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Certification Test Reference

This section contains the descriptions of all certification tests organized into hardware categories. If you are familiar with the certification process, you can review the specific sections that map to your device. You can also connect your device to an HCK environment and allow the system to detect what features and tests are applicable to your device. You can then press F1 on any detected test to learn more.

For your driver to pass testing and obtain a logo, you must use the latest version of the Windows® Driver Kit to compile the driver.

Important  

Microsoft will continue to update test content as needed. To ensure you have the latest test information, see the online version of this section on the Windows Dev Center

 

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Device.Audio Testing

Includes conceptual and troubleshooting information for testing audio devices as well a complete reference to audio-specific tests.

Device.BusController Testing

Includes conceptual and troubleshooting information for testing bus controller devices as well a complete reference to bus controller tests.

Device.Connectivity Testing

Includes conceptual and troubleshooting information for testing connectivity capabilities as well a complete reference to connectivity tests.

Device.Digitizer Testing

Includes a complete reference to device digitizer tests.

Device.Fundamentals Testing

Includes a complete reference to device fundamentals-specific tests.

Device.Graphics Testing

Includes conceptual and troubleshooting information for testing graphic adapter devices or chipsets as well a complete reference to graphics- or display device-specific tests.

Device.Imaging Testing

Includes conceptual and troubleshooting information for testing printers or scanners as well a complete reference to imagining-specific tests.

Device.Input Testing

Includes conceptual and troubleshooting information for testing input devices (for example mice, keyboards, and other HID-class devices). as well as a complete reference to input-specific tests.

Device.Media Testing

Includes conceptual and troubleshooting information for media devices. as well as a complete reference to network-specific tests.

Device.Network Testing

Includes conceptual and troubleshooting information for testing networking devices (network adapters hubs, routers, and similar devices). as well as a complete reference to network-specific tests.

Device.Portable Testing

Includes conceptual and troubleshooting information for testing portable devices (mobile phones, still or video cameras, and similar devices), as well as a complete reference to portable device-specific tests.

Device.Storage Testing

Includes conceptual and troubleshooting information for testing storage devices, as well as a complete reference to portable device-specific tests.

Device.Streaming Testing

Includes conceptual and troubleshooting information for testing streaming media devices, as well as a complete reference to streaming media-specific tests.

Filter.Driver Testing

Includes conceptual and troubleshooting information for testing filter drivers, as well as a complete reference to filter driver tests.

Optional Diagnosability Tests

Includes conceptual and troubleshooting information for optional diagnosability tests.

System.Client Testing

Includes conceptual and troubleshooting information for testing various computer form factors which are running Microsoft Windows client operating systems, as well as a complete reference to system client-specific tests.

System.Fundamentals Testing

Includes a complete reference to system fundamental-specific tests.

System.Server Testing

Includes conceptual and troubleshooting information for testing various computer form factors which are running Microsoft Windows server operating systems, as well as a complete reference to system server-specific tests.

System.Solutions Testing

Includes conceptual information and test reference for Private Cloud Simulators.

Windows Hardware Certification Kit (HCK) Supplemental Test Content

Includes additional files that are not included in the Windows HCK for size or security reasons.  These tests are marked as requiring supplemental content. 

 

 

 

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