Windows Certification Newsletter - April 9, 2013 - Windows 8.1 HCK

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QFE 10 for the HCK Now Available

Windows Certification Newsletter - April 23, 2013

QFE 10 for the HCK Now Available

QFE 10 for the Windows Hardware Certification Kit (Windows HCK) is available for download. This QFE is important for display certification and those creating Hyper-V Extensible Switch extensions. Specifically the QFE addresses:

A regression, introduced with QFE 007, in the display gatherer that causes Display device capabilities to report inaccurately.
An issue where logo certified extensions were not listed on https://www.WindowsServerCatalog.com. A new product type, vSwitchExtention, was added to WHCK to identify certification submissions for Hyper-V Extensible Switch extensions. This product type is now carried with the submission to Microsoft’s web portal. These switch extensions will display in the Windows Server Catalog under the Hyper-V Switch Extensions area.

Download it now:https://msdn.microsoft.com/windows/hardware/jj553782

Jigs Rentals: More Options for Performing Windows Touch Tests

The Windows 8 Touch Test Jigs — Precision Touch Test Tool (PT3) and Rotation and Acoustic Tool (RA) — now are available from two sources to support both capacitive-based and optical-based touch technologies.

For detailed test specifications and availability, please contact one of these certified jig vendors:

Triex Technologies, Inc.

Tim Wright, Timw@triextech.com, +1 (206) 940-0943
Industrial Technology Research Institute

Sen-Yih Chou, Senyih@itri.org.tw, +886 (03) 5743887

Industrial Technology Research Institute also offers a laboratory with test jigs for rental as an option for ecosystem partners performing the Windows touch tests. The service starts April 10, 2013. For facilities information, please contact:

Test Jigs

PT3 (HPT-2-25) and RA Tool (TPL-3)
Open hours

Monday to Thursday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Reservations required

24 hours in advance at least
Laboratory rental and basic supply fees

NTD 1,500 per hour (tax excluded)
Contact

PT3 (HPT-2-25) Wen-Lan Tseng, +886-3-5732296, wing@itri.org.tw, http://goo.gl/maps/JyNjI
Location

Bldg. 12, 321, Sec. 2, Kuang Fu Rd., Hsinchu, 30011, Taiwan, R.O.C.

UEFI POST TIME Requirement Relaxed for Some All-In-One Systems Updates

Based on additional industry feedback, we're relaxing the UEFI POST TIME requirement to enable large storage capacity in all-in-one systems.

Conditions:

PCs must be an all-in-one system with integrated displays.
AIO Systems must meet the POST Time Boundary listed in the table below. For example, systems with a disk that is more than or equal to 1TB but less than 2TB capacity must POST in 9 seconds or less.
Systems shipping after December 31, 2014, must meet the requirements published on MSDN.

System Storage Capacity	POST time boundary
< 1TB	8 sec (was 4 sec)
>= 1TB & <2TB	9 sec (was 7 sec)
>= 2TB & <3TB	10 sec (same as before)
>= 3TB & <4TB	14 sec (same as before)
>= 4TB	15 sec (same as before)