We have published the third issue of our Elbacom Embedded Magazine. It contains information about all new Windows Embedded products from Microsoft, as well as our new Unique Tools! It covers the following topics: Windows Embedded 8 Windows Embedded 8.1 Windows Embedded Server 2012 (R2) Windows Embedded Compact 2013 Unique Tools for Windows Embedded Windows [...]
Windows Embedded 8.1 has now reached general availability. New versions of Windows Embedded 8.1 Pro and Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro (and Retail) are now available to order. Microsoft has detailled all new technical features in Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro (Retail) in the following blog post: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windows-embedded/archive/2013/09/05/what-s-new-for-windows-embedded-8-1.aspx
Microsoft has published a new blog post that details the new “Assigned Access” feature in Windows Embedded 8.1 (Pro and Industry). Assigned Access allows you to setup an Windows 8 App as the default shell for a specific user. Once an assigned access user logs in he is immediately in the configured application (without Start [...]
Microsoft has published the RTM version of Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry for all MSDN and Technet subscribers. You can already download and test the new final version to ensure that your applications will work on the new OS when it becomes generally available in October. Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry is based on Windows 8.1 but [...]
All Windows Embedded 8 products are compatible with Windows 8 Pro – however they differ in flexibility, tools, features and licensing. We have created a summary page including a comparison matrix that allows you to see the main differences between all Windows Embedded 8 products. This helps you to find the correct operating system more [...]
Microsoft announced today that Windows Embedded 8.1 has been finalized. The new version will be available to OEMs on October 16th 2013. To read the full statement please have a look at the Microsoft Windows Embedded Blog article “Leverage the power of Windows Embedded 8.1 “
Microsoft has released the preview version of Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro. You can download the new bits after registration from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsembedded/en-us/windows-embedded-8-industry.aspx. The new version contains all features from Windows 8.1 to the Embedded version of the product and adds the lockdown capabilities that are needed in an embedded environment. Be sure to download the [...]
Microsoft has released the final version of Windows Embedded Compact 2013. The new version of the real-time operating system can now be build using the latest version of Visual Studio. To find out more and download an evaluation version please have a look at the Microsoft Windows Embedded website: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsembedded/en-us/windows-embedded-compact-2013.aspx
We have added a detailed presentation about our Unique Tools. You can get a quick deep dive into what the tools do and for which operating systems they can be used. Simply go to https://www.elbacom.com/embedded/products/tools/uniquetoolsoverview and have a look!
In case you want to update your Windows Embedded 8 Standard image in the field, you will need to re-activate your image. This can be tricky, if your device has no internet connection and would require to do the activation by phone. Also it limits the possibility of doing automated image updates. Therefore we have [...]