Windows Hardware Developer Program: 'Accept and continue' button is grayed out

The issue description matches other Partner Center scenarios where an expected Accept and continue button is not available or not active because the agreement is not currently open for signature.

If the Accept and continue button is grayed out or not usable after entering company information, it indicates that the corresponding agreement or program terms are not currently available for acceptance and may be in a preview or pre‑effective state. In that case, proceeding in the workflow is blocked until Microsoft enables the agreement for signature.

Recommended action:

• Sign in with the Global Administrator account for the tenant that is registering for the Windows Hardware Developer Program.
• Return to the registration/agreements area in Partner Center at a later date and check again whether the Accept and continue button becomes active once the agreement is available for signature.
• If the button remains unavailable when the agreement should be active (for example, after the effective date communicated by Microsoft), contact Partner Center support from the Help/Support entry point in the dashboard so the registration state and tenant can be checked.

After the registration is successfully completed and approved, the global administrator will receive an email confirming approvals and next steps, and the account can then proceed with hardware submissions and related tasks.

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References:

• Help indirect resellers accept the Microsoft Partner Agreement
• Register for the Microsoft Windows Hardware Developer Program
• Create a new hardware submission

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