Microsoft Update and Windows Embedded Developer Update (WEDU) (Standard 8)
7/8/2014
Review the differences between Windows Embedded Developer Update (WEDU) and Microsoft Update for Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8).
When you use the Windows Embedded Developer Update 1.2 (WEDU 1.2) application, you can access updates for Windows Embedded development environments that you cannot access by using Windows Update.
To run the WEDU 1.2 application, your computer must be using Microsoft Update. Microsoft Update extends the functionality of Windows Update. The following table shows how capabilities of Microsoft Update and WEDU 1.2 complement each other.
Capability |
Windows Update with the Microsoft Update Extension |
WEDU 1.2 application |
|---|---|---|
Updates Windows Embedded development environments |
No |
Yes |
Updates Windows |
Yes |
No |
Updates WEDU 1.2 |
Yes |
No |
Updates certain Microsoft products other than Windows Embedded development environments |
Yes |
No |
Microsoft Update
If your computer is not already using Microsoft Update when you run WEDU 1.2, you are prompted to confirm that you want to use Microsoft Update. When you choose to use Microsoft Update, WEDU 1.2 gains the ability to search for, download, and install updates. You cannot use WEDU 1.2 without also using Microsoft Update.
While your computer is using Microsoft Update, Windows Update can detect updates for the WEDU 1.2 application itself. When an update is detected, depending on your Windows Update settings and the state of the application, you might need to manually install the update. It is important to get and install these updates because WEDU 1.2 cannot run when it is out of date. When WEDU 1.2 is out of date, it does not run normally and instead notifies you that the version is not the most recent and that you must install the latest version.