The latest update for Windows Embedded Standard 7 Service Pack 1 is now ready to be downloaded from the ECE. Toolkit Update via ECE: https://ece.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/ece/Embedded/Products/ProductSupplements/Embedded/EmbeddedStandard7/DisOEM-WES7MnthlyUpdsandFeatures.htm Apart from the Service Pack 1 for the operating system the package also adds new features such as WMI layer for filter drivers, SKU Compliance packages, etc. For a full [...]

The new version introduces a new feature to display all the dependencies of a selected Feature Package. This will help you to find out why certain components are pulled into the image. Show Dependencies To display the dependencies just double click on a Feature Package or select it and click “Show dependencies”. The following dialog [...]

Internet Explorer 9 introduced a new feature called Site Pinning which allows users to pin websites directly to the taskbar. The Elbacom website also supports this feature now. The jumplist of the pinned site contains the most important links to specific places on our websites. To enable the new feature just drag the tab of [...]

The Driver Injector tool allows you to find suitable drivers for your target device automatically. The tool can be a great help if you have previously extracted all driver with Driver Extractor and want to inject them again automatically. Or if you have a driver CD/DVD and want to inject all drivers automatically to the [...]

DISMUI also works with the Windows Embedded POSReady 7 Community Technical Preview. So you can easily use the tool as a graphical wrapper to activate and deactivate Windows Features. However there are a few things needed to make it work. Here is a description which things need to be changed and why: Creating a Distribution [...]

Microsoft just released a tool for Windows Embedded Standard 7 (but also interesting for the upcoming POSReady 7) called CBS Package Inspector. The tool allows opening and inspecting Feature Packages, Updates, etc. These packages are delivered as CBS packages (Component-Based Servicing) and can be applied via DISM. Why is this tool useful?   See the [...]

The installation of the yesterday released CTP version of POSReady 7 is very easy and straight forward. Here is a tutorial about the whole setup procedure. After burning the ISO file boot your target device directly from the POSReady 7 CTP DVD. Click on “Install now” Accept the EULA and click “Next” Click on “Custom” [...]

DISMUI allows you to alter your Windows Embedded Standard 7 image graphically. With it you get an interface similar to the Image Build Wizard which will guide you through the whole image changing process. However DISMUI needs to have the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 installed on your image. Unfortunately the Microsoft .NET Framework is not [...]

The DISMUI Tool has been updated with the following new features Permanent Packages (e.g. the new SKU Compliance packages from SP1) DISMUI checks if a permanent package is included in the image and prevents it from being removed. Advanced Dependency Check DISMUI can now check for all needed dependencies – also general dependencies of the [...]

The Keyboard Filter Driver allows you to block any unwanted key combination or even single keys. This is done by a kernel mode filter driver which filters out the key presses before they are processed by the system. Examples for unwanted key combinations on an embedded system are: Ctrl+Alt+Delete, Ctrl+Shift+Esc, Win+E, etc. All these key [...]