Editing Windows CE (section)

==Releases==
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|style=text-align:center|1.0
|Windows CE 1.0
|November 16, 1996<ref>{{cite news |date=November 18, 1996 |title=Microsoft Announces Broad Availability of Handheld PCs With Windows CE |url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/1996/Nov96/wincepr.mspx |access-date=June 20, 2011 |agency=Microsoft News Center}}</ref>
|Unsupported as of December 31, 2001.||Codename "Pegasus" and "Alder".<ref name="blogs_msdn-763146">{{cite web|last=Hall|first=Mike|title=Windows Embedded Blog: CE 6.0 - why the codename "Yamazaki"&nbsp;?|publisher=[[Microsoft Developer Network|MSDN]] [[Microsoft Developer Network#Blogs|Blogs]]|date=September 19, 2006|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/mikehall/archive/2006/09/19/763146.aspx|access-date=October 24, 2009}}</ref>
*Devices named "handheld PC" ([[Handheld PC|H/PC]])<ref name="2000grad-dpa_henrich_poehls">{{Citation|last=Pöhls|first=Henrich C.|title=Risk Analysis of Mobile Devices with Special Concern of '''Malware''' Contamination|page=27|work=Diploma Thesis|publisher=[[University of Hamburg]]|date=September 5, 2003|url=http://www.2000grad.com/papers/dpa_henrich_poehls.pdf|access-date=October 24, 2009}}</ref>
*4 MB [[Read-only memory|ROM]] minimum
*2 MB [[Random-access memory|RAM]] minimum
1.01 version (1.0a){{snd}} added [[Japanese language]] support.
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|style=text-align:center|2.0
|Windows CE 2.0
|September 29, 1997<ref>{{cite news |date=September 29, 1997 |title=Microsoft Announces Release of Windows CE 2.0 |url=http://news.microsoft.com/1997/09/29/microsoft-announces-release-of-windows-ce-2-0 |access-date=July 27, 2015 |agency=Microsoft News Center}}</ref>
|Unsupported as of September 30, 2002 for Windows CE 2.11. Mainstream Support ended on September 30, 2003, and Extended Support ended on September 30, 2005, for Windows CE 2.12.||Codenamed "Birch".<ref name="blogs_msdn-763146" />
*Devices named "[[Palm-size PC]]" (PsPC)<ref name="2000grad-dpa_henrich_poehls" />
*Real-time deterministic task scheduling
*Architectures: ARM, MIPS, PowerPC, StrongARM, SuperH and x86
*[[color depth|32-bit]] color screens
*SSL 2.0 and SSL 3.0
2.11 version (Palm-Size PC 1.1){{snd}} changed screen resolution to [[QVGA]], added [[handwriting recognition]].
2.11 version (Palm-Size PC 1.2){{snd}} based on Windows CE H/PC 2.11 kernel, removed [[Pocket Office]].
HandeldPC 2.11 version (HandheldPC Professional){{snd}} added small versions of [[Microsoft Access]], improved [[Microsoft Office]] documents formats support.
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|style=text-align:center|3.0
|Windows CE 3.0
|June 15, 2000<ref>{{cite news |date=June 15, 2000 |title=Microsoft Announces Availability of Windows CE 3.0 |url=http://news.microsoft.com/2000/06/15/microsoft-announces-availability-of-windows-ce-3-0 |access-date=June 20, 2011 |agency=Microsoft News Center}}</ref>
|Mainstream Support ended on September 30, 2005, and Extended Support ended on October 9, 2007.||Codenamed "Cedar"<ref name="blogs_msdn-763146" /> and "Galileo".
*Major recode that made CE hard real time down to the microsecond level
*Base for the [[Pocket PC 2000]], Handheld PC 2000, [[Pocket PC 2002]] and Smartphone 2002<ref name="2000grad-dpa_henrich_poehls" />
*Priority levels were increased from 8 to 256<ref name="2000grad-dpa_henrich_poehls" />
*Object store was increased from 65,536 to 4.19 million allowed objects<ref name="2000grad-dpa_henrich_poehls" />
*Restricted access to critical APIs or restricting write access to parts of the registry<ref name="2000grad-dpa_henrich_poehls" />
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|style=text-align:center|4.x
|Windows CE 4.x
|January 7, 2002<ref>{{cite news |date=January 7, 2002 |title=Microsoft Launches Windows CE .NET |url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2002/jan02/01-07CENetLaunchPR.mspx |access-date=June 20, 2011 |agency=Microsoft News Center}}</ref>
|Mainstream Support ended on July 10, 2007, and Extended Support ended on July 10, 2012, for Windows CE 4.0, Mainstream Support ended on January 8, 2008, and Extended Support ended on January 8, 2013, for Windows CE 4.1 and Mainstream Support ended on July 8, 2008, and Extended Support ended on July 9, 2013, for Windows CE 4.2.||Codenamed "Talisker/Jameson/McKendric".<ref name="blogs_msdn-763146" />
*Integrated with [[.NET Compact Framework]]
*Driver structure changed greatly, new features added
*Base for [[Pocket PC 2003]]<ref name="2000grad-dpa_henrich_poehls" />
*[[Flash memory]] and [[Bluetooth]] support<ref name="2000grad-dpa_henrich_poehls" /><ref name="pencomputing_com-dotnet">{{cite news|last=Walker|first=Geoff|title=Windows CE .Net: Microsoft's successor to Windows CE 3.0|publisher=Pen Computing Magazine|date=January 7, 2002|url=http://www.pencomputing.com/WinCE/dotnet.html|access-date=October 24, 2009}}</ref>
*[[HID device]]s and standardized keyboards support
*TLS (SSL 3.1), IPsec L2TP VPN, or Kerberos<ref name="2000grad-dpa_henrich_poehls" />
*Pocket Office was reduced to [[WordPad]]
*Separation to two editions{{snd}} Core (only shell) and Professional (with Microsoft Accessories)
*In addition to the older [[PocketIE]] browser, [[Internet Explorer Mobile]] was available with near 100% page compatibility to its [[Internet Explorer 5|IE 5.5]] desktop cousin.
*With Windows CE.net 4.2, a new [[Windows shell|shell]] was provided with [[Internet Explorer]] integration
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|style=text-align:center|5.0
|[[Windows CE 5.0|Windows CE 5.x]]
|August 2004.<ref name="blogs_msdn-763146" />
|Mainstream Support ended on October 13, 2009 and Extended Support ended on October 14, 2014.||Adds many new features. Codenamed "Macallan"<ref name="blogs_msdn-763146" />
*Added automatic reporting for manufacturers<ref name="theregister-040329_readies_wince">{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Tony|title=MS readies WinCE 5.0 preview|publisher=The Register|date=March 29, 2004|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/03/29/ms_readies_wince|access-date=October 24, 2009}}</ref>
*[[Direct3D Mobile]], a COM-based version of Windows XP's DirectX multimedia API<ref name="theregister-040329_readies_wince" />
*DirectDraw for 2D graphics and DirectShow for camera and video digitisation support<ref name="theregister-040329_readies_wince" />
*Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) support<ref name="seditaville_com-History_MS_Mobile_v2">{{cite web|title=The History of the PDA|format=[[DOC (computing)|DOC]]|url=http://seditaville.com/academic/summary/The%20History%20of%20Microsoft%20Mobile%20OS(Ver%202).doc|access-date=May 17, 2009|archive-date=March 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322204407/http://seditaville.com/academic/summary/The%20History%20of%20Microsoft%20Mobile%20OS(Ver%202).doc|url-status=dead}} 090517 seditaville.com</ref>
*The "Pro" version contains the Internet Explorer browser and [[Windows Media Player]] 9
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|style=text-align:center|6.0
|[[Windows CE 6.0|Windows Embedded CE 6.0]]
|September 2006
|Mainstream Support ended on April 9, 2013, and Extended Support ended on April 10, 2018.||Codenamed "Yamazaki".<ref name="blogs_msdn-763146" />
*Process address space is increased from 32&nbsp;MB to 2&nbsp;[[Gigabyte|GB]];<ref name="msdn_ce6_memory">{{cite web|title=Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Advanced Memory Management|date=October 10, 2013 |url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb331824.aspx}} Retrieved May 25, 2011</ref> each process now has its own [[virtual memory]] map (all processes shared a VM map in CE 5.0)<ref>https://courses.washington.edu/cp105/_downloads/Windows_CE_Architecture.pdf; identical to https://download.microsoft.com/documents/australia/medc2006/windows_ce6_architecture_boling.ppt</ref>
*Number of processes has been increased from 32 to 32,768<ref name="embedded_net_nz-embedded_intro_ses">{{cite web|last=Leckie|first=Andrew|title=Introduction to Microsoft embedded technologies - Session 1|format=[[.ppt|PPT]], 10&nbsp;MB|publisher=Embedded .NET User Group|location=New Zealand|date=March 25, 2008|url=http://www.embedded.net.nz/Presentations%20PPT%20%20PDF/Embedded%20Introduction%20-%20Session%201.ppt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724195514/http://www.embedded.net.nz/Presentations%20PPT%20%20PDF/Embedded%20Introduction%20-%20Session%201.ppt|archive-date=July 24, 2011}}<!--This looks like a date, so don't remove: 090517--></ref>
*User mode and kernel mode device drivers are possible
*512&nbsp;MB physically managed memory
*Device.exe, filesys.exe, GWES.exe have been moved to Kernel mode
*[[Cellcore]]
*SetKMode and set process permissions no longer possible
*System call performance improved<ref name="windowsfordevices-AT9457847627">{{cite web|last=Babu|first=K. Ashok|title=Differences between Windows CE 5.0 and Windows CE 6.0|website=WindowsForDevices.com|date=November 22, 2006|url=http://www.windowsfordevices.com/c/a/Windows-For-Devices-Articles/Differences-between-Windows-CE-50-and-Windows-CE-60|access-date=October 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716194951/http://www.windowsfordevices.com/c/a/Windows-For-Devices-Articles/Differences-between-Windows-CE-50-and-Windows-CE-60|archive-date=July 16, 2012}}</ref>
*the platform builder requires Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 with Service Pack 1 installed.
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|style=text-align:center|7.0
|[[Windows Embedded Compact 7]]
|March 2011
|Mainstream Support ended on April 12, 2016, and Extended Support ended on April 13, 2021.||
*Support for x86, SH (automotive only) and ARM.
*Multi-core CPU support (SMP).
*Wi-Fi Positioning System.
*Bluetooth 3.0 + HS support.
*Digital Living Network Alliance ([[DLNA]]).
*[[Digital rights management|DRM]] technology.
*Media Transfer Protocol.
*Windows Phone&nbsp;7 IE with Flash&nbsp;10.1 support.
*[[Network Driver Interface Specification|NDIS]]&nbsp;6.1 support.
*UX C++ [[XAML]] API using technologies like Windows Presentation Foundation and Silverlight for attractive and functional user interfaces.
*Modernized graphics based on [[OpenGL ES#OpenGL ES 2.0|OpenGL ES 2.0]].
*Advanced touch and gesture input.
*Kernel support for 3&nbsp;GB physical RAM and supports ARMv7 assembly.
*the platform builder requires Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 with Service Pack 1 installed.
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|style=text-align:center|8.0
|Windows Embedded Compact 2013
|June 2013
|Mainstream Support ended on October 9, 2018, and Extended Support ended on October 10, 2023.||
*[[DHCPv6]] client with stateful/stateless address configuration.<ref name="ce2013wn">{{cite web|title=What's New (Compact 2013)|url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg154234.aspx|work=MSDN|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=July 15, 2013}}</ref>
*[[L2TP]]/[[IPsec]] over IPv6 for VPN connectivity.<ref name="ce2013wn" />
*Snapshot boot.<ref name="ce2013wn" />
*Improved XAML data binding and Expression Blend support.<ref name="ce2013wn" />
*[[Out of memory|OOM]] Model improvements from 7.<ref name="ce2013wn" />
*[[HTML help]] viewer added.<ref name="ce2013wn" />
*The previously default desktop shell has been eliminated.
*the platform builder requires Microsoft Visual Studio 2012, 2013 or 2015 installed.
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