Requirements and Policies

Get the Current Requirements and Policies: LogoPoint

The most current versions of the Windows Logo Program requirements and policies are available for review and comment in the LogoPoint database on the Winqual Web site. A Winqual account is required.

Prepared requirement reports identifying all logo requirements for a given device and system test category or Logo Program are now available in Word format on LogoPoint.

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Note: Requirements for the Windows Logo Program for hardware do not represent the minimum system requirements for any version of the Windows family of operating systems. Proposed Logo Program requirements in review documents represent expected hardware capabilities, not expected or planned features of Windows operating systems.

Windows Logo Program Requirement updates can be viewed at Windows Logo Program Requirement Updates.

Windows Vista Hardware Start Button Specification

  Windows Vista Hardware Start Button Specification, Version 1.02
Implementation requirements if start button is included in hardware.
(2.5 MB Microsoft Word file; April 23, 2007)

Requirements for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003

See Windows Logo Program Requirements V. 2.2.

DTM Global WHQL Policies Draft (applies for Windows Server 2003)

 The DTM Global WHQL Policies Draft
(521 KB Microsoft Word file; September 12, 2008)