MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS
MICROSOFT WINDOWS HARDWARE LAB KIT (HLK) FOR WINDOWS 11
MICROSOFT WINDOWS DRIVER KIT (WDK) FOR WINDOWS 11

These license terms are an agreement between you and Microsoft Corporation (or one of its affiliates). They apply to the software named above and any Microsoft services or software updates (except to the extent such services or updates are accompanied by new or additional terms, in which case those different terms apply prospectively and do not alter your or Microsoft’s rights relating to pre-updated software or services). IF YOU COMPLY WITH THESE LICENSE TERMS, YOU HAVE THE RIGHTS BELOW. BY USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS. 
1.	INSTALLATION AND USE RIGHTS. 
a.	HLK. Subject to the terms of this agreement, one user may install and use any number of copies of the software on your devices to design, develop and test your programs (e.g., software, drivers, tools, etc.) for use with Windows operating systems, including to create submissions for the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program.
b.	WDK. Subject to the terms of this agreement, one user may install and use any number of copies of the software on your devices to design, develop and test your programs (e.g., software, drivers, tools, etc.) for use with Windows operating systems. Further, you may install, use and/or deploy via a network management system or as part of a desktop image, any number of copies of the software on computer devices within your internal corporate network to design, develop and test your programs (e.g., software, drivers, tools, etc.) for use with Windows operating systems. Each copy must be complete, including all copyright and trademark notices. 
c.	GitHub CodeQL Software. The HLK software may provide access to, or rely on, GitHub CodeQL. Subject to the terms of this agreement, one user may install and use any number of copies of the software on your devices solely for the purpose of analyzing drivers designed, developed and tested using HLK. For purpose of clarification, the terms of this agreement govern your use of the GitHub CodeQL. 
d.	Included Microsoft Programs. The software contains other Microsoft programs. These license terms govern your use of included Microsoft programs, except as otherwise indicated in these license terms. The HLK software includes SQL Server 2022 Express, which is licensed under the terms and conditions of the SQL Server 2022 Express license located at https://aka.ms/useterms. You may only use this program in conjunction with the HLK software licensed here.  If you do not accept the SQL Server 2022 Express license terms, you may not use the program.
e.	Third Party Software.  The software may include third party code that Microsoft, not the third party, licenses to you under this agreement. Notices, if any, for the third party code are included for your information only. Notices, if any, for the third party code are included with the software and may be found in the ThirdPartyNotices.txt or credits.rtf file associated with the software. To the limited extent that any open source software license expressly supersedes these license terms for the software, such open source license governs your use of the applicable component(s) of the software subject to such license.
2.	DATA. 
a.	Data Collection. The software may collect information about you and your use of the software, and send that to Microsoft. Microsoft may use this information to provide services and improve our products and services. You may opt-out of many of these scenarios, but not all, as described in the product documentation.  There are also some features in the software that may enable you to collect data from users of your applications. If you use these features to enable data collection in your applications, you must comply with applicable law, including providing appropriate notices to users of your applications. You can learn more about data collection and use in the help documentation and the privacy statement at https://aka.ms/privacy. Your use of the software operates as your consent to these practices.
b.	Processing of Personal Data. To the extent Microsoft is a processor or subprocessor of personal data in connection with the software, Microsoft makes the commitments in the European Union General Data Protection Regulation Terms of the Online Services Terms to all customers effective May 25, 2018, at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/gdpr.
3.	ADDITIONAL LICENSE RIGHTS.  
a.	Distributable Code. The software contains code that you are permitted to distribute in programs you develop if you comply with the terms below; for the avoidance of doubt, this Section 3 does not apply to GitHub CodeQL.
i.	Right to Use and Distribute. The code and text files listed below are “Distributable Code.”
1.	WDK
a.	REDIST.TXT Files. You may copy and distribute the object code form of code listed in REDIST.TXT files plus any of the files listed on the REDIST list located at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=294840.
2.	Third Party Distribution
a.	You may permit distributors of your programs to copy and distribute the Distributable Code as part of those programs.
ii.	Distribution Requirements. For any Distributable Code you distribute, you must
1.	add significant primary functionality to it in your programs;
2.	for any Distributable Code having a filename extension of .lib, distribute only the results of running such Distributable Code through a linker with your programs;
3.	distribute Distributable Code included in a setup program only as part of that setup program without modification;
4.	require distributors and external end users to agree to terms that protect it at least as much as this agreement; 
5.	display your valid copyright notice on your programs; and
6.	indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Microsoft from any claims, including attorneys’ fees, related to the distribution or use of your programs.
iii.	Distribution Restrictions. You may not
1.	alter any copyright, trademark or patent notice in the Distributable Code;
2.	use Microsoft’s trademarks in your programs’ names or in a way that suggests your programs come from or are endorsed by Microsoft;
3.	distribute Distributable Code to run on a platform other than the Windows platform;
4.	include Distributable Code in malicious, deceptive or unlawful programs; or
5.	modify or distribute the source code of any Distributable Code so that any part of it becomes subject to an Excluded License. An Excluded License is one that requires, as a condition of use, modification or distribution, that
a.	the code be disclosed or distributed in source code form; or
b.	others have the right to modify it.
4.	.NET FRAMEWORK SOFTWARE. The software contains Microsoft .NET Framework software. This software is part of Windows. The license terms for Windows apply to your use of the .NET Framework software.
5.	SCOPE OF LICENSE. The software is licensed, not sold. Microsoft reserves all other rights. Unless applicable law gives you more rights despite this limitation, you will not (and have no right to):
·	Except for the Microsoft .NET Framework, you must obtain Microsoft's prior written approval to disclose to a third party the results of any benchmark test of the software. You may conduct internal benchmark testing of .NET components and disclose the results of any benchmark test of those components under the conditions set forth at go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=66406.
·	work around any technical limitations in the software;
·	reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the software, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code for the software, except and to the extent required by third party licensing terms governing use of certain open source components that may be included in the software;
·	disclose the results of any benchmark tests of the software to any third party without Microsoft’s prior written approval; 
·	publish the software for others to copy;
·	remove, minimize, block, or modify any notices of Microsoft or its suppliers in the software;
·	use the software for commercial software hosting services;
·	use the software in any way that is against the law or to create or propagate malware; 
·	share, publish, distribute, or lend the software, (except for any distributable code, subject to the terms above), provide the software as a stand-alone offering for others to use, or transfer the software or this agreement to any third party.
6.	H.265/HEVC Video Standard.  This product includes H.265/HEVC coding technology.  Access Advance LLC requires this notice:
THE H.265/HEVC TECHNOLOGY IN THIS PRODUCT IS COVERED BY ONE OR MORE CLAIMS OF THE HEVC PATENTS LISTED AT http://patentlist.accessadvance.com/.
7.	DOCUMENTATION. Any person that has valid access to your computer or internal network may copy and use the documentation for your internal, reference purposes.
8.	EXPORT RESTRICTIONS. You must comply with all domestic and international export laws and regulations that apply to the software, which include restrictions on destinations, end users, and end use. For further information on export restrictions, visit http://aka.ms/exporting.
9.	SUPPORT SERVICES. Microsoft is not obligated under this agreement to provide any support services for the software. Any support provided is “as is”, “with all faults”, and without warranty of any kind.
10.	ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This agreement, and any other terms Microsoft may provide for supplements, updates, or third-party applications, is the entire agreement for the software.
11.	TERMINATION. Without prejudice to any other rights, Microsoft may terminate this agreement if you fail to comply with any of its terms or conditions. In such event, you must destroy all copies of the software and all of its component parts.
12.	APPLICABLE LAW AND PLACE TO RESOLVE DISPUTES. If you acquired the software in the United States or Canada, the laws of the state or province where you live (or, if a business, where your principal place of business is located) govern the interpretation of this agreement, claims for its breach, and all other claims (including consumer protection, unfair competition, and tort claims), regardless of conflict of laws principles. If you acquired the software in any other country, its laws apply. If U.S. federal jurisdiction exists, you and Microsoft consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the federal court in King County, Washington for all disputes heard in court. If not, you and Microsoft consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the Superior Court of King County, Washington for all disputes heard in court.
13.	CONSUMER RIGHTS; REGIONAL VARIATIONS. This agreement describes certain legal rights. You may have other rights, including consumer rights, under the laws of your state, province, or country. Separate and apart from your relationship with Microsoft, you may also have rights with respect to the party from which you acquired the software. This agreement does not change those other rights if the laws of your state, province, or country do not permit it to do so. For example, if you acquired the software in one of the below regions, or mandatory country law applies, then the following provisions apply to you:
a)	Australia. You have statutory guarantees under the Australian Consumer Law and nothing in this agreement is intended to affect those rights.
b)	Canada. If you acquired this software in Canada, you may stop receiving updates by turning off the automatic update feature, disconnecting your device from the Internet (if and when you re-connect to the Internet, however, the software will resume checking for and installing updates), or uninstalling the software. The product documentation, if any, may also specify how to turn off updates for your specific device or software.
c)	Germany and Austria.
i.	Warranty. The properly licensed software will perform substantially as described in any Microsoft materials that accompany the software. However, Microsoft gives no contractual guarantee in relation to the licensed software.
ii.	Limitation of Liability. In case of intentional conduct, gross negligence, claims based on the Product Liability Act, as well as, in case of death or personal or physical injury, Microsoft is liable according to the statutory law.
Subject to the foregoing clause ii., Microsoft will only be liable for slight negligence if Microsoft is in breach of such material contractual obligations, the fulfillment of which facilitate the due performance of this agreement, the breach of which would endanger the purpose of this agreement and the compliance with which a party may constantly trust in (so-called "cardinal obligations"). In other cases of slight negligence, Microsoft will not be liable for slight negligence.
14.	DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY. THE SOFTWARE IS LICENSED “AS IS.” YOU BEAR THE RISK OF USING IT. MICROSOFT GIVES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES, GUARANTEES, OR CONDITIONS. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS, MICROSOFT EXCLUDES ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
15.	LIMITATION ON AND EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES. IF YOU HAVE ANY BASIS FOR RECOVERING DAMAGES DESPITE THE PRECEDING DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY, YOU CAN RECOVER FROM MICROSOFT AND ITS SUPPLIERS ONLY DIRECT DAMAGES UP TO U.S. $5.00. YOU CANNOT RECOVER ANY OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING CONSEQUENTIAL, LOST PROFITS, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES.
This limitation applies to (a) anything related to the software, services, content (including code) on third party Internet sites, or third party applications; and (b) claims for breach of contract, warranty, guarantee, or condition; strict liability, negligence, or other tort; or any other claim; in each case to the extent permitted by applicable law.
It also applies even if Microsoft knew or should have known about the possibility of the damages. The above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you because your state, province, or country may not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental, consequential, or other damages.

Please note: As this software is distributed in Quebec, Canada, some of the clauses in this agreement are provided below in French.
Remarque : Ce logiciel étant distribué au Québec, Canada, certaines des clauses dans ce contrat sont fournies ci-dessous en français.
EXONÉRATION DE GARANTIE. Le logiciel visé par une licence est offert « tel quel ». Toute utilisation de ce logiciel est à votre seule risque et péril. Microsoft n’accorde aucune autre garantie expresse. Vous pouvez bénéficier de droits additionnels en vertu du droit local sur la protection des consommateurs, que ce contrat ne peut modifier. La ou elles sont permises par le droit locale, les garanties implicites de qualité marchande, d’adéquation à un usage particulier et d’absence de contrefaçon sont exclues.
LIMITATION DES DOMMAGES-INTÉRÊTS ET EXCLUSION DE RESPONSABILITÉ POUR LES DOMMAGES. Vous pouvez obtenir de Microsoft et de ses fournisseurs une indemnisation en cas de dommages directs uniquement à hauteur de 5,00 $ US. Vous ne pouvez prétendre à aucune indemnisation pour les autres dommages, y compris les dommages spéciaux, indirects ou accessoires et pertes de bénéfices.
Cette limitation concerne:
·	tout ce qui est relié au logiciel, aux services ou au contenu (y compris le code) figurant sur des sites Internet tiers ou dans des programmes tiers ; et
·	les réclamations au titre de violation de contrat ou de garantie, ou au titre de responsabilité stricte, de négligence ou d’une autre faute dans la limite autorisée par la loi en vigueur.
Elle s’applique également, même si Microsoft connaissait ou devrait connaître l’éventualité d’un tel dommage. Si votre pays n’autorise pas l’exclusion ou la limitation de responsabilité pour les dommages indirects, accessoires ou de quelque nature que ce soit, il se peut que la limitation ou l’exclusion ci-dessus ne s’appliquera pas à votre égard.
EFFET JURIDIQUE. Le présent contrat décrit certains droits juridiques. Vous pourriez avoir d’autres droits prévus par les lois de votre pays. Le présent contrat ne modifie pas les droits que vous confèrent les lois de votre pays si celles-ci ne le permettent pas.
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