Windows Embedded products road map

Microsoft announces the Windows Embedded vNext products releases.
Check out Olivier's Bloch blog for details

- Nicolas

Windows Embedded Compact 7: Enabling the Mouse to Activate Hyperlinks in the Web Browser

Have issue with the mouse click in IE under Windows Embedded Compact 7, then check out this work around.


- Nicolas

July2011 Optional Updates Are On ECE For XPe SP3, Standard 2009 and Standard 7

July2011 Optional Updates Are On ECE For XPe SP3, Standard 2009 and Standard 7: "

*UPDATED 8/10/11 - Added link for Standard 7*

The July 2011 Optional Updates are now available on the ECE site for Windows® Embedded Standard 2009, Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Embedded Standard 7. Fixes include:

The list below applies to XP Embedded SP3 and Windows Embedded Standard 2009

KB2540135 - This update fixes the following issue

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  This update fixes an issue where the File Based Write Filter (FBWF) Provider might crash while getting FbwfCacheDetail instances, after seven or more files have been added to or changed in the FBWF overlay, resulting in the FbwfCacheDetail instances containing corrupted file names in the FileName property.

  
  

The list below applies to XP Embedded SP3, Windows Embedded Standard 2009 and Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1

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  KB2539566 – This update fixes the following issues

  
  




• The Enhanced Write Filter Provider will crash if all EWF volumes have their Overlays disabled and the user tries to subscribe to a EwfOverlayStoreConfiguration event query. Until the new EWF Provider instance is created, all other commands will fail. Expected return code in this case would be 0x80070057 = ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER. If a crash has occurred, the return code is 0x80041004 = WBEM_E_PROVIDER_FAILURE.


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  The event notification threshold values in EWF are inverted.

  
  

The list below applies to Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 and Windows Embedded Standard 7

KB2570814 (Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 only)- This update fixes the following issues:

• FBWFAPI by design does not allow multiple commands to be executed at the same time and it returns a clear error. The fix introduces locks in the File Based Write Filter (FBWF) Provider’s FBWFAPI calls, and all parallel requests will get served without errors returned.


• The cache detail (changed or added files in the FBWF cache) file can be flushed from the cache in the timespan between FbwfCacheDetail instantiation and property data gathering, which results in property data gathering returning an unexpected error.


• The event notification threshold values in FBWF are inverted.

KB2573437- This update fixes the following issue:

• The runtime to be incorrectly configured as “SERVICE_DEMAND_START”. Specifically, when the “Enhanced Write Filter with HORM” package is added to an image with one or more protected volumes that are configured with default settings for “DisableDefragSvc”, the runtime should be configured to disable Auto Defragmentation service (DefragSvc), by setting the “DefragSvc” service to “SERVICE_DISABLED”.


• This update also fixes the following issue for Windows Embedded Standard 7:




• An issue that causes EWF to be configured on all existing volumes on the system. Specifically, when the “Enhanced Write Filter with HORM” package is added to an image with one or more protected volumes that are configured with default settings for “EWFMode”. To correctly install this update, this KB must be applied to a Distribution Share prior to building and subsequent deployment of an image. Note that this fix was incorporated into Windows Embedded Standard SP1 when it shipped.

KB2573449 - This update fixes the following issues:

• Extends EWF support for storage devices that use TRIM. Without this update, TRIM commands sent by the Filesystem will bypass EWF and violate write filtering guarantees provided by EWF.


• This update also fixes the following issue for Windows Embedded Standard 7:




• A fatal registry corruption or BlueScreen (STOP error) can occur when EWF is enabled and “ewfmgr /all /commitanddisable” is executed followed by a reboot. Note that this fix was incorporated into Windows Embedded Standard SP1 when it shipped.

If you have questions on accessing the ECE, please email MS Mobile & Embedded Communications Feedback & Support, ECE@microsoft.com.

Thanks,

- Lynda

Technorati Tags: XPe,Embedded Standard,WES7

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- Nicolas

Windows Embedded Compact 7 Silverlight OpenGL Rendering Plug-in for the Freescale i.MX53 QSb

Windows Embedded Compact 7 Silverlight OpenGL Rendering Plug-in for the Freescale i.MX53 QSb: "

Developers who have selected the Freescale i.MX53 QSb to run nice multimedia applications with the Windows Embedded Compact 7 operating system can benefit from an optimized rendering solution.

- Nicolas

Windows Embedded Compact 7 Self Train Videos

Microsoft release few days ago a set of technical videos, for self training on this technology. Covering from debugging to power management, those videos will help you to understand the internal mechanism of this operating system.

Check out the videos at : Microsoft Showcase.

- Nicolas

Freescale i.MX53 Quick Start BSP availability

Adeneo Embedded, a preferred partner of Freescale Semiconductors for Windows Embedded, Linux and Android system integration on Freescale i.MX architecture, announce today the availability of 2 new reference board support packages for i.MX53 processor.
Targeting the newly released Freescale i.MX53 Quick Start development platform, Windows Embedded Compact 7 and Android reference BSPs provide extended user experience to OEMs developing advanced graphical and multimedia solutions for industrial, medical or home appliances market.
Android BSP is available for free in source code from Adeneo Embedded website. Compact7 source BSP license can be purchased for only US$500. By delivering both Android and Compact7 reference solutions for i.MX53, Adeneo Embedded expands further its collaboration with Freescale and reinforces its availability to help device makers in their developments through support, training and development services around Windows Embedded, Linux and Android technologies.

- Nicolas

Windows Embedded Compact 7 BSPs from Adeneo Embedded

As mentioned yesterday the Microsoft Windows Embedded Compact 7 OS has been released and now Adeneo Embedded is releasing Windows Embedded Compact 7 BSPs for the following platforms and architectures:

• Atmel AT91SAM9 architecture, covering AT91SAM9G20, AT91SAM9G45 and AT91SAM9M10 reference development kits.
• Freescale i.MX architecture, with reference BSPs for i.MX28 and i.MX53, targeting Freescale i.MX28EVK and i.MX53 QuickStart platforms.
• NXP LPC3250 reference development kit
• Texas Instruments AM37x and DM37x with a reference BSP for the BeagleBoard-XM, based on the unified BSP architecture for TI Cortex-A8 platforms co-developed by Adeneo and Texas Instruments.

Adeneo Embedded will be releasing a complete set of reference BSPs in time with the general availability of Microsoft Windows Embedded Compact 7. Visitors attending the Embedded World tradeshow, taking place in Nuremberg from the 1-3 March, can view demonstrations of these solutions at the Microsoft Booth in hall 11-318, where Adeneo Embedded will be exhibiting.

- Nicolas

Adeneo Embedded website refreshed

The Adeneo Embedded team is proud to share with you their new website, easier, cleaner. Check out the new content at http://www.adeneo-embedded.com

- Nicolas

Windows Embedded Compact MSDN

All the MSDN documentation for the Windows Embedded Compact 7 operating system is available only, giving you a chance to check what's new during the download of the tool :-)

- Nicolas

Windows Embedded Compact 7 Release

Here we are... Microsoft announces today the availability of the Windows Embedded Compact 7 operating system, allowing OEM to build more powerfull and connected devices. This new release integrates the support for the latest technologies like Silverlight 3.0, multitouch panels, multi core processors, and a bunch of other features.
Check out the list from the the product datasheet link.

- Nicolas

WEC 7 : First Worldwide training

Adeneo Embedded will deliver Windows Embedded Compact 7 trainings based on the Microsoft official training curriculum.
The next sessions in Europe are

• February 8th-11th – Paris, France
• March 1st-4th – Sonderborg, Denmark
• March 8th-11th – Milano, Italy
• March 15th-18th – Paris, France

The next session in North America are

• February 28th-March 3rd – Boston, MA
• March 14th-17th – Dallas, TX
• April 18th-21st – Denver, CO

Check out the Press Release for content and contacts informations.

- Nicolas