Windows Embedded Blog
The Windows Embedded Team Blog brings together a range of voices to spotlight Windows Embedded news and information and reflect the evolving world of intelligent systems and specialized devices.
Pin The Tail On That Spec
Recently I had a conversation with a young engineer who seemed to be of the opinion that there were...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 02/07/2011
New Book on Windows Embedded Standard 7
Many of you may be familiar with Sean Liming, one of our MVPs, through his great support in the MSDN...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 01/28/2011
New Year Reflections and Thoughts
Happy New Year! I’d like to take a moment of your time to reflect on the previous year and look...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 01/17/2011
Announcing CBS Package Inspector for Windows Embedded Standard 7
We’re excited to announce the release of another PowerToy to aid in Windows Embedded Standard 7...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 01/13/2011
Announcement: Foxit PDF Reader Application Template Available for Windows Embedded Standard 7
Since we launched the Windows Embedded Standard 7 Compatible Applications website a couple of months...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 09/27/2010
Screen Cast on Import Package in Windows Embedded Standard 7
Sami, the fearless Test engineer on the Windows Embedded Standard 7 team who authored this blog...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 09/24/2010
Video: Why to Use the Standard 7 Compatible Applications Website
The Windows Embedded Standard 7 Compatible Applications website allows developers to quickly and...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 07/21/2010
Windows Embedded Standard 7 Servicing Overview
Introduction Compared to XPe, there will be an increased number of options for servicing Windows...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 07/02/2010
A Little Bit of Levity with Standard 7
On a lark, I did an image search on Bing for the name of one of the features we shipped in Windows...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 06/07/2010
Interesting Info for Customers Creating Touch-based Devices with Standard 7
An engineering guidance whitepaper for Windows 7 may be interesting reading for many of our...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 06/04/2010
Digital Signage and Windows Embedded Standard 7
Last week at the Screenmedia Expo Europe 2010 in London, Intel® and Microsoft announced the...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 05/12/2010
EWF – Mass deployment check list for Windows Embedded Standard 7
For the past several months we have received several mass deployment related queries for EWF. Many...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 05/11/2010
Mass Deployment and BitLocker – The “Gotcha”
As mentioned in the blog articles “Image Builder Wizard – Quick and Easy Embedded OS Creation – Part...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 05/03/2010
Using HORM with unprotected volumes
HORM imposes the following restriction on volumes – All volumes must be protected by EWF....
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 04/28/2010
EWF and Crash dumps
Crash Dump Configuration Crash dumps can be configured via the control panel or by editing the...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 04/21/2010
How to create a collection for Windows Embedded devices
[Today’s post is provided by guest blogger, Levi Stevens] In a default installation of Configuration...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 04/20/2010
Using SMI Settings to Configure a Windows Embedded Standard 7 Image
Many of you must be wondering what SMI settings are and how these settings could be used to...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 04/16/2010
Diagnosis of Driver Setup Issues in Windows Embedded Standard 7 – Part 3
Introduction This is the third and final blog in a series of articles which discusses the...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 04/14/2010
Diagnosing IBW Installation Problems – Part 3 of 3
In Part 1 of this series we figured out where the logs are located. In Part 2, we learned how IBW...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 04/13/2010
Diagnosing IBW Installation Problems – Part 1 of 3
Updated with links to Part 2 and 3 -4/13/10 So, you’re installing a Standard 7 image through IBW,...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 04/05/2010
Using AppLocker in Standard 7
- Updated 4/5/10 with clearer instructions for step 1* In my last blog, I gave an overview of how...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 03/23/2010
Service Packs in Windows Embedded Standard 7
*Updated 3/25/10- removed section "Types of Service Packs" , added section "Service Packs and...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 03/22/2010
Application Lockdown with AppLocker on Standard 7
A common requirement for Windows Embedded Standard 7 devices is controlling what applications can...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 03/16/2010
The Meaning of RC
As has been announced previously on this blog, the Release Candidate (RC) build of Windows Embedded...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 03/10/2010
Diagnosis of Driver Setup Issues in Windows Embedded Standard 7 – Part 2
Updated formatting - 4/13/10 Introduction This is the second blog in a series of articles which...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 03/04/2010
Write Filters Support for Mass Deployment in Windows Embedded Standard 7
Mass deployment is the process of creating a master Windows Embedded Standard 7 runtime image on a...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 03/01/2010
Windows Embedded Standard 7 Localization Language Setup and Support
Background Windows Embedded Standard 7 adopts same localization model as the Windows 7. Basically,...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 02/23/2010
Creating a Template
A while back JT talked about Application Templates for Image Configuration Editor and the resources...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 02/05/2010
Introducing Improvements to the Windows XP Embedded and Windows Embedded Standard 2009 Security Update process for OEMs and Distributors using Microsoft OEM Online (MOO) and the Embedded and Mobile Communications Extranet (ECE)
ASK: The Embedded product group has been asked by customers to reduce the size of the monthly...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 01/20/2010
Some Thoughts about Application Templates in Windows Embedded Standard 2011
Now that Windows Embedded Standard 2011’s CTP2 has been publicly available for several weeks I hope...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 01/13/2010
Searching for Files and Registry Keys in ICE
While developing the toolset for Windows Embedded Standard 2011, we wanted to always allow the user...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 12/17/2009
Windows Embedded Standard 2011 Compatible Applications
Most applications that run on Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP will run on Windows Embedded...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 12/11/2009
Offline-building Windows Embedded Standard 2011 Images
One of the biggest changes between our Windows Embedded Standard 2009 (XP Embedded) and Windows...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 12/10/2009
Updating Your Windows Embedded Standard 2011 Image Using DISM
So you’ve spent a few hours, and you’ve made the perfect answer file for your device. Internet...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 12/02/2009
Dialog Box Filter- a New Feature in Windows Embedded Standard 2011
Dialog Box Filter is a new feature in Windows Embedded Standard 2011. Dialog Box Filter can be used...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 11/24/2009
Customizing Windows Embedded Standard 2011
Introduction During the planning phases of Windows Embedded Standard 2011, we invested considerable...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 11/19/2009
EWF Overlay Limits on Windows Embedded Standard 2009 and 2011
Introduction When using Enhanced Write Filter (EWF) in RAM or RAMREG mode several customers might...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 11/17/2009
WMI Command-line Tool is not Completely Localized in Std 2009
The Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line tool is not completely localized because the...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 10/29/2009
Adding Custom Files And Creating an IBW Disk in Windows Embedded Standard 2011
Note: The content in this blog is for users who are familiar with using Image Configuration Editor...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 10/26/2009
Installing VS2005 or VS2008 redistributable files on Windows Embedded Standard 2009
There have been several forum posts about including the redistributable files for Visual studio 2005...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 10/20/2009
BitLocker in Windows Embedded Standard 2011
In this blog article I will be talking about a new security feature in Windows Embedded Standard...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 10/19/2009
Creating Fully Unattended (“Hands-Free”) Setup and Deployment of Windows Embedded Standard 2011
PLEASE NOTE: The settings described in this article apply to Windows Embedded Standard 2011 CTP. The...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 10/12/2009
Importing Packages to the Distribution Share
In Windows Embedded Standard 2011, the Distribution share (DS) is a critical element in creating...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 10/08/2009
Save Time with Snapshots
As PC users & developers, we are faced with situations where we want to save the current state...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 10/05/2009
Image Configuration Strategies
[The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded MVPs (Most Valuable...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 10/01/2009
Image Configuration Editor – Step by Step Guide to Creating a Fully Resolved Answer File
Windows Embedded Standard 2011 provides a tool called Image Configuration Editor (ICE) to help...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 09/25/2009
Package Scanner – Command Line Servicing for Windows Embedded
- Update 9/23 – added pictures During the course of our development of Windows Embedded Standard...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 09/18/2009
Automatically starting applications
[The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded MVPs (Most Valuable...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 09/15/2009
Dynamic Dependencies Unveiled
There are several times when you may be challenged with a broken application, including: Migrating...
Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 09/14/2009