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Component Firmware Update (CFU)

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Component Firmware Update (CFU) provides Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Independent Hardware Vendors (IHVs) a reliable and authenticated method for updating firmware on devices that have shipped to customers. This release contains reference firmware for receiving the firmware payload.

Note

CFU is available in Windows 10, version 2004 (Windows 10 May 2020 Update) and later versions.

See the Introducing Component Firmware Update blog post and WinHEC 2018 - Component Firmware Update video for an introduction to CFU concepts.

In this section

Topic Description
CFU firmware implementation guide Provides detailed guidance on implementing the CFU firmware protocol and creating new firmware images to install on the target device.
CFU INF file configuration Provides information on configuring your custom device INF file for your firmware update.
CFU protocol specification Provides detailed information on the CFU protocol offer, content, and firmware update command sequence.
CFU standalone tool Provides information on the CFU standalone tool that sends firmware update image files to a device. It can be used to test your firmware update on your device during development and before uploading it to Windows Update.
CFU virtual HID device firmware update simulation Simulates updating firmware on a virtual HID device.