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Windows Hardware Certification

The Windows Certification Program (previously known as the Windows Logo Program) provides you the tools, guidance, and support to help ensure your product is reliable and compatible with Windows. Windows Hardware Certification focuses on the requirements, policies, and tests for systems, devices, and drivers that run on Windows. If you create hardware products or drivers, we strongly encourage you to learn more about Hardware Certification, its benefits to you and your customers, and to use the new requirements and policies for Windows 8.

Windows Hardware Certification

What's New for Hardware Certification

Keep up with the latest changes with the program.

Getting Started with Hardware Certification

Learn more about the Windows Certification Program, including benefits, guidelines, and how to get started.

Hardware Certification Requirements and Policies

If you are planning hardware products for Windows 8, start now to use the requirements for Windows 8 Hardware Certification to help ensure your products and drivers take full advantage of all that Windows 8 has to offer.

Windows Hardware Certification Kit

The Windows Hardware Certification Kit (HCK) provides you with the tools, processes, and tests that will be used to certify hardware for Windows 8 and all supported previous versions of Windows.

Windows Dev Center Hardware Dashboard Services

The Hardware Dashboard service currently supports submissions for Windows 8 and earlier versions of Windows. The Hardware Dashboard replaces Windows Quality Online Services, or Winqual.

Certification Program Resources and Support

Links to FAQs, videos, and other information related to the Windows Certification Program.

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