See http://www.microsoft.com/winlogo/hardware/unclassified/.
B12.2.R UPS - Future Requirements
Announcement of additional future requirements will be published at http://www.microsoft.com/winlogo/hardware/unclassified/.
This appendix presents a series of guidelines to help you ensure that your new designs are compatible with Microsoft operating systems, and to help you ensure the design meets Windows Logo Program requirements and passes all HCTs and other Windows Logo Program testing.
Microsoft does not guarantee that complying with the Windows Logo Program requirements, or the related design guidelines provided in PC System Design Guide and similar publications, will ensure hardware or chipset compatibility with any versions of the Windows operating systems.
Manufacturers who are designing new system or component hardware, chip sets, or firmware are encouraged to work directly with Microsoft to ensure compatibility of new designs. To do this, manufacturers should work with their Microsoft program manager or technical evangelist to arrange design reviews. If you are not working with Microsoft, please send mail to ihv@microsoft.com with "Program Contact Request" in the Subject line. Note that Microsoft cannot guarantee that it can schedule reviews for all manufacturer requests.
Microsoft support to help manufacturers achieve device and application compatibility fall into these basic categories:
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Driver Development Kits (DDK)
Installable File System Development Kit (IFS Kit)
HAL Development Kit (HAL Kit)
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Microsoft device class-specific development team outreach.
This includes “Windows Plugfests” hosted by Microsoft to test for hardware and driver compatibility during the development of the operating system
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Microsoft service organizations that support system and peripheral manufacturers
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Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL), for testing through the Hardware Compatibility Tests (HCTs)
Microsoft provides the following guidelines for system and peripheral manufacturers to create hardware and drivers that are compatible with Windows operating systems and that meet Windows Logo Program requirements.
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