Reasons for Windows Embedded Compact 7

1. Rich Experiences

Silverlight allows developers and UI designers to rapidly create multi-touch user interfaces that are powered by the speed of native code. The UI is separated from the business logic which makes it easy to iterate on device and application UIs without affecting core development tasks.

2. Internet Explorer Embedded

Integrated Flash 10.1 in browser powers playback of Flash content and Flash content can be run full-screen without browser UI.

3. Multitouch and Gestures

New multi-touch support adds to existing plug-in engine enabling intuitive, natural input capabilities and gesture-based interactions.

4. Media Player

Perform multiple actions beyond play, rewind, fast forward, pause, and stop. A new, powerful interface provides better web compatibility for Windows Embedded Compact 7 by supporting media player 7.0 OCX when browsing to sites.

5. Connectivity

Connect your device easily using LAN, WiFi, GPRS, Bluetooth or USB.

6. Office and PDF Viewers

Updated applications for Office and PDF viewing capabilities will enable users of Compact 7 devices to access their important information through devices beyond the phone and the PC.

7. Connection Manager & Windows Device Stage

Connection Manager provides infrastructure technology to manage multiple network transports on the device. Use Windows Device Stage to allow users to easily transfer media and content between devices and PCs.

8. Remote Desktop Protocol

Enable Windows Embedded Compact 7-based thin clients to connect using the latest version of Windows Server remote computing technologies with the Remote Desktop Protocol.

Image Build Process

CEBuildProcess

The Windows Embedded Compact 7 image is build on a development machine using Visual Studio 2008.
With Platform Builder you can build the operating system image and even change the source code of the OS.
To start a new image you should use an existing board support package (BSP) which already contains drivers for the target hardware.
Finally you compile the image and attach to the device to deploy the image, for example via USB or ethernet.
In case you have built an debug image you can connect Visual Studio to the device to debug the OS and your applications.

Licenses and Toolkit

Licensenumber Description Notes
TNA-00022 Windows Embedded Compact 7 – C7E Please check with the License Assessment tool which version you need.
Each device needs one license
884-00364 Windows Embedded Compact 7 – C7P Please check with the License Assessment tool which version you need.
Each device needs one license
9CQ-00048 Windows Embedded Compact 7 – C7G Please check with the License Assessment tool which version you need.
Each device needs one license
9CQ-00050 Windows Embedded Compact 7 – C7K Please check with the License Assessment tool which version you need.
Each device needs one license
ZH5-00040 Windows Embedded Compact 7 – C7NR Please check with the License Assessment tool which version you need.
Each device needs one license
814-00345 Windows Embedded Compact 7 – Toolkit Toolkit to create your Windows Embedded Compact 7 images – only needed once

Availability and Support

Available End of Mainstream Support End of Extended Support
28.02.2026 12.04.2016 13.04.2021