Did you know: Windows Embedded Virtual Labs

If you are interested in learning how to use Windows Embedded (CE or Standard), but you don’t want to spend hours downloading the free trial versions, and then dedicate hardware to installing them, in order to try them out, there is a great solution: the Windows Embedded Virtual Labs .

These labs, available for Windows Embedded Standard (8), Windows Embedded CE 6.0 (11), and Windows XP Embedded (2), are hosted for you on dedicated servers at the Microsoft facilities, and allow you to log on remotely via an ActiveX control hosted in your browser. No local install (besides the ActiveX), no hassle!

You get a lab manual and everything that’s needed to successfully familiarize yourself with the chosen topic. Couldn’t be easier, right?

The following labs are currently available:

Windows Embedded Standard Virtual Labs

• MSDN Virtual Lab: Using Windows Embedded Standard 2009 Command-Line Tool (XPECMD) to Script and Automate Your Embedded Build Processes New!
• MSDN Virtual Lab: Learn How to Build the Next Generation of User Interface for your Windows Embedded Standard 2009 Device New!
• MSDN Virtual Lab: Creating Custom Shell and Driver Components in Component Designer using Windows Embedded Standard 2009 New!
• MSDN Virtual Lab: Componentizing Applications End To End using Windows Embedded Standard 2009 New!
• MSDN Virtual Lab: Getting Started Building Windows Embedded Standard 2009 Operating System Images New!
• MSDN Virtual Lab: Integrate Windows PowerShell and Use It in Your Windows Embedded Standard Image New!
• MSDN Virtual Lab: Develop and Deploy a WPF Shell for Windows Embedded Standard 2009 New!
• MSDN Virtual Lab: Using Windows Embedded Standard 2009 New!

Windows CE 6.0 Virtual Labs

• MSDN Virtual Lab: Implement Web Services on Devices on Windows Embedded CE 6 New!
• MSDN Virtual Lab: Build Your Own Picture Frame, Step 2: Develop an Application for Windows Embedded CE New!
• MSDN Virtual Lab: Build Your Own Picture Frame, Step 1: Build the Windows Embedded CE OS New!
• MSDN Virtual Lab: Programming Small Embedded Devices with Microsoft Visual C# New!
• Labcast On-Demand: Investigating the VOIP Functionality in Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2
• Labcast On-Demand: Investigating the WSDAPI Functionality in Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2
• MSDN Virtual Lab: Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Platform Builder Tools
• MSDN Virtual Lab: Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Debugging and Profiling
• MSDN Virtual Lab: Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Test Kit (CETK)
• MSDN Virtual Lab: Writing C# Managed Applications for Windows Embedded CE 6.0
• MSDN Virtual Lab: Writing Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) and Native Applications for Windows Embedded CE 6.0

Windows XP Embedded

• MSDN Virtual Lab: Windows XP Embedded SP2 Feature Pack 2007 File Based Write Filter
• MSDN Virtual Lab: Getting Started Building Windows XP Embedded Operating System Images (Feature Pack 2007)

Happy learning!