@“Peter_Viscarola_(OSR)” said:
How would they do that without Windows Updates possible on Win7
I’m not sure what “without Windows Updates possible on Win7” means. If you mean that the target systems that will be loading your driver will not be connected to the Internet (or you will otherwise be set to disable any possibility of getting a Windows Update)… yes, I think you’re safe. If you’re saying “Microsoft has said they won’t do any Windows Updates for Win7” … well, whether that’s what they DO or not is entirely up to them, isn’t it?
Rather the later one, but you’re right, it’s up to them, what tehy do or don’t do on their Win 7.
And can they prevent me to sign such drivers until 2023 with the certificate I already purches today,
It’s their operating system. They can do anything they want. As we see from this whole mess… But the point isn’t “prevent me to sign such drivers” – the ultimate point is “refusing to load such drivers” after you’ve signed them, right? Who knows what logic lurks in the various versions of the Win7 driver signing/authorization code? What little things they have that might expire, and when? This code is among the most closely guarded in Windows and I, for one, have never seen it.
“refusing to load such drivers” → yes that’s what I exactly mean. Yes and maybe they have some special code in the depths o their windows 7 OS waiting to get active and start revoking cross signed driver after June 2021 We never know (until June ).
But from your answer I read, that you don’t know for sure about such code/feature. It’s all just guessing.
So I’m fine with that and take the risk for know.
Have you considered passing the Win7 WHQL tests? That would save you from having to worry about all this nonsense. It seems like you’ve expended as much effort as it might require for you to setup, run, and maybe pass those tests…
Yes sure, we looked into HLK already for Win 10 and even managed to pass some of our drivers. But then wie figured out that we need HCK for Win 7 drivers, which is another hassel to setup. But anyway, we are still investigating that as well.
But that’s not my job in my company. Other people doing that.
I just have to job to find a backup plan, if we miss to pass HCK, which is very likley as I read in many other posts here
Thanks for your help and expertise Peter, so far.
Matthias