WHQL Pre-Testing
In addition to being one of the few USB-IF certified test labs in the world, the MCCI® Test Lab provides expert testing in preparing Microsoft WHQL test submissions.
Why WHQL?
The purpose of Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs is to certify that a device is compatible with Microsoft operating systems. Companies whose devices pass this series of tests are qualified to display the Microsoft Windows logos and can be listed on Microsoft's Hardware Compatibility List (HCL), www.microsoft.com/hcl/. The products that appear on this list have all been designed and tested to meet the requirements of the Microsoft "Designed for Windows" Logo Program. As such they have passed rigorous testing to ensure that they are easy to use, stable, work well with other applications and devices that also bear the Designed for Windows Logo, and install/uninstall properly on the computer.
WHQL testing has several benefits:
WHQL Pre-Testing
Phone: +1-607-277-1029, Ext. 105
Email: testing@mcci.com
Why WHQL?
The purpose of Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs is to certify that a device is compatible with Microsoft operating systems. Companies whose devices pass this series of tests are qualified to display the Microsoft Windows logos and can be listed on Microsoft's Hardware Compatibility List (HCL), www.microsoft.com/hcl/. The products that appear on this list have all been designed and tested to meet the requirements of the Microsoft "Designed for Windows" Logo Program. As such they have passed rigorous testing to ensure that they are easy to use, stable, work well with other applications and devices that also bear the Designed for Windows Logo, and install/uninstall properly on the computer.
WHQL testing has several benefits:
- Exhaustive, automated stress testing on a variety of system platforms and operating system variants improves driver test coverage.
- Passing drivers can be automatically put on the Windows Update site, and will automatically be downloaded as required.
- Passing devices are added to the Microsoft Hardware Compatibility List.
- Signing drivers prevents tampering, and reduces the number of messages during user installation.
- Helps Microsoft and test centers support the device
MCCI can do WHQL testing for a variety of USB device classes, including network adapters, serial ports, modems, and ADSL adapters.
In addition, MCCI test engineers will prepare the bulk of the WHQL submission package for you, based on your input. You simply do the final submission.
For more information on WHQL, see http://www.microsoft.com/hwtest/.
WHQL Pre-Testing
Phone: +1-607-277-1029, Ext. 105
Email: testing@mcci.com
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