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Is it possible to have two drivers with the same drivername submitted to Microsoft for WHQL signing?
Organization A have a driver named SomeDriverName which passed WHQL signing.
Organization B submitted a WHQL signing with the same driver name SomeDriverName. Will Microsoft accept the submission and sign the driver?
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That's why it's important to choose somewhat personalized driver names. "SerialCard.sys" would be a poor choice.
Also remember that submitting for WHQL does not automatically enroll your driver in the Windows Driver Library, which is what gets searched when you plug in a new device. Microsoft does check that there aren't two drivers for the same Hardware ID in the library, but they don't check the driver name.
Tim Roberts, [email protected]
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.