogoPoint on the Windows Quality Online Servies (Winqual) Web site (https://winqual.microsoft.com/):
| • | SYSFUND-0046 - Clarified wording and title |
| • | SYSFUND-0223 - New requirement for XP Mode |
(Announcement Date: July 7, 2009)
Winqual Help Is Now Available in Traditional Chinese
A Traditional Chinese version of Winqual Help is now available in XPS and PDF formats. You can download these documents from the Windows Quality Online Services (Winqual) Web site:
(Announcement Date: July 7, 2009)
Logo Program Categories Retiring in June 2010
The Tape Drive, Medium Changer, and Serial Port Adapters logo program categories are retiring in June 2010. Effective June 1, 2010, no logo will be available for these devices. Devices that currently use these logo program categories will have to use the Unclassified category to obtain a driver signature beginning June 1, 2010.
(Announcement Date: July 7, 2009)
Revised Policy: Submissions Must Use Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beginning March 3, 2010
We previously announced that effective August 17, 2009, all Windows Vista submissions must use Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2). Due to late-breaking news about the availability of the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Preinstallation Kit (OPK) for Windows Vista SP2, we are moving the effective date for this requirement to March 3, 2010. We encourage all partners to test with the latest service pack as soon as possible.
(Announcement Date: June 30, 2009)
LogoFest Redmond - Registration Deadline July 3, 2009
We are still accepting registrations for the LogoFest event in Redmond, Washington, to be held July 27-31, 2009. Registration for this event closes on July 3, 2009, so submit your registration soon. For more information and to register for this event, please visit the Logo Events and Training Web page on the Windows Hardware Developer Central (WHDC) Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/LogoEvents.mspx).
(Announcement Date: June 30, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 003 Is Now Available on Connect
QFE 003 to Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 is now available for download at the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE fixes several problems related to the local area network (LAN), wireless LAN (WLAN), and Mobile Broadband Networking (MBN) programs in WLK 1.4. These improvements affect only the MBN, LAN, and WLAN programs; all other network-related programs remain unchanged. QFE 003 addresses the following problems:
| • | MBN: Job results were not filterable by errata. Updated job allows errata to be applied. |
| • | WLAN: Blocked test case in softap_oids_ext changed to skipped test case, allowing the test to continue running. |
| • | WLAN: Several possible bug checks in the test SoftAP fixed. |
| • | WLAN: Resolved issue in SoftAP_Notifications_ext test suite where device indications are not reliably received by our test harness. |
| • | LAN: There is a planned operating system change to disable wake-on patterns that are currently in power management (PM) capabilities if the physical device does not support low power offloads. This means that for most devices, the default out-of-the-box behavior will be to wake on magic packet only. The tests have been updated to enable wake on LAN (WoL) before querying capabilities. |
| • | LAN: Support device now unbinds protocols automatically before running WoL and PM tests. |
(Announcement Date: June 30, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 007 Is Now Available on Connect
QFE 007 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 is now available for download on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE is required for the Windows 7 Logo Program for Windows Media Center IR v2 emulator devices. It is required only for emulator devices and not for any other IR device.
This QFE resolves an issue where a Windows Media Center IR emulator device would always fail Test 28 (InvalidDeviceCommands) because the test failed to send the data necessary for the device to successfully pass the test. You will not be able to certify a Windows Media Center IR emulator device without this QFE.
(Announcement Date: June 30, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 008 Is Now Available on Connect
QFE 008 to the Windows Logo Kit (WLK) version 1.4 is now available for download at the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668).
This QFE addresses multiple issues for the Storage Optical test for Windows 7 devices:
| • | The test case for the READ CAPACITY command was not exercised properly for DVD-ROM models and immediately terminated with false failure. This has been fixed. |
| • | For slot drives, tray status sense code checks now accept wider range additional sense code qualifiers (ASCQs) based on current language in the Multi-Media Commands - 6 (MMC-6) specification. |
| • | The command performance check test case is up-to-date with the latest logo program requirements, and fixed to run after every profile in order to give partner feedback about device performance for each scenario. |
This QFE is not a filter update. If a filter has not already been applied to your test, this QFE will not change the status of that test.
This QFE is for use with WLK 1.4 RTM (version 1.4.7100.0).
(Announcement Date: June 30, 2009)
Connect-Based Support for WLK 1.4 Extended for Windows 7
We have had great success with the Microsoft Connect Web form. Partners raised nearly 300 issues. For Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4, we are extending the Connect-based support found on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668) through August 21, 2009. We encourage you to explore the new rich documentation in the kit for self-help, but post your problems on the Connect site should you need additional help.
You can also request technical help for WLK 1.4 from Microsoft support by opening a normal support incident through your technical account manager (TAM) or through the online WLK support page (http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?prid=11880).
(Announcement Date: June 30, 2009)
Reminder: Redmond LogoFest Registration Deadlines Fast Approaching!
Sign up soon and take advantage of the early bird registration special for the Redmond LogoFest event July 27-31, 2009:
| • | The early bird registration deadline has been extended to June 26, 2009. |
| • | Registration closes July 3, 2009. |
For more information and to register for this event, please visit the Logo Events and Training Web page on the Windows Hardware Developer Central (WHDC) Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/LogoEvents.mspx).
(Announcement Date: June 23, 2009)
Expanded Agenda for Redmond LogoFest, July 27-31, 2009
We are pleased to announce an expanded agenda and additional subject experts for the LogoFest event to be held July 27-31, 2009, in Redmond, USA. This event will now include both a Windows Device Stage Metadata session and a Windows Media Center session.
The Windows Device Stage Metadata session will include presentations on both Devices and Printers and Device Stage metadata, and on the Winqual submission process for validating device metadata, which is distributed to computers running Windows 7 via Windows Metadata Information Services.
The Windows Media Center session will include discussions on the new features added in Windows 7; the associated logo program requirements for hardware and tests for Windows Media Center; the minimum hardware requirements to qualify for the Windows Media Center additional qualification (AQ), and a discussion on challenges for television tuners.
Deadlines are fast approaching, so for more information and to register for this event, please visit the Logo Events and Training Web page on the Windows Hardware Developer Central (WHDC) Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/LogoEvents.mspx).
(Announcement Date: June 23, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 003 Is Now Available on Connect
QFE 003 to Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 is now available for download at the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE fixes several problems related to the local area network (LAN), wireless LAN (WLAN), and Mobile Broadband Networking (MBN) programs in WLK 1.4. These improvements affect only the MBN, LAN, and WLAN programs; all other network-related programs remain unchanged. QFE 003 addresses the following problems:
| • | MBN: Job results were not filterable by errata. Updated job allows errata to be applied. |
| • | WLAN: Blocked test case in softap_oids_ext changed to skipped test case, allowing the test to continue running. |
| • | WLAN: Several possible bug checks in the test SoftAP fixed. |
| • | WLAN: Resolved issue in SoftAP_Notifications_ext test suite where device indications are not reliably received by our test harness. |
| • | LAN: There is a planned operating system change to disable wake-on patterns that are currently in power management (PM) capabilities if the physical device does not support low power offloads. This means that for most devices, the default out-of-the-box behavior will be to wake on magic packet only. The tests have been updated to enable wake on LAN (WoL) before querying capabilities. |
| • | LAN: Support device now unbinds protocols automatically before running WoL and PM tests. |
(Announcement Date: June 23, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit 1.4 QFE 008 Is Now Available on Connect
QFE 008 to the Windows Logo Kit (WLK) version 1.4 is now available for download at the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668).
This QFE addresses multiple issues for the Storage Optical test for Windows 7 devices:
| • | The test case for the READ CAPACITY command was not exercised properly for DVD-ROM models and immediately terminated with false failure. This has been fixed. |
| • | For slot drives, tray status sense code checks now accept wider range additional sense code qualifiers (ASCQs) based on current language in the Multi-Media Commands - 6 (MMC-6) specification. |
| • | The command performance check test case is up-to-date with the latest logo program requirements, and fixed to run after every profile in order to give partner feedback about device performance for each scenario. |
This QFE is not a filter update. If a filter has not already been applied to your test, this QFE will not change the status of that test.
This QFE is for use with WLK 1.4 RTM (version 1.4.7100.0).
(Announcement Date: June 23, 2009)
Connect-Based Support for WLK 1.4 Extended for Windows 7
We have had great success with the Microsoft Connect Web form. Partners raised nearly 300 issues. For Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4, we are extending the Connect-based support found on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668) through August 21, 2009. We encourage you to explore the new rich documentation in the kit for self-help, but post your problems on the Connect site should you need additional help.
You can also request technical help for WLK 1.4 from Microsoft support by opening a normal support incident through your technical account manager (TAM) or through the online WLK support page (http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?prid=11880).
(Announcement Date: June 23, 2009)
New Windows SideShow Artwork for Qualified Devices
Starting June 11, 2009, devices that qualify for the Windows logo in the Windows SideShow category can display the new Windows SideShow icon in limited circumstances. Additional artwork and more information on permitted usage will be available when you submit a device in the Windows SideShow category on Winqual (https://winqual.microsoft.com/).
(Announcement Date: June 23, 2009)
Windows Vista Submissions Must Use Service Pack 2 Starting August 17, 2009
On May 19, 2009, Microsoft released Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2). Partners who are qualifying devices and systems for Windows Vista must begin testing with the latest service pack within 90 days after it has been released. All Windows Vista submissions must be tested with Windows Vista SP2 beginning August 17, 2009.
(Announcement Date: June 23, 2009)
Reminder: Logo-Qualified Systems and Servers Must Contain Only Logo-Qualified Devices
In order for a PC system or server to qualify for a particular Windows logo, all components of the system or server must be logo-qualified for the same operating system (OS). For example, for a desktop system to qualify for a Windows 7 logo, it must comply with the Windows 7 Logo Program requirements and must include only Windows 7 logo-qualified devices.
A system can qualify for a logo with devices that use drivers that ship with the OS. We recommend that you test using the final device drivers that will be shipping in the system because this is what the end user will experience.
(Announcement Date: June 23, 2009)
Logo Program Requirement Reports Are Available on the Winqual Home Page
We are pleased to announce that prepared requirement reports are available on the Winqual home page without logon. See the Requirement Report link in the “Helpful links” section of the Winqual home page (https://winqual.microsoft.com/).
(Announcement Date: June 16, 2009)
Extending Early Bird Registration Special for Redmond LogoFest, July 27-31, 2009
The Windows Logo Program team is pleased to announce that we have been able to extend the early bird registration special for the Redmond LogoFest in July until June 26, 2009. The early bird special reduces the cost of attending from US$1,600 to US$1,000 for up to four people in a private room, and from US$800 to US$500 for up to two people sharing a room.
The format for this LogoFest event will be similar to those held in the past, with a mix of formal presentations, lots of testing time, and plenty of resources and technical experts to answer questions. However we have added some new activities to this event, including:
| • | An optional LogoFest Preparation Workshop. This will be held on July 27 from 09:30 to 12:00 and will provide training for those who may be new to the logo process. |
| • | Early set-up. The event will now include an opportunity for registrants to set up equipment and initiate testing on July 27 from 12:00 to 18:00. |
| • | Presentation sessions for: Windows Server 2008 R2; Networked Media and Portable Devices; and Windows Media Center. |
For more information and to register for this event, please visit the Logo Events and Training Web page on the Windows Hardware Developer Central (WHDC) Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/LogoEvents.mspx).
(Announcement Date: June 16, 2009)
Announcing New LogoCast Sessions Available on WHDC
The Windows Logo Program team recently introduced LogoCast, a series of Web-based presentations on key aspects of the Windows Logo Program for hardware. We are pleased to announce the availability of several new LogoCast sessions on key aspects of the Windows 7 Logo Program:
| • | What's New in WLK 1.4 |
| • | System Fundamentals Testing |
| • | Device Experiences in Windows 7 |
These on-demand sessions cover the primary topics recently discussed at the Redmond, Taipei, and Beijing LogoFest events. If you missed these events, this is a great opportunity to get some of the latest Windows 7 logo information.
All LogoCast sessions are available right now on the Windows Hardware Developer Central (WHDC) Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/logocast.mspx).
(Announcement Date: June 16, 2009)
Office Hours Event Scheduled for June
The Windows Logo Program team is pleased to announce a second Office Hours event.
Office Hours is a live interactive session featuring members of the Windows Logo Program team and other experts at Microsoft. Attendees can see and hear the team answering their questions and discussing hot topics.
The next Office Hours is Thursday, June 25, 2009, at 10:00 Pacific Daylight Time (17:00 Universal Time). As always, we are happy to answer any questions you might have about the Windows Logo Program for hardware. We will bring in experts in the areas of both audio devices and device fundamentals, so please bring your questions in those areas.
See the Windows Logo Program Webcasts page (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/logocast.mspx) for information on how to participate in the next live event. Submit your questions prior to the event to logofb@microsoft.com (mailto:logofb@microsoft.com). Please put “Office Hours Question” in the subject line.
(Announcement Date: June 16, 2009)
06/16/2009 – Updated Requirements for Windows Logo Program for Hardware
The following requirements for the Windows Logo Program for hardware have been updated. You can view these requirements in LogoPoint on the Winqual Web site (https://winqual.microsoft.com/):
| • | POLICY-0004 – Updated the design notes. |
| • | SYSFUND-0200 – Updated the title and design notes. |
(Announcement Date: June 16, 2009)
WLK 1.4 QFE 001 – Fixes for Streaming Media Broadcast Receiver - Is Now Available
QFE 001 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 is now available for download on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE is required for the Windows 7 Logo Program for:
| • | All device testing in the Streaming Media and Broadcast category. |
| • | Device and system testing for the Windows Media Center additional qualification (AQ). |
This QFE contains the following changes:
| • | DMB-TH broadcast standard is supported through the Broadcast Receiver Proprietary category in WLK. |
| • | A bug that could lead to false failures in the AQ testing is fixed. |
| • | The test for STREAM-0068 correctly handles hybrid devices. |
(Announcement Date: June 16, 2009)
WLK 1.4 QFE 005 – Fix for SYSFUND-0062 – Is Now Available
QFE 005 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 kit is now available for download on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE fixes problems with Case 1 of the GlitchFree WMV HD 720p video playback quality test on Windows 7 System submissions.
Case 1 might fail on Windows 7 System submissions due to a test issue. This problem is isolated to Windows 7 and does not occur on Windows Vista. If Case 1 of the GlitchFree WMV HD 720p video playback quality test fails on any Windows 7 submission, this QFE should be applied in order to rule out the known test issue. If Case 1 continues to fail after this QFE is applied and the test is rerun, then the failure should be treated as a legitimate failure that must be analyzed and debugged.
(Announcement Date: June 16, 2009)
WLK 1.4 QFE 006 - Fix for PrintDrvStress - Is Now Available
QFE 006 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 is now available for download on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE fixes an issue in PrintDrvStress that causes a failure in PCLXL drivers.
QFE 006 is required for all logo program submissions in the Printing category. This QFE is for use with WLK version 1.4.7100.xx.
Note: Before you apply the QFE, close all active DTM Studio sessions. Applying this QFE might affect any submission that is in progress, so you should complete any submissions before applying the QFE. After installing this QFE, you must regenerate any incomplete submission that was begun before the QFE was installed.
(Announcement Date: June 16, 2009)
New Windows SideShow Artwork for Qualified Devices
Starting June 11, 2009, devices that qualify for the Windows logo in the Windows SideShow category can display the new Windows SideShow icon in limited circumstances. Additional artwork and more information on permitted usage will be available when you submit a device in the Windows SideShow category on Winqual (https://winqual.microsoft.com/).
(Announcement Date: June 16, 2009)
Windows Vista Submissions Must Use Service Pack 2 Starting August 17, 2009
On May 19, 2009, Microsoft released Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2). Partners who are qualifying devices and systems for Windows Vista must begin testing with the latest service pack within 90 days after it has been released. All Windows Vista submissions must be tested with Windows Vista SP2 beginning August 17, 2009.
(Announcement Date: June 16, 2009)
Reminder: Logo-Qualified Systems and Servers Must Contain Only Logo-Qualified Devices
In order for a PC system or server to qualify for a particular Windows logo, all components of the system or server must be logo-qualified for the same operating system (OS). For example, for a desktop system to qualify for a Windows 7 logo, it must comply with the Windows 7 Logo Program requirements and must include only Windows 7 logo-qualified devices.
A system can qualify for a logo with devices that use drivers that ship with the OS. We recommend that you test using the final device drivers that will be shipping in the system because this is what the end user will experience.
(Announcement Date: June 16, 2009)
WLK 1.4 QFE 001 – Fixes for Streaming Media Broadcast Receiver - Is Now Available
QFE 001 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 is now available for download on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE is required for the Windows 7 Logo Program for:
| • | All device testing in the Streaming Media and Broadcast category. |
| • | Device and system testing for the Windows Media Center additional qualification (AQ). |
This QFE contains the following changes:
| • | DMB-TH broadcast standard is supported through the Broadcast Receiver Proprietary category in WLK. |
| • | A bug that could lead to false failures in the AQ testing is fixed. |
| • | The test for STREAM-0068 correctly handles hybrid devices. |
(Announcement Date: June 9, 2009)
Reminder – July 2009 Redmond LogoFest Registration Is Open!
Early-bird registration for the July LogoFest in Redmond will close June 12, 2009; final registration will close July 3, 2009.
Please visit the Logo Events and Training Web page (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/LogoEvents.mspx) for more information and to register for this event!
(Announcement Date: June 9, 2009)
Office Hours Event Scheduled for June
The Windows Logo Program team is pleased to announce a second Office Hours event.
Office Hours is a live interactive session featuring members of the Windows Logo Program team and other experts at Microsoft. Attendees can see and hear the team answering their questions and discussing hot topics.
The next Office Hours is Thursday, June 25, 2009, at 10:00 Pacific Daylight Time (17:00 Universal Time). As always, we are happy to answer any questions you might have about the Windows Logo Program for hardware. We will bring in experts in the areas of both audio devices and device fundamentals, so please bring your questions in those areas.
See the Windows Logo Program Webcasts page (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/logocast.mspx) for information on how to participate in the next live event. Submit your questions prior to the event to logofb@microsoft.com (mailto:logofb@microsoft.com). Please put “Office Hours Question” in the subject line.
(Announcement Date: June 9, 2009)
WLK 1.4 QFE 004 – Fix for Signed Driver Check Test for System Submissions – Is Now Available
QFE 004 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 kit is now available for download on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This fix addresses the problem with the Signed Driver Check test in the Systems kit, where the test was failing to recognize the new qualification level for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 drivers signed through the logo program for hardware. Specifically, this addresses the following false failure for correctly signed drivers:
Error: 0x1, Error 0x00000001
Error: No logo level attribute on file.
File=(null) line =0
This file has a 0 level logo
QFE 004 is required for those applying for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 Systems logos with WLK 1.4. This QFE is not required for Device logo categories. QFE 004 must be used with WLK 1.4 (version 1.4.7100.00).
Note: Before you apply the QFE, close all active DTM Studio sessions. Applying this QFE might affect any submission that is in progress, so you should complete any submissions before applying the QFE. After installing this QFE, you must regenerate any incomplete submission that was begun before the QFE was installed.
(Announcement Date: June 9, 2009)
WLK 1.4 QFE 005 – Fix for SYSFUND-0062 – Is Now Available
QFE 005 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 kit is now available for download on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE fixes problems with Case 1 of the GlitchFree WMV HD 720p video playback quality test on Windows 7 System submissions.
Case 1 might fail on Windows 7 System submissions due to a test issue. This problem is isolated to Windows 7 and does not occur on Windows Vista. If Case 1 of the GlitchFree WMV HD 720p video playback quality test fails on any Windows 7 submission, this QFE should be applied in order to rule out the known test issue. If Case 1 continues to fail after this QFE is applied and the test is rerun, then the failure should be treated as a legitimate failure that must be analyzed and debugged.
(Announcement Date: June 9, 2009)
WLK 1.4 QFE 006 - Fix for PrintDrvStress - Is Now Available
QFE 006 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 is now available for download on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE fixes an issue in PrintDrvStress that causes a failure in PCLXL drivers.
QFE 006 is required for all logo program submissions in the Printing category. This QFE is for use with WLK version 1.4.7100.xx.
Note: Before you apply the QFE, close all active DTM Studio sessions. Applying this QFE might affect any submission that is in progress, so you should complete any submissions before applying the QFE. After installing this QFE, you must regenerate any incomplete submission that was begun before the QFE was installed.
(Announcement Date: June 9, 2009)
Special Discount for Early Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Hardware Submissions
The Windows Logo Program for hardware is now open for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 submissions.
Take advantage of the early-bird submission prices. All Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 hardware submissions are only US$100 until August 31, 2009.
(Announcement Date: June 9, 2009)
Windows Logo Program Test Kit Policy Announcement
Microsoft recommends that you use the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) build for Windows 7 Logo Program submissions; however, submissions made with later builds of Windows 7 are acceptable and will not be blocked. We recommend using the Windows 7 RC build except in situations where known issues are fixed in later builds. If you use a build later than Windows 7 RC, we recommend that you use a PRS-signed build. Note however, that you might not get support from Microsoft Customer Service and Support (CSS) if you use a post-RC build.
Printer manufacturers: For Web Services on Devices (WSD) printers, you must use a build later than Windows 7 RC due to a bug in the RC build.
After the Windows 7 RTM build releases it will be required for all Windows 7 Logo Program testing.
(Announcement Date: June 9, 2009)
Special Discount for Early Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions
The Windows Logo Program is now open for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 submissions.
Take advantage of the early-bird submission prices. All Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 submissions are only US$100 until August 31, 2009.
(Announcement Date: June 2, 2009)
Reminder – July 2009 Redmond LogoFest Registration Is Open!
Early-bird registration for the July LogoFest in Redmond will close June 12, 2009; final registration will close July 3, 2009.
Please visit the Logo Events and Training Web page (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/LogoEvents.mspx) for more information and to register for this event!
(Announcement Date: June 2, 2009)
Office Hours Event Scheduled for June
The Windows Logo Program team is pleased to announce a second Office Hours event.
Office Hours is a live interactive session featuring members of the Windows Logo Program team and other experts at Microsoft. Attendees can see and hear the team answering their questions and discussing hot topics.
The next Office Hours is Thursday, June 25, 2009, at 10:00 Pacific Daylight Time (17:00 Universal Time). As always, we are happy to answer any questions you might have about the Windows Logo Program for hardware. We will bring in experts in the areas of both audio devices and device fundamentals, so please bring your questions in those areas.
See the Windows Logo Program Webcasts page (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/logocast.mspx) for information on how to participate in the next live event. Submit your questions prior to the event to logofb@microsoft.com (mailto:logofb@microsoft.com). Please put “Office Hours Question” in the subject line.
(Announcement Date: June 2, 2009)
Driver Version Date Requirement for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions
For all Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 submissions, the driver version date (DriverVer) in the .inf file must be April 21, 2009, or later. If the driver version date is earlier than April 21, 2009, the submission will fail. For more information on updating DriverVer, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms794435.aspx.
If you are already testing your drivers for Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 but have a driver version date earlier than April 21, 2009, you can use the following process to avoid retesting. After you complete your testing with Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4, update the driver version date (DriverVer) in the .inf file. Submit the updated .inf file with the tested driver package and log files. If only this field is changed in .inf file and no other changes are made to the driver package binaries after testing, this change will be acceptable.
(Announcement Date: June 2, 2009)
List of Qualified Windows 7 Motherboards
To support partners who want to use the Previously Logo’d Motherboard category in the Windows Logo Kit (WLK) for Windows 7 submissions, we have posted a list of motherboards that have qualified for the Windows 7 logo. You can download this list at http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/E/7/7E7662CF-CBEA-470B-A97E-CE7CE0D98DC2/QualifiedMB_Win7.xlsx. There is also a link to this download in the "Specifications and References" section of the Windows Logo Program Resources & Support page on the Windows Hardware Developer Central (WHDC) Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/resources.mspx).
We will maintain this list on the WHDC Web site until our Windows 7 hardware catalog is ready.
(Announcement Date: June 2, 2009)
Updated Windows Logo Program Requirements for Hardware
The following Windows Logo Program requirements for hardware will take effect on June 1, 2010. You can view these requirements in LogoPoint (https://winqual.microsoft.com/):
| • | DISPLAY-0063 |
| • | DISPLAY-0111 |
| • | IMAGING-0004 |
| • | IMAGING-0048 |
| • | INPUT-0051 |
| • | INPUT-52 |
| • | INPUT-53 |
| • | INPUT-54 |
| • | NETWORK-0212 |
| • | NETWORK-0226 |
| • | NETWORK-0227 |
| • | NETWORK-0275 |
| • | STORAGE-0026 |
| • | STREAM-0021 |
| • | STREAM-0083 |
| • | INPUT-84 |
| • | INPUT-85 |
| • | NETMEDIA-0070 |
| • | SYSFUND-0218 |
| • | SYSFUND-0193 |
(Announcement Date: June 2, 2009)
WLK 1.4 QFE 004 - Fix to Signed Driver Check Test for System Submissions Is Now Available
QFE 004 for Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 kit is now available for download on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This fix addresses the problem with the Signed Driver Check test in the Systems kit, where the test was failing to recognize the new qualification level for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 drivers signed through the logo program for hardware. Specifically, this addresses the following false failure for correctly signed drivers:
Error: 0x1, Error 0x00000001
Error: No logo level attribute on file.
File=(null) line =0
This file has a 0 level logo
QFE 004 is required for those applying for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 Systems logos with WLK 1.4. This QFE is not required for Device logo categories. QFE 004 must be used with WLK 1.4 (version 1.4.7100.00).
Note: Before you apply the QFE, close all active DTM Studio sessions. Applying this QFE might affect any submission that is in progress, so you should complete any submissions before applying the QFE. After installing this QFE, you must regenerate any incomplete submission that was begun before the QFE was installed.
(Announcement Date: June 2, 2009)
Windows Logo Program Test Kit Policy Announcement
Microsoft recommends that you use the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) build for Windows 7 Logo Program submissions; however, submissions made with later builds of Windows 7 are acceptable and will not be blocked. We recommend using the Windows 7 RC build except in situations where known issues are fixed in later builds. If you use a build later than Windows 7 RC, we recommend that you use a PRS-signed build. Note however, that you might not get support from Microsoft Customer Service and Support (CSS) if you use a post-RC build.
Printer manufacturers: For Web Services on Devices (WSD) printers, you must use a build later than Windows 7 RC due to a bug in the RC build.
After the Windows 7 RTM build releases it will be required for all Windows 7 Logo Program testing.
(Announcement Date: June 2, 2009)
July LogoFest in Redmond, USA -- Registration Now Available
The Windows Logo Program hosts LogoFest events to assist hardware partners who are preparing products for the Windows Logo Program. These events provide hands-on test environment setup assistance, troubleshooting support, and training presentations that are designed to streamline the process of qualifying products for a Windows logo.
Registration is now open for the LogoFest event being held in Redmond, WA, USA, July 27-31, 2009. The format for this event will be similar to those held in the past, with a mix of formal presentations, lots of testing time, and plenty of resources and technical experts to answer questions. This event will also include:
| • | An optional LogoFest Preparation Workshop. This will be held on July 27 from 09:30 to 12:00 and will provide training for those who may be new to the logo process. |
| • | Early set-up. The event will now include an opportunity for registrants to set up equipment and initiate testing on July 27 from 12:00 to 18:00. |
| • | Presentation sessions for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Networked Media and Portable devices. Based on participant interest, there will be separate presentation tracks on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Networked Media and Portable devices. |
Please visit the Logo Events and Training Web page (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/LogoEvents.mspx) for more information and to register for this event!
(Announcement Date: May 26, 2009)
Driver Version Date Requirement for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions
For all Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 submissions, the driver version date (DriverVer) in the .inf file must be April 21, 2009, or later. If the driver version date is earlier than April 21, 2009, the submission will fail. For more information on updating DriverVer, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms794435.aspx.
If you are already testing your drivers for Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 but have a driver version date earlier than April 21, 2009, you can use the following process to avoid retesting. After you complete your testing with Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4, update the driver version date (DriverVer) in the .inf file. Submit the updated .inf file with the tested driver package and log files. If only this field is changed in .inf file and no other changes are made to the driver package binaries after testing, this change will be acceptable.
(Announcement Date: May 26, 2009)
Effective July 9, 2009, All Submissions Must Use WLK 1.4
The Windows Logo Program would like to remind our partners that starting July 9, 2009, submissions to the Windows Quality Online Services (Winqual) Web site must use Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4. Beginning July 9, 2009, partners will no longer be able to use WLK 1.2 or WLK 1.3.
You can download WLK 1.4 from Microsoft Connect (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668).
(Announcement Date: May 26, 2009)
List of Qualified Windows 7 Motherboards
To support partners who want to use the Previously Logo’d Motherboard category in the Windows Logo Kit (WLK) for Windows 7 submissions, we have posted a list of motherboards that have qualified for the Windows 7 logo. You can download this list at http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/E/7/7E7662CF-CBEA-470B-A97E-CE7CE0D98DC2/QualifiedMB_Win7.xlsx. There is also a link to this download in the "Specifications and References" section of the Windows Logo Program Resources & Support page on the Windows Hardware Developer Central (WHDC) Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/resources.mspx).
We will maintain this list on the WHDC Web site until our Windows 7 hardware catalog is ready.
(Announcement Date: May 26, 2009)
Office Hours Interactive Web Event Today
Join the Windows Logo Program team today, May 19, 2009, from 17:30 to 18:30 Pacific Daylight Time, for a live interactive Office Hours event. During Office Hours events, members of the logo program team answer your questions and discuss other hot topics. Office Hours is part of the LogoCast program of Web-based events. All LogoCast events are available on the WHDC Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/logocast.mspx).
(Announcement Date: May 19, 2009)
WLK 1.3 Beta Alias Retires – Connect-based WLK 1.4 Support Extended for Windows 7
We have had great success with the Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.3 beta alias (wlk13help@microsoft.com) and its Microsoft Connect Web form. Partners raised nearly 1,000 issues, many of which resulted in fixes that are now found in WLK 1.4. With the end of the Windows 7 beta, we are retiring the wlk13help alias. All existing feedback reported to the alias will be resolved and partners will be informed of the results.
For WLK 1.4, we are extending the Connect-based support found on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668) through June 30, 2009, as we start Windows 7 testing and submissions. We encourage you to explore the new rich documentation in the kit for self-help, but post your problems on the Connect site should you need additional help.
You can also request technical help for WLK 1.4 from Microsoft support by opening a normal support incident through your technical account manager (TAM) or through the online WLK support page (http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?prid=11880).
(Announcement Date: May 19, 2009)
Effective July 9, 2009, All Submissions Must Use WLK 1.4
The Windows Logo Program would like to remind our partners that starting July 9, 2009, submissions to the Windows Quality Online Services (Winqual) Web site must use Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4. Beginning July 9, 2009, partners will no longer be able to use WLK 1.2 or WLK 1.3.
You can download WLK 1.4 from Microsoft Connect (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668).
(Announcement Date: May 19, 2009)
July LogoFest in Redmond, USA -- Registration Now Available
The Windows Logo Program hosts LogoFest events to assist hardware partners who are preparing products for the Windows Logo Program. These events provide hands-on test environment setup assistance, troubleshooting support, and training presentations that are designed to streamline the process of qualifying products for a Windows logo.
Registration is now open for the LogoFest event being held in Redmond, WA, USA, July 27-31, 2009. The format for this event will be similar to those held in the past, with a mix of formal presentations, lots of testing time, and plenty of resources and technical experts to answer questions. This event will also include:
| • | An optional LogoFest Preparation Workshop. This will be held on July 27 from 09:30 to 12:00 and will provide training for those who may be new to the logo process. |
| • | Early set-up. The event will now include an opportunity for registrants to set up equipment and initiate testing on July 27 from 12:00 to 18:00. |
| • | Presentation series for Windows Server 2008 R2 and for Networked Media and Portable devices. Based on participant interest, there will be separate presentation series on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Networked Media and Portable devices. |
Please visit the Logo Events and Training Web page (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/LogoEvents.mspx) for more information and to register for this event!
(Announcement Date: May 19, 2009)
WLK 1.3 Beta Alias Retires – Connect-based WLK 1.4 Support Extended for Windows 7
We have had great success with the Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.3 beta alias (wlk13help@microsoft.com) and its Microsoft Connect Web form. Partners raised nearly 1,000 issues, many of which resulted in fixes that are now found in WLK 1.4. With the end of the Windows 7 beta, we are retiring the wlk13help alias. All existing feedback reported to the alias will be resolved and partners will be informed of the results.
For WLK 1.4, we are extending the Connect-based support found on the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668) through June 30, 2009, as we start Windows 7 testing and submissions. We encourage you to explore the new rich documentation in the kit for self-help, but post your problems on the Connect site should you need additional help.
You can also request technical help for WLK 1.4 from Microsoft support by opening a normal support incident through your technical account manager (TAM) or through the online WLK support page (http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?prid=11880).
(Announcement Date: May 12, 2009)
Save the Date: July 2009 Windows 7 LogoFest Event in Redmond, WA
In response to popular demand, the Windows Logo Program team is planning another LogoFest event at the Microsoft corporate campus in Redmond, WA, USA, on July 27-31, 2009. Attendance at this event will help your company to qualify for the Windows 7 logo.
More Information Coming Soon
We will post registration details for this event in future editions of the Windows Logo Program Newsletter. We expect this event to fill quickly, so please be prepared to submit your registration request early.
(Announcement Date: May 12, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 Released!
We are pleased to announce the RTM of the Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4, which is available for download via Microsoft Connect at https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668.
This release of the WLK adds support for obtaining logos for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, in addition to supporting earlier operating systems. We encourage all Microsoft partners to use WLK 1.4 to start running these tests against your devices and systems in order to qualify for these logos.
Some of the highlights of WLK 1.4 are:
| • | Improved kit quality |
| • | Improved documentation |
| • | 49 new logo categories added to the kit since WLK 1.2 |
(Announcement Date: May 12, 2009)
Early Bird Special for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions
The Windows Logo Program ensures that every logo-qualified product has been tested to install readily and run reliably on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
To help our hardware partners achieve logo qualification, the Windows Logo Program team is pleased to announce that for a limited time we are reducing the submission fee. Effective with the release of Windows 7 RC, the fee for every new submission for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 logos will be only $100, a $150 discount. Please note this offer will remain valid only until August 31, 2009.
This is a great opportunity to lower your development costs by downloading the latest Windows Logo Kit (WLK) and testing your system or device for submission during this limited timeframe. This offer is available to both device and system partners.
(Announcement Date: May 12, 2009)
Help Improve the Windows Logo System
We invite your participation in the 2009 Logo System User Survey (https://connect.microsoft.com/Survey/Survey.aspx?SurveyID=8400&SiteID=668). Every year, we use the data from this survey to inform our decisions and direct our investments in the Windows Log Kit (WLK) and Windows Quality Online Services (Winqual). Please help us make the right investments by taking a few moments to complete this brief survey. The survey is live now and will remain available through the end of May.
In the 2008 survey you told us:
| • | Small lab scenarios are the primary scenarios. |
| • | Partner perception of the WLK has improved significantly since 2007. |
| • | Failure diagnosis is the top priority for improving the WLK. |
As a direct result of your feedback we have done the following:
| • | Begun work on a tool that will enable users to run individual logo program tests without the Device Test Manager (DTM). This tool will also have improved diagnostic features. |
| • | Continued to focus on delivering a stable DTM with predictable WLK releases. |
| • | Extensively reworked driver reliability tests. |
(Announcement Date: May 12, 2009)
Introducing the Windows 7 Starter Logo
We are introducing a new logo for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to use with PCs that have Window 7 Starter preinstalled. The new logo for Windows 7 Starter helps customers differentiate PCs that come with Windows 7 Starter from PCs that have other editions of Windows 7 installed. The new logo displayed on PCs running Windows 7 Starter will differentiate these PCs and, in combination with marketing and informational material, will help customers make informed choices about the edition of Windows 7 that they are getting.
The hardware requirements for the Windows 7 logo and the Windows 7 Starter logo are the same, so PCs running Windows 7 Starter can be upgraded to any Windows 7 edition. Windows 7 Starter can be pre-installed on only a certain set of systems as defined by the licensing hardware criteria outlined in the OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK).
(Announcement Date: May 12, 2009)
Windows System Integration Tests in Windows Logo Kit 1.4
Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 contains three Windows System Integration Test (WSIT) items:
| • | Secure by Default-DEP |
| • | Secure by Default-FirewallCheck |
| • | Responsive and Ready |
Systems must pass these tests in order to qualify for the Windows 7 logo.
(Announcement Date: May 12, 2009)
Introducing the Windows Touch Test Lab
Windows Touch is a new feature in the Windows 7 operating system that allows users to control Windows and their applications using multitouch input. The Windows Touch Test Lab is a Microsoft facility to help partners to validate the quality of their multitouch digitizers for use with Windows Touch, and to provide the testing services necessary to qualify multitouch devices for the Windows 7 Logo Program.
Windows Touch is a new additional qualification (AQ) and set of standards in the Windows 7 Logo Program, for devices and systems that support multitouch input. Given the importance of the quality of the multitouch user experience, Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 includes not only automated tests for this AQ but also a suite of manual tests such as tapping, gesturing, and drawing lines and arcs on the touchscreen.
We also require that the Windows Touch Test Lab run the Windows Touch tests on devices as the final validation step of logo qualification (this validation step is not required for system submissions). To submit hardware to the lab or to learn more about the lab, see the Windows Touch Test Lab whitepaper on the WHDC Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/input/WindowsTouch_Test-Lab.mspx).
(Announcement Date: May 12, 2009)
Driver Version Date Requirement for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions
For all Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 submissions, the driver version date (DriverVer) in the .inf file must be April 21, 2009, or later. If the driver version date is earlier than April 21, 2009, the submission will fail. For more information on updating DriverVer, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms794435.aspx.
(Announcement Date: May 12, 2009)
New Logo License Agreement 12.0 Now Available
The new Logo License Agreement (LLA) 12.0 is now available for signing on the Winqual Web site (https://winqual.microsoft.com/). The new LLA was updated to include information about the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems.
Note: You must sign the new LLA 12.0 before you can upload any logo program submissions for Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Winqual will block your attempted submissions for these operating systems if you have not signed the new LLA.
(Announcement Date: May 12, 2009)
New Logo License Agreement 12.0 Now Available
The new Logo License Agreement (LLA) 12.0 is now available for signing on the Winqual Web site (https://winqual.microsoft.com/). The new LLA was updated to include information about the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems.
Note: You must sign the new LLA 12.0 before you can upload any logo program submissions for Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Winqual will block your attempted submissions for these operating systems if you have not signed the new LLA.
(Announcement Date: May 5, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4 Released!
We are pleased to announce the RTM of the Windows Logo Kit (WLK) 1.4, which is available for download via Microsoft Connect at https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668.
This release of the WLK adds support for obtaining logos for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, in addition to supporting earlier operating systems. We encourage all Microsoft partners to use WLK 1.4 to start running these tests against your devices and systems in order to qualify for these logos.
Some of the highlights of WLK 1.4 are:
| • | Improved kit quality |
| • | Improved documentation |
| • | 49 new logo categories added to the kit since WLK 1.2 |
(Announcement Date: May 5, 2009)
New Logo Artwork Package Available May 5, 2009
A new logo artwork package will be available for download from the Windows Quality Online Services (Winqual) Web site on May 5, 2009. The new artwork package contains artwork for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2. It also includes new logo program public relations guidelines for Windows 7.
(Announcement Date: May 5, 2009)
New Logo Style Guidelines Available May 5, 2009
A new Logo Style Guidelines will be available for download from the Windows Quality Online Services (Winqual) Web site (https://winqual.microsoft.com/) on May 5, 2009. The new Logo Style Guidelines contains updated information related to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
(Announcement Date: May 5, 2009)
Support Alias for WLK 1.3 and Windows 7 Beta Is Closing
Support alias mailto:WLK13@microsoft.com will close on May 5, 2009. To obtain help with the Windows Logo Kit (WLK), open a support case with Microsoft support.
Customers who have a Premier support contract should work with their technical account manager (TAM) to open support incidents. For customers who do not have a Premier support contract, professional support options, including telephone numbers and pricing information, are available on the Microsoft Help and Support Web site (http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?prid=11880).
If we determine that the support issue is related to Microsoft, you will not be charged for the services (we either do not charge for the service or credit your account if a charge has been made). Some examples of Microsoft-related issues are a test issue, errata being processed or errata filters not working, a documentation issue, or a WLK product issue.
(Announcement Date: May 5, 2009)
Early Bird Special for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions
The Windows Logo Program ensures that every logo-qualified product has been tested to install readily and run reliably on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
To help our hardware partners achieve logo qualification, the Windows Logo Program team is pleased to announce that for a limited time we are reducing the submission fee. Effective with the release of Windows 7 RC, the fee for every new submission for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 logos will be only $100, a $150 discount. Please note this offer will remain valid only until August 31, 2009.
This is a great opportunity to lower your development costs by downloading the latest Windows Logo Kit (WLK) and testing your system or device for submission during this limited timeframe. This offer is available to both device and system partners.
(Announcement Date: May 5, 2009)
Driver Version Date Requirement for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Submissions
For all Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 submissions, the driver version date (DriverVer) in the .inf file must be April 21, 2009, or later. If the driver version date is earlier than April 21, 2009, the submission will fail.
(Announcement Date: May 5, 2009)
Windows Logo Kit 1.3 QFE 009 Is Now Available on Connect
QFE 009 to the Windows Logo Kit (WLK) version 1.3 is now available for download at the WLK Connect site (https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=668). This QFE resolves the issue of Bluetooth Controller tests not running on Windows Vista SP2. It contains the latest binaries of Bluetooth tests that will run on both Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Vista SP2.
This QFE is not a filter update. If a filter has not already been applied to your test, this QFE will not change the status of that test.
This QFE is for use with WLK 1.3 RTM (version 1.3.7000.xx).
(Announcement Date: May 5, 2009)
Help Improve the Windows Logo System
We invite your participation in the 2009 Logo System User Survey (https://connect.microsoft.com/Survey/Survey.aspx?SurveyID=8400&SiteID=668). Every year, we use the data from this survey to inform our decisions and direct our investments in the Windows Log Kit (WLK) and Windows Quality Online Services (Winqual). Please help us make the right investments by taking a few moments to complete this brief survey. The survey is live now and will remain available through the end of May.
In the 2008 survey you told us:
| • | Small lab scenarios are the primary scenarios. |
| • | Partner perception of the WLK has improved significantly since 2007. |
| • | Failure diagnosis is the top priority for improving the WLK. |
As a direct result of your feedback we have done the following:
| • | Begun work on a tool that will enable users to run individual logo program tests without the Device Test Manager (DTM). This tool will also have improved diagnostic features. |
| • | Continued to focus on delivering a stable DTM with predictable WLK releases. |
| • | Extensively reworked driver reliability tests. |
(Announcement Date: May 5, 2009)
Office Hours Interactive Web Event Coming on May 19
Join the Windows Logo Program team on May 19, 2009, from 17:30 to 18:30 Pacific Daylight Time, for a live interactive Office Hours event. During Office Hours events, members of the logo program team answer your questions and discuss other hot topics. Office Hours is part of the LogoCast program of Web-based events. All LogoCast events are available on the WHDC Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/logocast.mspx).
The next Office Hours event is scheduled for May 19, 2009, from 17:30 to 18:30 Pacific Daylight Time. Please save the date and look for more information in the next edition of the Windows Logo Program Newsletter.
(Announcement Date: May 5, 2009)
LogoFest Prague - Registration Deadline May 11, 2009
We are still accepting registrations for the LogoFest event in Prague, Czech Republic, on June 15–19, 2009. Registration closes on May 11, 2009, so submit your registration soon. For more information about this event, see the Windows Hardware Developer Central Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/logofest-prague.mspx).
(Announcement Date: May 5, 2009)
Save the Date: July 2009 Windows 7 LogoFest Event in Redmond, WA
In response to popular demand, the Windows Logo Program team is planning another LogoFest event at the Microsoft corporate campus in Redmond, WA, USA, on July 27-31, 2009. Attendance at this event will help your company to qualify for the Windows 7 logo.
More Information Coming Soon
We will post registration details for this event in future editions of the Windows Logo Program Newsletter. We expect this event to fill quickly, so please be prepared to submit your registration request early.
(Announcement Date: May 5, 2009)
