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Windows Hardware Certification Kit Filters
When Microsoft discovers a problem in either a Windows Hardware Certification Kit (HCK) test or in the operating system itself that causes certification tests to fail incorrectly, we create an errata that allows partners to pass the problematic test. Many errata use filters to automatically filter the failure from the submission results. Filters are applied within Windows HCK Studio.
There are three types of filters:
- Errata: These filters override tests that have errors that cause them to fail incorrectly. These filters apply to the test for all end users.
- Contingency: These filters allow companies to pass certain tests based on a legal agreement with Microsoft to fix device or system bugs within an agreed time period. These are specific to a particular case.
- Autotriage: These filters don’t change the status of a test from fail to pass. They display information on common errors that can cause test failures.
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About This Filter Package
To install this package:
- Download HCKFilterUpdates.cab to your HCK Controller
- Open the downloaded HCKFilterUpdates.cab file
- Click and drag UpdateFilters.sql from the zip file to your desktop
- Click and drag the UpdateFilters.sql file from your desktop to the %Program Files (x86)%\Windows Kits\8.0\Hardware Certification Kit\Controller directory
- From that directory, run the UpdateFilters.exe command.
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