How to remove "SLEEP" and "SHUTDOWN" options from power button on CTRL+ATL+Delete Screen but keep "RESTART" option.
Windows 10
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Windows 10 Compatibility
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Microsoft Partner Center -> Hardware -> Access restricted
I try to let a driver sign throug the microsoft partner network but when i click on the hardware workspace i geht the Access restricted message: We're sorry, you don't have permission to access this page. Please contact your administrator to request…
Windows Hardware Performance
Surface Laptop 7 caps lock indicator not working
Hi, The Caps Lock indicator light no longer works on Surface Laptop 7 ARM, Windows version 24H2 since a recent windows update. I have spoked to multiple Microsoft support team members and there doesn't seem to be any urgency in resolving this. There…
Windows Hardware Performance
how to check my hard disk health
hi friends, can anyone tell me how to check my hard disk health?
Windows 10
Windows Hardware Performance

Registry fix for windows speculative side channel revert due to GPO settings for Spectre/meltdown registry
We have a GPO registry setting for Spectre/Meltdown locked down(see below screenshots), however, the fix for windows speculative configuration check changes those specific keys. The question is would adding the Reg fix for windows Speculative config…
Windows Hardware Performance
how to fix constant game crashes from source nvlddmkm event id 153
Subject: Help Needed with Persistent Game Crashes and nvlddmkm Error Dear Microsoft Support, I am experiencing persistent game crashes on my system, accompanied by the following error message in Event Viewer: Error Source: nvlddmkm Event ID: 153 …
Windows 10
Windows 10 Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
New window vm data disk attached during creation and also attached one more after creation not showing
New window vm data disk attached during creation and also attached one more after creation not showing
Windows Hardware Performance
Bluetooth Device Battery Indicator Display in System Tray
When we hover a mouse over the Volume icon in System Tray it currently shows the sound level indicator. Would it be possible to replace with Battery Level indicator (if connected to BlueTooth device) or add it along with Sound Level?
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows 11


Config Hash algorithm for HLK Studio - 2
Dear Microsoft Team, I am using HLK Studio to sign .hlkx package but as I see the HLK Studio is using SHA1 algorithm to calculate hash and sign, I want to use SHA256 but can not find any document to config it. Can you help me?
Windows Hardware Performance
Persistent Keyboard Freeze Issue Following Windows Updates
After a recent Windows update, my laptop keyboard intermittently becomes unresponsive while I'm working. The only way to restore functionality is by restarting the system. This issue had occurred previously as well, and reinstalling Windows had resolved…
Windows Hardware Performance
How to fix windows startup issue ?(Windows 7 , and it is not opening , startup repair also could'nt fix the issue)
I ran a startup repair in my windows 7 laptop , but it showed it couldnt fix the problem automatically (Root cause found : Boot Critical file C:\Windows\system32\ntkrnlpa.exe is corrupt ) .
Windows Hardware Performance
windows11+intel BT5.3 bluetooth SCO remote connect Failure
brb = (struct _BRB_SCO_OPEN_CHANNEL*) &(connection->ConnectDisconnectBrb); devCtx->ProfileDrvInterface.BthReuseBrb((PBRB)brb, BRB_SCO_OPEN_CHANNEL_RESPONSE); brb->Hdr.ClientContext[0] = connectionObject; brb->BtAddress =…
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Windows Hardware Performance
Windows 11
i7-6820HK CPU support for Windows 11
Like many others I have a Gaming Laptop with a still powerful i7-6820HK; however whilst Microsoft windows 11 supports a vast list of Intel processors the list is missing the i7 6xxx and 7xxx series. will this be addressed in future updates?
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows 11
How to support user customize page in Print Support APP?
I am working on the Print Support APP. We need the printer support user customized paper size. Unfortunately, the Microsoft's Print-support-app-design-guide documentation do not mention how to implementation this function. Followed by the document…
Windows Hardware Performance
Why is there no generic eSCL image/document Scanner driver for Windows?
I know that Windows typically uses WSD scanners which is okay, but the rest of the world, MacOS (Native), ChromeOS (Mopria Scan), Android (Mopria Scan) and iOS (Air Scanner app) can all use eSCL scanners . I developed an app that shares a Windows…
Windows Hardware Performance
NDIS Driver Performance and allocation of Net Buffer Lists (NBL) and NB In the Send and Receive Path
Gooday, I am writing an NDIS filter driver and I would Like to know if it is very efficient to allocate NBL, or NBL Context from receive and send path, without affecting performance. I would like to know if functions like NdisAllocateNetBuffer(),…
Windows Hardware Performance

NPU almost always active after bootup. Copilot+ pc with Qualcom processor
Microsoft Copilot + PC. Task manager shows NPU cycling between 0 and 80% usage on a 50% square wave cycle after bootup with no applications running. CPU usage 1%, memory usage 1%. Cannot find any reason for the NPU to be running so much. Any…
Windows Hardware Performance
HLK DF-PNP test item failed, WDTF_EDT: EDT filter driver not installed HRESULT=0x80004005
When I performed the DF-PNP test item of the HLK test, I encountered the following error - DF - PNP Cancel Remove Device Test (Reliability) - DF - PNP Cancel Stop Device Test (Reliability) etc. - WDTF_EDT: EDT filter driver not installed…
Windows 10
Windows Hardware Performance
WHLK [System - PNP (disable and enable) with IO Before and After (Reliability)] fail -WDTF_PNP : Result: Successful , but device not started
Hi, A failed item occurred after running WHLK [System - PNP (disable and enable) with IO Before and After (Reliability)] It looks like enable device fail, however, I can not see any abnormal symptom after the HLK test finished. Also can not see any…
Windows Performance Toolkit
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
Windows 10 Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Universal Flash Storage (UFS) Application development
Hi Community, I would like to write an application to test memory transfers for my UFS device using WINAPI UFS host controller. Are there any sample application or guidelines provided by Microsoft on how to implement the drivers/ applications…