The Community Technical Preview 1 of Windows Embedded Standard 8 is now available for download. With the new version Microsoft has introduced many great new features such as: Modules With modules you can build components for you own applications and drivers allowing you to easily add them to you embedded images – also after the [...]
New Features Automated Offline Servicing POSReady 7 does not support online servicing of the operating system. Therefore DISMUI offers the "Service image offline" option which will automate the offline servicing for you. The configuration can be done online but all the servicing operations will be done in an on-the-fly created Windows PE environment! This method [...]
View the MVP Profile Wolfgang Unger received the Microsoft MVP Award 2012. Microsoft is pleased to recognize and award its Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs). The MVP Award is given to thank individuals for their exceptional contributions to technical communities worldwide. When a community participant sees an MVP in a technical community, whether in a [...]
The second issue of our Elbacom Embedded Magazine is now available online. It covers the following topics: Embedded News Unique Tools from Elbacom Windows Embedded Standard 7 – Service Pack 1 Windows POSReady 7 Windows Home Server 2011 Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 – Essentials Windows Embedded Compact 7 Tutorial: Configuring Dialog Blocker To read [...]
Kevin Dallas, General Manager of Windows Embedded, has unveiled Microsoft’s plan for the next versions of Windows Embedded products. To read the complete press release please visit http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/Features/2011/nov11/11-14RoadMap.mspx
Wolfgang Unger has received the "Circle of Excellence Award 2011" for his oustanding work for Windows Embedded technologies.
The KB2607560 which is available on the Microsoft ECE fixes an issue within the POSReady 7 OS. In POSReady 7 the license allows to have up to 5 language packs installed – however the control panel allowed to select only 4 languages. The mentioned KB will fix this issue. The KB is available to download [...]
DISMUI has been updated to fix some issues when installing Feature Packages in Offline Mode. For bigger packages there was a need to create a scratch directory. DISMUI 1.4.2.1 is now creating a temporary scratch directory to solve the issue. This directory will be removed afterwards. Other improvements: DISMUI detects if it is running under [...]
A new version of DISMUI is now available. The new version features enhanced support for POSReady 7. The following features have been added: Language Pack OPK DVD is now supported as Distribution Share Directory By selecting the DVD drive that contains the language pack DVD from the OPK you can easily add and remove language [...]
Windows Embedded POSReady 7 allows you to add and remove features at any time. Feature Packages must be added while the system is offline – therefore the easiest way to do this is to boot from the POSReady 7 DVD. Here is a short guide how to add feature packages very easily. Alternatively you can [...]