Why I can't flash Windows IoT Enterprise to my Raspberry?

melon NG 291 Reputation points
2021-11-01T07:32:05.087+00:00

I want to develop an embedded system for a device based on Raspberry(2B).

I have developed it and now running on Windows IoT Core.

As we know, Windows IoT Core has not been updated for several years while Windows IoT Enterprise still has a new version in 2021.

I want to replace the Windows IoT Core with Windows IoT Enterprise.

Whereas, after I installed Windows IoT Enterprise to my Raspberry. It doesn't run at all.

The distributor can not solve this problem also and he asks me to find microsoft.

How can I solve this problem? Thank you.

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  1. Sean Liming 4,601 Reputation points
    2021-11-01T17:18:04.953+00:00

    Windows IoT Core will come to an end in a few years so there is not activity other than updates moving forward. ARM support has been added to Windows IoT Enterprise in the form of the iMX8 processor. Windows IoT Enterprise will be the main OS for embedded/IoT moving forward.

    There have been many discussions on the lack of support for the Raspberry Pi. First, Windows IoT Core doesn't run very well on the Raspberry Pi versions that were supported. IoT Core running on the UpBoard runs much faster. Second, Broadcomm doesn't want to make any deals with Microsoft to have Windows support Broadcomm processors. There is some licensing issues, and neither company is on the same page. It is up to the two companies to make this happen. Don't hold your breath waiting for something to change.

    If you really want to use the Raspberry Pi, then stick with Linux. If you want to use Windows, then look to something like the UpBoard or other x86 PC hardware.

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  1. Sander van de Velde | MVP 34,766 Reputation points MVP
    2021-11-01T13:10:08.943+00:00

    Hello @melon NG ,

    Follow this link to see the supported hardware for Windows 10 IoT Enterprise.

    It redirects to this list of Windows 10 versions. There it shows that Windows 10 IoT Enterprise runs on AMD processors and Intel processors.

    Only Windows IoT Core is able to run on Broadcomm processors (amongst others).

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