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Windows Embedded Compact

Operating system subfamily by Microsoft

Softwareproprietary software operating systemQ488244

Also known as Windows Embedded CE · Windows CE · Microsoft Windows CE · Windows Embedded Compact efficient · WinCE

Developer: Microsoft
Founded: 1996
Latest version: 8.0 (Embedded Compact 2013)
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1.web.archive.org/web/20130616045552/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/Features/2013/Jun13/06-13EmbeddedCompactGA.aspx
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1.web.archive.org/web/20120820002206/http://www.windowsfordevices.com/c/a/News/Special-Report-Windows-CE-6-arrives-with-100-kernel-source/
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License: end-user license agreement
Website: msdn.microsoft.com/embedded

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Windows CE, later known as Windows Embedded CE and Windows Embedded Compact, is a discontinued operating system developed by Microsoft for mobile and embedded devices. Originally targeted solely at handheld computers, Windows CE evolved into a component-based, embedded, real-time operating system. It was part of the Windows Embedded family and served as the software foundation of several products including the Pocket PC, Auto PC, Windows Mobile, Windows Phone 7 and others.

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