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I was about to migrate to Windows 10 when I got a message saying that Windows Mobile Device Center app would be removed. This got me cancelling the whole thing, as I still need it (or at least I think I do need it) to debug / deploy an application on Motorola MC90XX devices, running Windows CE 5.2.

The app is written in for .NET CF 3.5.

I'm contemplating migrating to Windows 10 anyway and install Windows 8.1 as a virtual machine, on which I could install both WMDC and Visual Studio 2008.

Before I go ahead and take the time to do all this, I would like to know: has anybody successfully managed to setup such a working environment for development? Any caveats I should be aware of?

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  • Odd, I heared a colleague who had the same warning, but last tuesday I went from Windows 7 to 10 and did not get the warning; plugging in the device (Motorola MC17, on CE 5) triggered that annoying green window as usual. I had to copy some .CSharp.targets files from `\Windows.old\...` to `\Windows\...` to be able to _build_ for .NET CF again though. – C.Evenhuis Oct 01 '15 at 17:27
  • So what happenned? Is it possible to do Windows Mobile development on windows 10? – Rumi Apr 11 '16 at 04:51
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    @Rumi Yeah I did have a few flags raising on compatibility but haven't met any issues AFA debugging and deployment goes. – Crono Apr 11 '16 at 13:26
  • @Crono Thanks. I think you should answer your own question and mark it answered so that everyone can benefit. – Rumi Apr 13 '16 at 14:50
  • so what files are required in the windows directory? I didn't upgrade this PC from an older version of Windows so I don't have a windows.old to copy from...will it be possible to develop for Win CE 5.0 + 6.0 on windows 10 for me? – ScottC Jun 20 '17 at 13:33

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So after a few months working with VS2008 in Windows 10 I can safely say that it is possible to develop for Windows CE 6 and prior with this setup. I haven't met any serious issues preventing me to work efficiently.

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Please view the answers in this thread as I had the same problem: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43394045/windows-mobile-device-center-stops-working-after-windows-10-1703-upgrade#=

TLDR: *"After install, you must right click on Start, and then click on Computer Management > Services & Applications > Services. Scroll down to right-click on "Windows Mobile-2003-based device connectivity" to select Properties > Log On. Switch to "Local System account" with checking "Allow service to interact with desktop" then click OK.

On the handheld, tap on Start > Settings > Connections > USB to PC icon, uncheck the “Enable Advanced Network Functionality” checkbox, tap OK, and then connect the cable."*

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