How to create an image by adding an app to Windows 10 Iot Enterprise

Question

Can I add apps to a Windows 10 IoT Enterprise image to create a new image?

It shows how to create an image by adding a UWP app to Windows 10 IoT Core, but I can't find an explanation in Windows 10 IoT Enterprise.
> https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/iot/deploy-your-app-with-a-standard-board?view=windows-10

If Windows 10 IoT Enterprise can create new images, is it only possible for UWP apps? Is it possible with Winform or WPF apps?

Answer 1

Hi @ekdd003 ,

If Windows 10 IoT Enterprise can create new images, is it only possible for UWP apps? Is it possible with Winform or WPF apps?

Windows 10 IoT comes in two editions. Windows 10 IoT Core is the smallest member of the Windows 10 operating system family. While only running a single app, it still has the manageability and security expected from Windows 10. By contrast, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise is a full version of Windows 10 with specialized features to create dedicated devices locked down to a specific set of applications and peripherals.
Please check the table in the link below:
https://www.arrow.com/ais/msembedded/products-and-offerings/windows-10/iot-core

You ALSO can refer to this link about Guidelines for Designing Embedded Systems with Windows 10 IoT Enterpris:
https://www.quarta-embedded.ru/Docs/Guidelines%20for%20Designing%20Embedded%20Systems%20with%20Windows%2010%20IoT%20Enterprise.pdf

Best regards,
Seeya

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Answer 2

Hello @ekdd003 ,

the link you reference is for Windows IoT core.

The Windows 10 IoT enterprise version is not the same as Windows IoT Core.

Windows 10 IoT enterprise is a full operating system, like most of the Windows 10 versions you know (pro, ent, etc.) but it lacks some features (like the windows store, cortana, and other 'user' features). It's designed with running in a more industrial or kiosk environment in mind and only gets security updates.

So, you can basically run any WinForms and WPF application on Windows 10 IoT Enterprise.

Have you considered running your logic together with Azure IoT Edge for remote deployment from Azure and both D2C and C2D communication over a secure channel?

With EFLOW (Edge for Linux on Windows) you can run (Linux !) docker containers on your Windows device.

Answer 3

Windows 10 IoT Enterprise is the full Windows OS, and it is not limited to UWP applications. The DOC site has a separate build process for Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, but it is not the recommended process. My paper Windows 10 IoT Enterprise: Image Development Workflow and my book cover the development process and how to integrate applications.