1,567 questions with Windows Hardware Performance tags

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HLK ApiValidator test gives error "Driver Path not found" - which path?

I am running a WHLQ/HLK test for a Windows 10 WIA driver of a camera. 60 out of 61 tests have passed successful. The only test that fails is ApiValidator. In the part …

Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,567 questions
asked 2022-11-04T06:39:27.51+00:00
Kai 21 Reputation points
commented 2024-06-21T09:32:28.0733333+00:00
cheng 0 Reputation points
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High level question about Sample application for UVC extension units

Long time Java & Linux developer here, having been saddled with a task on Windows & C++ that I'm struggling to get to grips with, help humbly appreciated! I have been provided a piece of USB hardware (HD Camera) which has already had…

Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,567 questions
asked 2022-05-11T19:59:18.687+00:00
Adam Braunton 1 Reputation point
answered 2024-06-21T09:19:16.2133333+00:00
Mirco König 0 Reputation points
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HLK ApiValidator test Error: xxx.sys has unsupported API call to "ntoskrnl.exe!KeGetCurrentIrql"

hello: Environemts: Windows SDK version: 10.0.22621.0 HLK: Windows 10 22H2, it is running the server 2016 . I am developing the kernel mode driver for Windows 10 and trying to pass the ApiValidator. I can pass the ApiValidator in VS2022 environment.…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
10,991 questions
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
2,418 questions
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,567 questions
asked 2023-12-25T03:01:57.28+00:00
muaxi8 5 Reputation points
commented 2024-06-21T08:44:52.18+00:00
cheng 0 Reputation points
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Microsoft Surface pro 9 SQ3: GPS com port?

Surface pro 9 SQ3 version is equiped with a GPS chip. I am struggling to connect the GPS of surface pro 9 SQ3 with a navigation software ( Open CPN). I need to know what is the communication port # in order to establish the connection from the GPS signal…

Not Monitored
Not Monitored
Tag not monitored by Microsoft.
37,150 questions
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,567 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
8,677 questions
asked 2024-05-24T17:22:24.6933333+00:00
benoit henault 5 Reputation points
answered 2024-06-21T07:50:46.2933333+00:00
Raoul RICHARD 0 Reputation points
2 answers

If I plug an external drive into a system, and it has the same letter assigned as an internal one, which one changes?

The title pretty much sums it up; I intend to bring the SSD over from my old computer into the new one that I've just build to use as a backup drive, but it served as the boot drive for that computer and both it and the boot drive of the current computer…

Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,567 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
8,677 questions
asked 2024-06-20T12:33:09.76+00:00
Malachite Dragon 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-06-20T15:58:16.09+00:00
Wesley Li 5,955 Reputation points
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Hello. i keep getting problem "The remote procedure call failed" when i try to click on disk management. i tried to activate windows but it says that its non-core windows and idk what do do. Please help

My remote procedure service is running please help

Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,567 questions
asked 2023-01-31T16:54:14.87+00:00
Hello guys im anda da water 0 Reputation points
commented 2024-06-20T08:50:15.3566667+00:00
Rick Mead 0 Reputation points
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Azure Backup with Windows Admin Center - Invalid vault credentials provided

Hi, we are trying to set up Azure Backup for our on premises servers with the Windows Admin Center. The WAC is registered in Azure. We set it up one day and created an new vault for AzBackup from within the WAC but then realized that this…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
1,163 questions
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,567 questions
asked 2022-11-16T15:37:34.513+00:00
Markus Quirmbach 41 Reputation points
commented 2024-06-13T04:25:18.28+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT 39,916 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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WIA Transfer Test fails in Win 11 24h2 HLK

Hello community, Executing HLK tests for WIA driver in windows 11 24H2 26100, WIA Transfer Test fails with "CreateDevice Failed" "Failed to CoCreate Device Manager" and other. why does the WIA transfer test fails in win11 24h2? below…

Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,567 questions
asked 2024-06-12T10:09:51.4433333+00:00
Roshni 21 Reputation points
edited the question 2024-06-13T01:29:49.5433333+00:00
Xiaopo Yang - MSFT 12,066 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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How to fix I2C HID device permanently

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Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,567 questions
asked 2024-04-04T09:46:07.0566667+00:00
Sanyukta Sudhansu 0 Reputation points
commented 2024-06-12T22:41:18.8566667+00:00
wajdan jamal 0 Reputation points
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I'm looking for plug and play hardware, where can I buy it?

Dear reader We are making a power monitor in the form of a plug and socket. Now I wonder if someone has not built this already? It is of course much easier to buy and offer an existing application. There are so many smart home devices on the market, but…

Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,567 questions
asked 2024-06-11T07:44:13.1933333+00:00
Keetels, Jeroen 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-06-12T05:43:28.9266667+00:00
Keetels, Jeroen 0 Reputation points
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initialize disk "incorrect function"

I just got a hard drive and I'm trying to connect and it's giving me issues. It's showing up in my Disk Management but it won't let me initialize. I've tried MBR and GPT and both give me "incorrect function" messages. I tried using diskpart to…

Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,567 questions
asked 2024-06-11T20:12:13.7+00:00
Liv 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-06-12T02:21:25.58+00:00
Ian Xue (Shanghai Wicresoft Co., Ltd.) 32,326 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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updated version of mscomctl.ocx (mscomctl2017.ocx) will not register

Suddenly when I try to update an application I made in VB6 on users machines, they get this error message when they run the application: When I try to manually register the .ocx file using "regsvr32 mscomctl2017" command in the \syswow64…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
10,991 questions
Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
4,965 questions
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,567 questions
Microsoft Configuration Manager
asked 2024-06-05T00:22:28.24+00:00
Paul Wilson 0 Reputation points
commented 2024-06-10T06:59:28.8+00:00
RLWA32 42,161 Reputation points
5 answers

Microsoft Visual FoxPro

I upgraded to Windows 11. I have some programs that I am trying to run but get a message that it cannot locate the Microsoft Visual FoxPro support library. Is there a way to get these programs to run on Windows 11. I was previously running these programs…

Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,567 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
8,677 questions
asked 2023-02-07T03:31:09.91+00:00
Kent Carter 10 Reputation points
commented 2024-06-06T01:59:16.1333333+00:00
R. Campbell 5 Reputation points
2 answers

Why the template Filter Driver: Filesystem Mini-filter was removed in the new versions of WDK and VS 2022

Recently I wanted to create a template Filter Driver: File system Mini-filter on WDK 10.0.22621.2428 in vs 2022 but did not find this template.And I was wondering why it was deleted?

Visual Studio
Visual Studio
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.
4,791 questions
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
A collection of Microsoft tools and documentation for automating desktop and server deployment. Previously known as Microsoft Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment (BDD).
846 questions
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,567 questions
asked 2023-11-17T15:51:09.6233333+00:00
TheDanilka 5 Reputation points
answered 2024-06-04T22:26:15.02+00:00
Doug Nebeker 0 Reputation points
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Device Manager does not show 'Bus Reported Device Description'

Hi, i need the device description for my APP, but unfortunately appropriate API calls does not return anything and by investigating the device manager it does not show up either. I am searching the USB enumeration list until the correct vid pid and a…

C++
C++
A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.
3,603 questions
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,567 questions
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
37 questions
asked 2024-06-04T06:54:08.5766667+00:00
MO_660 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2024-06-04T09:20:19.4166667+00:00
Minxin Yu 10,616 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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Is there a DxgkDdi interface can be triggered by pressing keys?

I am developing a display driver, and I want to manually call the kernel function during gpuhang, instead of waiting until the system times out to call it automatically. I would like to ask if dxgkddi has a similar interface, which can be manually…

Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,567 questions
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
37 questions
asked 2024-06-04T07:17:31.9466667+00:00
Kevin Yuan 0 Reputation points
0 answers

How to fix the dts: x ultra app problem after the recent update on my asus tuf f15 laptop, model: fx506lhb, please help

it is working fine till i have updated to the latest version, once after updating it is not responding how could it be made to work as before?

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,459 questions
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,567 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
8,677 questions
Microsoft Configuration Manager
asked 2024-06-01T07:20:59.5466667+00:00
Phanindra Kolli 10 Reputation points
edited the question 2024-06-03T06:10:32.7566667+00:00
Haoyan Xue_MSFT 21,401 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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UMDF 2 driver INF file error: 'The third-party INF does not contain digital signature information'

I'm developing a UMDF 2 driver and having trouble with the INF file. The Microsoft documentation is hard to understand, and I'm getting an error when I try to install my driver. Here is my INF file: [Version] Signature="$Windows…

Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,567 questions
asked 2024-06-01T19:41:52.9966667+00:00
Pirasath Luxchumykanthan 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2024-06-03T01:37:27.82+00:00
Anna Xiu-MSFT 27,231 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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in Windows 11 24H2 HLK detection, how to solve INF problems, registry rename problems, and display capture tools problems encountered

Hi all: Hi everyone: I am from a virtual device team. We encountered some problems when doing HLK detection on Windows 11 24H2 platform. 1：For the first problem,  I have submitted an issue in the above repository…

Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,567 questions
asked 2024-06-02T11:33:52.3733333+00:00
Nemesis Zoo 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2024-06-02T11:35:54.1966667+00:00
Nemesis Zoo 0 Reputation points
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Why RebootForDeiceRecovery step fails during HLK , DF - Concurrent Hardware And Operating System (CHAOS) Test (Development and Intergration).

Hi. I am currently in the process of HLK certifying the PCIe video capture card driver. The development environment is as follows. HLK Server OS: window server 2019 Standard Taget OS BuildNumber: Win10 1904 Drvier: KMDF 1.11 Connect Slot: PCIe…

Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,567 questions
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
37 questions
asked 2024-05-29T07:41:31.5+00:00
isjung 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2024-06-01T00:06:40.9+00:00
isjung 0 Reputation points