The "more information" link on a driver update redirects to a different site.

Anonymous
2012-03-14T12:05:44+00:00

Original title : Windows Update "More Information" link broken

Windows Update (in Windows 7 64-bit) notified me of a driver update. I clicked the "More Information" link, and was taken to a webpage at "winqual.microsoft.com". This told me that the site has moved to "sysdev.microsoft.com", and I could find no way to find more information about this driver update.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-05-17T15:27:04+00:00

    Good Grief! It's May 17th and not one reply to all these other replies!!

    This problem has been occurring for longer than a couple months. I've been experiencing it for about 5 or 6 months now and never had time to look further into it. There is an update for my graphics driver that supposedly was from last JUNE 2011!! Since then, every time I try to get more information about it, (including today's attempts) I get sent to the same link:

    • Winqual has moved!
    • Our new home is sysdev.microsoft.com,which you can find at the<br>Dashboard tab on the Hardware and Desktop areas of the Windows Dev Center. At the Hardware and Desktop Dashboard, you can continue to:<br><ul><br><li>Certify your hardware and desktop apps for Windows</li><li>Distribute drivers by using Windows Update</li><li>Get reports about your products</li><li>Submit metadata for your device or system</li><li>Use the remote debugging tool</li></ul><br><br>Please update your bookmarks.

    I sign in with my Windows Live ID (so unnecessary!!) and it expects me to have a Winqual account and thinks I'm a distributor or developer.

    MICROSOFT! THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM ABOUT GETTING AN UPDATE!!!!

    IT IS A PROBLEM ABOUT GETTING MORE INFORMATION FIRST!!!!

    WE CAN'T!!!!!


    - and haven't been able to for a VERY long time.



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  2. Anonymous
    2012-05-04T20:17:04+00:00

    FWIW, I opened up a support ticket with MS and have a "case number", if that means anything. As expected, the first person responded with something like "oh, you're having a problem with receiving windows updates? I'll pass this to a support professional who can help you with that!"...    /rolls eyes

    The second person I received a response from, however, appears to be a real human & not just a drone looking for keywords.  I'm not sure if she can find the right people who can fix it, but it's more help than Mr. Rohit Chettri is capable of...

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-05-04T19:10:46+00:00

    It is now May 5th and still no answer.

    This is getting tiresome.  

    MICROSOFT - PLEASE CORRECTLY REDIRECT

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-05-04T18:38:00+00:00

    I'll add to the 'Me too' chorus as well.

    Just bought an new Keyboard (Microsoft Sidewinder x4), and after a reboot, got a Windows Update notification for a driver.

    And you've guessed it, a winqual URL!

    http://winqual.microsoft.com/support/?driverid=20429333

    Which just gives me a 'This web page is not available' message! (In Chrome).

    very poor.

    You would have thought that assuming the driver ids are the same, they could just do a find and replace on any entries in their Windows Update service to point to a new URL!

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  5. Anonymous
    2012-04-18T09:52:28+00:00

    Just came across this problem myself.. this is very shoddy work! please fix this Microsoft!

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