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Microsoft unveils details of
Windows Embedded Compact 7

The upcoming future release of its real-time operating system
formerly known as Windows CE

Get an early look with the
Public Community Technology Preview
Available Now!

Microsoft Corporation has made available to developers a pre-release Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Windows Embedded Compact 7, the upcoming release of its componetized, real-time operating system and the successor to Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3.

The Public CTP of Windows Embedded Compact 7, the next version of this powerful, real-time operating systems, is available now on the Microsoft Connect website.

Click here for more information and instructions on how to download the Public CTP.

Planned Features of
Windows Embedded Compact 7

  • Visual Studio integrated OS development environment
  • Rich Silverlight for EMbedded UI Development using Microsoft Expression Blend 3.0
  • New CPU architecture support including ARMv7 and SMP support
  • Powerful 2D and 3D graphics capabilities through OpenGL es 2.0
  • Improvements in Networking Performance
  • Updated Web Browser with multi-touch pan and zoom controls
  • Support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1
  • MPEG-4 and HD media  support
  • Windows 7 Device Stage integration support
  • Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) support
  • Updated Microsoft Office Viewers
  • Updated support for Microsoft Exchange and AirSync
  • ...and more!
Learn more about the current version of Windows CE
Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3
Microsoft migrates community support of Windows Embedded Compact to MSDN Forums

In an effort to provide Microsoft Windows Embedded Compact developers with a better arena for community-based support, Microsoft has migrated the community discussions from the microsoft.public.* USENET newsgroups where they have long been hosted to new MSDN Forums. Have a development questions related to Windows Embedded Compact? Post it on one of the forums at MSDN, and join all of the developers, Microsoft experts, and MVPs in the open, community-supported developer forums today.

Click here!