Microsoft has released the next version of Windows Embedded POSReady which is now named Windows Embedded 8 Industry Pro. This new version is built upon the reliable Windows 8 operating system. With the Retail SKU it is specifically targeted for Point of Service devices which can be kiosks, scanners, POS terminals, and many more. The Pro SKU can be used for creating ATMs, medical devices or for devices made for the manufacturing industry.

If you are trying to install the File Based Write Filter Management Tool under POSReady 7 with the unattended switch /q the setup will crash.

The Windows Offline Configurator is fully compatible with the new CTP3 version of Windows Embedded Standard 8.

I have released a new version of Driver Extractor that fixes a bug when the tool was used on Windows XP systems. It prevented the driver extraction on these systems which is now fixed.

Also it includes an additional handler for the PMQ file export for drivers which are missing required flags. This prevented an import into the XPe or WES2009 tools.

The new version of Windows Offline Configurator now supports the CTP2 version of Windows Embedded Standard 8. The evaluation version of the tool can be used to install Windows Embedded Standard 8 CTP1 & CTP2 for free.

There was a small bug within the latest version that prevented the tool from exporting any driver. Please download the new fixed version.

I have added a new feature to Driver Extractor that allows you to export the device information of your current device to a PMQ file.

I have created a new version of my tool Driver Extractor which is now capable of creating Modules for Windows Embedded Standard 8 CTP1. The tool allows you to extract already installed drivers from your system with just a few clicks.

Our new tool "Windows Offline Configurator” is now available to download as an evaluation version from our website.

The tool allows you to build images offline on your development machine for

• Windows Embedded Standard 7
• Windows Embedded Standard 8 (CTP)
• Windows Embedded POSReady 7

The tool can be very helpful in the following scenarios:

• You have a slow target device where building take a very long time
• You want to fully customize POSReady 7 prior installation
  You can add and remove feature packages before