Merry Christmas…

Hi folks,

On behalf of our entire team I would like to wish all of you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Hopefully you get to spend some quiet, peaceful time with your loved ones.

Of course we will continue to post interesting and helpful news from the world of Windows Embedded here on our blog in 2011.

Meanwhile, if there are any topics that your would like to discuss further or that you think that are missing on our blog, please let me know so in the comment section!

Again, Happy Holidays to you all! I will spent Christmas with my wife and my parents in southern Germany. From what it looks like we will have a white Chrismas.
-Jochen
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Windows Embedded CE QFEs for November 2010 have arrived!

Hi all,
new updates for Windows Embedded CE are available for download. Some issues have been resolved, no time to loose and get them now! More information for each update is provided in the Readme document available after the individual update(s) has been installed.

Windows Embedded CE 5.0 Monthly Update November 2010:

Fixes made in this update:

Component:  DirectX

• 101112_KB2449685 - This update addresses an issue with WMA media file format.

Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Monthly Update November 2010:

Fixes made in this update:

Component:  COMM

• 101130_KB2467615 - This update addresses an issue with CPU load increase.

Component:  DirectX

• 101112_KB2444607 - This update addresses an issue with WMA media file format.

• 101130_KB2465624 - This update addresses an issue with decoder.

Component:  FATFS

• 101117_KB2461004 - This update addresses an issue with ScanDisk module.

Component:  Flash Lite

• 101115_KB2424582 - This update addresses issues with Adobe Flash Lite plug-in and onKillFocus event.

Component:  Imaging

• 101101_KB2423109 - This update addresses memory leak in PNG encoder.

Component:  Internet Explorer

• 101130_KB2429701 - This update addresses an issue with file download.

• 101130_KB2461047 - This update addresses an issue with Internet Explorer.

Component:  pWord

• 101130_KB2426162 - Wordpad application window may not rotate when the device screen is rotated 90 degrees.

Keep your OS up to date!

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embeddedSPARK 2011 Challenge

Hi Folks,

Round 1 of this years embeddedSPARK Challenge ends on January 2nd 2011. So hurry and enter your idea for a Windows Embedded Compact 7 project for a chance to win $15,000!


By the way, this year I will be a judge for the embeddedSPARK Challenge.

Have fun!
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Embedded Software Engineering Kongress 2010

Hallo zusammen,

es ist mal wieder so weit: vom 07. bis zum 09. Dezember 2010 findet der diesjährige ESE-Kongress in Sindelfingen statt. Mit 97 Fachvorträgen und 10 Kompaktseminaren aus Entwicklung, Forschung, Lehre und Management bietet der ESE-Kongress reichlich Stoff für neue Ideen, Lösungswege und angeregte Diskussionen.


Ich werde am 09.12.2010 auf dem ESE-Kongress sein und den Echzeit & RTOS Track moderieren.

Ich hoffe Sie sind neugierig geworden. Ich freue mich auf Sie!

Have fun!
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Don’t miss SPS/IPC/Drives

Hi folks,

the SPS/IPC/Drives – the exhibition for electric automation technology – will take place at the Exhibition Center Nürnberg/Germany from November 23rd to November 25th 2010.


Come and visit the Windows Embedded booth 7A-150; yes is the same location as last year. You can meet me tomorrow, November 23rd at the Microsoft booth. I am looking forward to some interesting discussions about Windows Embedded with you!

Have fun and see you at the SPS/IPC/Drives!
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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3 QFEs for October 2010 have arrived!

Hi all,

The October updates for Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3 are available for download:

Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Monthly Update October 2010:

Fixes made in this update:

Component: COMM

• 101028_KB2384080 - When using RNDIS client and DHCP allocator bound to the USB interface, an error may occur when USB cable is unplugged.

Component: DirectX

• 101004_KB2417732 - The current media time is not correctly calculated by the current rate.

Component: Fonts

• 101022_KB2437384 - Rotated text may not render correctly due to an issue with the font.

Component: FSD

• 101029_KB2383946 - Calls to ScanVolumeEX() may fail when the volume to be scanned is formatted as EXFAT and has a directory structure that is at least 5 levels deep.

Component: IE

• 101005_KB982561 - This update addresses an issue with missing download manager.
• 101013_KB2352410 - This update addresses Internet Explorer issue.

Component: RDP

• 101006_KB2431798 - This update addresses an issue with mouse cursor corruption when connecting from a Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3 device to Windows 7 over RDP.

Remember: it’s important to keep your system up to date!

Have fun!
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TechED Europe 2010 Berlin: recap

Hi folks,

TechED Europe 2010 in Berlin ended earlier today. It has been a great time, lots of interesting talks with fellow MVPs, Microsofties, friends of Windows Embedded, etc. I hope TechED Europe has been as rewarding for you as it has been for me!

The Windows Embedded talks have been most interesting as I already outlined in one of my previous posts, you probably enjoyed them as well as the interesting discussions as much as I have!


I am looking forward to see you again at next years TechED Europe!

Have fun!
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