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Microsoft Windows Hardware Program developer account suspensions

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Microsoft suspended Windows Hardware Program developer accounts after mandatory verification failures, blocking submissions and delaying Windows builds and security patches. The disruption affected maintainers of WireGuard, VeraCrypt, MemTest86, and Windscribe, who could no longer publish Windows updates. Microsoft said rejected accounts were no longer permitted to submit, turning the update channel into a direct access problem for affected projects.

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Timeline

  1. 09.04.2026 09:46 1 articles · 1mo ago

    Microsoft announces Windows Hardware Program verification notice

    Legal Policy Action Update

    Microsoft published Hardware Dev Center guidance on October 1 for the Windows Hardware Program, requiring partner account verification beginning October 16 and warning that partners who failed the 30-day requirement would be automatically suspended from submissions.

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  2. 09.04.2026 09:46 1 articles · 1mo ago

    Windows Hardware Program verification window opens

    Mitigation Patch Update

    The Windows Hardware Program account verification process began on October 16, starting the 30-day window for partners to complete verification before automatic suspension from the program.

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  3. 09.04.2026 09:46 1 articles · 1mo ago

    Rejected Windows Hardware Program accounts are suspended

    Victim Impact Update

    Microsoft said in a March 30 update that Windows Hardware Program account verification had concluded, and accounts that received a Rejected verification status were suspended, with submissions from those accounts no longer permitted.

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  4. 09.04.2026 09:46 2 articles · 1mo ago

    Maintainers report blocked Windows publishing after Microsoft account suspensions

    Initial Disclosure

    Maintainers of WireGuard, VeraCrypt, MemTest86, and Windscribe said suspended Microsoft developer accounts blocked Windows driver signing, Windows builds, and security patches, and Microsoft said the suspensions were automatic because the partners had not completed mandatory account verification in the Windows Hardware Program since April 2024.

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