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This article has been moved to  https://blog.lenovocdrt.com/#/2020/hsa-1 (Contributor:  Thad Lawson) Introduction With versions of Windows 10 since 1809, Microsoft has introduced the concept of Modern Drivers.  These new drivers have a few requirements: Declarative:  The driver must be INF installable with no co-installers Componentized:  The driver must support the architecture of having a base driver with optional extension drivers for customizations above the base functionality Hardware Support Apps:  Any software required for working with the device must be in the form of a UWP app available from the Microsoft Store and will be associated to this driver in the INF. One intent of these items is to simplify in-place upgrades.  With this approach, if a Windows 10 device is upgraded to a new build by Windows Update and any new drivers are required, Windows Update can install the driver and it can trigger the software to be installed automatically from the Microsoft Store.

This article has moved to  https://blog.lenovocdrt.com/#/2020/lucv3 (Contributors:  Devin McDermott) The Lenovo Updates Catalog has been upgraded to the V3 format.  The catalog is still hosted at the same URL: https://download.lenovo.com/luc/v2/LenovoUpdatesCatalog2v2.cab The URL and file name did not change so as to avoid all subscribers having to change their subscription settings.  The V3 format simply adds some additional files that allow the updates in the catalog to be categorized. Previously when subscribing to the V2 catalog, all the updates in the catalog would automatically be published with meta data only.  Now with the V3 catalog, you can specify one or more categories to automatically publish instead of publishing all updates.  The categories in the Lenovo Updates Catalog are broken down into Model and Update Type (BIOS, driver, application). The categories can be selected when initially syncing the catalog or right-clicking on the catalog and selecting pr