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Windows Embedded is a family of operating systems from Microsoft designed for use in embedded systems.

Microsoft makes available four different categories of operating systems for embedded devices targeting a wide market, ranging from small-footprint, real-time devices to point of sale (POS) devices like kiosks. Windows Embedded operating systems are available to OEM system builders, who make it available to end users preloaded with the hardware.

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Windows Mobile 6.5 vs Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 - what's the difference?

I need to develop an app for a Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5. I start looking for some tutorials or documentation for a "Getting Started". After all I think I got the main facts but something still wonders me. I look everywhere for an SDK or DTK but…
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Getting a Windows credentials username in c# windows form application

How do I get the currently signed in username in a windows forms application? The app runs on Windows Embedded Standard 7 O/S.
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WPF - Low performance when process is executed under SYSTEM account

Problem Description I have a WPF Application that is usually running under a local user account with Administrator rights. However, in certain scenarios, the process is started by a service or script that is running under SYSTEM account and the…
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Web Browser support Windows Embedded vs Windows CE vs Windows Mobile?

I am developing a web based inventory solution for a client and there will be handheld mobile computers involved. I've never developed a web app that has been run on a browser on one of these devices. The devices we are looking at have one of the…
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What is the development experience for Windows Embedded Handheld?

With the release of Windows Phone 7 almost upon us, I was wondering if anyone had details of the other successor to Windows Mobile - Windows Embedded Handheld? The roadmap had release in the 2nd half of 2010 but I have yet to see or hear anything…
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handheld with windows embedded 7

I'm a little new on Window Embedded Compact 7.0(WEC 7) so I have some question about it : 1- Is there any handheld device that runs with it? All I found run on 6.5 and lower win CE versions ( check this link please :…
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MessageBox doesn't show in Windows 7 Embedded

Consider a MessageBox to prompt the user to answer yes or no. It works in our XP machines and one Windows 7 build machine. However, it doesn't work on our Windows 7 Embedded machine. There is no error message, no MessageBox shows up. It just…
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Is it possible to write and read ASCII character in UHF RFID tag?

I am developing an application for Motorola MC9190 RFID handheld reader. I am in need of reading and writing information as human-readable in UHF RFID tag. So I decided to write information in ASCII characters. On doing some research, I found that…
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Windows Embedded Compact 7: Developing?? Visual Studio 2010?? Templates?

I would like to develop for Windows Embedded, but can't find any easy tutorials. I have looked here and here Does it just work on Silverlight, or something special? There doesn't seem to be any templates for VS 201
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Real Silverlight Support on Windows Embedded Compact 7?

So Windows Embedded Compact 7 (another classic from the naming department) supports Silverlight for Windows Embedded. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsembedded/en-us/products/windowsce/compact7.mspx But this is a C++ only stripped down version of…
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Remote debugging in Windows Embedded

I'm moving from Windows CE 6 to Windows Embedded Standard 7 for a project and am wondering how remote debugging of .Net apps works with Windows Embedded target devices. In CE with VS2008 and ActiveSync (USB), I can hit F5 and my app is…
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Styles for Silverlight for windows Embedded Compact 7 application

I am working on a application development that runs on Windows Embedded Compact 7. I used silverlight 3 and made some custom buttons styles using Blend 3. It works great on blend but after in into a sub project using WEST Tools for Windows Embedded…
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Cheap development board for Windows CE

I'm looking for a development board for WinCE, preferably with the following connectors: VGA/DVI for screen USB for kb/mouse Ethernet (10Mbit is OK, 100 would be even better ;-) ) Storage (eg: SD/MMC/CF cards) I'm looking for this, because I want…
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What advantages does Windows Embedded Enterprise give you?

My company has built a machine that measures wedge and roundness of lenses by reading and interacting with very precise indicators, motors, and a switch panel. The interface for the machine is a WPF application and it runs on Windows Vista on a…
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Retrieving Tcp/IP usage on a mobile connection c#

I am currently writing a system logging program which sends different logs via ftp. The Problem I am facing is that my program should constantly check if the connection is being used before and during it's upload in order to stop sending packets if…
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