Windows Embedded Blog

The Windows Embedded Team Blog brings together a range of voices to spotlight Windows Embedded news and information and reflect the evolving world of intelligent systems and specialized devices.

Image Builder Wizard – Quick and Easy Embedded OS Creation – Part 2

By now, hopefully you’ve read Part 1 of this article series, which introduced you to IBW and its...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 09/10/2009

Image Builder Wizard – Quick and Easy Embedded OS Creation – Part 1

• Updated Boot from USB section 10/5/09  With the next version of Windows Embedded Standard, we’ve...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 09/08/2009

Introduction to the Windows Embedded Standard 2011 Toolkit

The toolkit for Windows 7-based Windows Embedded Standard 2011 (formerly code-named “Quebec”) comes...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 09/03/2009

Component Tales: First Boot Agent

[The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded MVPs (Most Valuable...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 08/24/2009

Component Tales: System Cloning Tool / Sysprep

[The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded MVPs (Most Valuable...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 08/18/2009

Component Tales: Windows Embedded Standard 2009 Power Management

[The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded MVPs (Most Valuable...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 08/11/2009

Component Tales: A Window to a Remote Embedded Device –Terminal Services

[The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded MVPs (Most Valuable...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 07/22/2009

Component Tales: Safe and Reliable Communication using Message Queuing

[The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded MVPs (Most Valuable...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 07/15/2009

Component Tales: 10 Cool Uses for Group Policies on Windows Embedded Standard

[The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded MVPs (Most Valuable...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 07/07/2009

Component Tales: Active Directory Scripting Interface - ADSI

[The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded MVPs (Most Valuable...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 07/03/2009

Virtual Kernel Mode Debugging

A while back I discovered that it was possible to do kernel mode debugging of an OS on a virtual...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 06/29/2009

Component Tales: DirectX

[The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded MVPs (Most Valuable...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 06/25/2009

Component Tales: COM+ Services

[The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded MVPs (Most Valuable...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 06/16/2009

Component Tales: Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)

[The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded MVPs (Most Valuable...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 06/10/2009

Component Tales: Internet Information Server Technologies (IIS)

[The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded MVPs (Most Valuable...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 06/03/2009

Component Tales: Microsoft Internet Explorer

[The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded MVPs (Most Valuable...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 05/29/2009

Handling Data on Devices

[The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded MVPs (Most Valuable...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 05/19/2009

Avoiding traps in Windows Embedded Studio

[The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded MVPs (Most Valuable...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 04/20/2009

New Boot Configuration Component for Standard 2009

In Feb 09 a new component was released as part of the Optional Update package (available from the...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 04/15/2009

Creating headless systems

[The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded MVPs (Most Valuable...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 04/14/2009

Using Compatibility Macros

[The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded MVPs (Most Valuable...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 04/02/2009

Coping with Network Settings

**Updated 3/26/09 with preface [The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 03/18/2009

Securing Embedded Systems

**Updated 3/26/09 with preface [The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 03/10/2009

Custom authentication mechanisms

**Updated 3/26/09 with preface [The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 03/05/2009

Fine-tuning Embedded Device Experiences

**Updated 3/26/09 with preface [The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 02/23/2009

Device Management – Create Your Own Solution

**Updated 3/26/09 with preface [The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 02/16/2009

Product Lifecycle: What is it? What does it mean to me? (or… “Gina, are your eyes okay?”)

What it is: Microsoft Support Lifecycle policy is the Microsoft standard for product support...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 02/13/2009

Advanced System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) Software Deployment Scenarios

**Updated 3/26/09 with preface [The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 02/10/2009

Embedded OS Deployment with System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)

**Updated 3/26/09 with preface [The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 02/02/2009

Creating SCCM software update packages

**Updated 3/26/09 with preface [The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 01/20/2009

Integration of Windows Embedded Standard systems into a System Center Configuration Manager infrastructure

**Updated 3/26/09 with preface [The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 01/13/2009

Creating a System Center – ready Windows Embedded Standard image

**Updated 3/26/09 with preface [The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 01/07/2009

Change Management for Windows Embedded Standard Devices using System Center Configuration Manager

**Updated 3/26/09 with preface [The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 12/29/2008

Updating Windows Embedded Standard systems using WSUS

**Updated 3/26/09 with preface [The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 12/23/2008

Windows Embedded Change Management

**Updated 3/26/09 with preface [The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 12/15/2008

Managing Disk Protection

**Updated 3/26/09 with preface [The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 12/08/2008

Disk protection in Windows Embedded Standard – more than just a useful feature

**Updated 3/26/09 with preface [The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 12/03/2008

What’s New in Security Update Servicing

By now you’ve probably seen that the Service Pack 3 update for Windows XP Embedded has released....

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 12/02/2008

Troubleshooting Windows Embedded Standard boot problems

**Updated 3/26/09 with preface [The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 11/18/2008

Windows XP Embedded Resource Kit refresh is now Live!

Have you noticed that there is a huge amount of Windows XP Embedded related content on the public...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 11/14/2008

Determining which version of Windows Embedded your device is running

So, you’ve got a device that’s running Windows Embedded, but you can’t remember exactly which...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 11/10/2008

Preparing raw hardware to run Windows Embedded Standard

**Updated preface on 3/26/09 This is the first in a series of articles on a variety of topics from...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 10/20/2008

Reseal and IIS

Over the years there have been a number of newsgroup posts about using System Cloning with IIS. Some...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 12/06/2007

Useful USB Boot Information

If your device fails to boot from a UFD and: 1)      Your device is getting through NTLDR and you're...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 04/26/2007

Why can't I use Windows Update with XPe?

Probably the second most common question I get from people starting to use XP Embedded is "Why can't...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 04/04/2007

EWF and CHKDSK

Some EWF-based embedded systems occasionally run into a problem where CHKDSK insists on running each...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 01/22/2007

USB Boot Troubleshooting - Additional Information 

Information on troubleshooting USB Boot is available in the xpehelp.chm file shipped with Feature...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 11/09/2006

What is HORM and how can you use it?

HORM does not stand for “Ham On Rye (with) Mayonnaise”. It is an acronym for “Hibernate Once Resume...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 11/03/2006

Preventing 'Last Access' Chatter

The NTFS file system comes with some way cool features. Unfortunately, not all of these features are...

Author: WindowsEmbedded Date: 02/01/2006

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