<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
Compact	I-Operating_System
,	O
formerly	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
Powered	O
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
,	O
is	O
an	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
subfamily	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
family	O
of	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
Standard	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
Compact	I-Operating_System
uses	O
a	O
different	O
hybrid	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
licenses	O
it	O
to	O
original	O
equipment	O
manufacturers	O
(	O
OEMs	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
modify	O
and	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
user	O
interfaces	O
and	O
experiences	O
,	O
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
Compact	I-Operating_System
providing	O
the	O
technical	O
foundation	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
Compact	I-Operating_System
supports	O
x86	B-Operating_System
and	O
ARM	B-Architecture
processors	I-Architecture
with	O
board	B-Operating_System
support	I-Operating_System
package	I-Operating_System
(	O
BSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MIPS	B-Device
and	O
SHx	O
architectures	O
had	O
support	O
prior	O
to	O
version	O
7.0	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
7.0	B-Device
still	O
works	O
on	O
MIPSII	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
was	O
designed	O
for	O
minimalistic	O
and	O
small	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
CE	O
had	O
its	O
own	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
whereas	O
those	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	O
XP	O
Embedded	B-Architecture
are	O
based	O
on	O
NT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
was	O
a	O
modular/componentized	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
that	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
foundation	O
of	O
several	O
classes	O
of	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
Handheld	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
,	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
,	O
Auto	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
7	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
mainstream	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
current	O
and	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
Compact	I-Operating_System
2013	O
ended	O
on	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
extended	O
support	O
will	O
end	O
on	O
October	O
10	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
is	O
optimized	O
for	O
devices	O
that	O
have	O
minimal	O
memory	B-General_Concept
;	O
a	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
kernel	B-Operating_System
may	O
run	O
with	O
one	O
megabyte	O
of	O
memory	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devices	O
are	O
often	O
configured	O
without	O
disk	B-Device
storage	I-Device
,	O
and	O
may	O
be	O
configured	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
closed	O
"	O
system	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
allow	O
for	O
end-user	O
extension	O
(	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
burned	O
into	O
ROM	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
conforms	O
to	O
the	O
definition	O
of	O
a	O
real-time	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
a	O
deterministic	O
interrupt	O
latency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
Version3	O
and	O
onward	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
supports	O
256priority	O
levels	O
and	O
uses	O
priority	B-Operating_System
inheritance	I-Operating_System
for	O
dealing	O
with	O
priority	B-Operating_System
inversion	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fundamental	O
unit	O
of	O
execution	O
is	O
the	O
thread	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
known	O
during	O
development	O
under	O
the	O
code	O
name	O
"	O
Pegasus	B-Operating_System
"	O
featured	O
a	O
Windows-like	O
GUI	B-Application
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
popular	O
apps	O
,	O
all	O
trimmed	O
down	O
for	O
smaller	O
storage	O
,	O
memory	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
palmtops	B-Operating_System
of	O
the	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
has	O
evolved	O
into	O
a	O
component-based	O
,	O
embedded	B-Architecture
,	O
real-time	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
platforms	O
have	O
been	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
core	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
including	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
AutoPC	O
,	O
Pocket	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
,	O
Pocket	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
2002	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
2003	O
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
2003	O
SE	O
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
5	O
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
,	O
Smartphone	B-Operating_System
2002	I-Operating_System
,	O
Smartphone	B-Application
2003	I-Application
,	O
Portable	B-Operating_System
Media	I-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
,	O
Zune	B-Library
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
7	O
and	O
many	O
industrial	O
devices	O
and	O
embedded	B-Architecture
systems	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
even	O
powered	O
select	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
was	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
handheld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
distinctive	O
feature	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
compared	O
to	O
other	O
Microsoft	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
is	O
that	O
large	O
parts	O
of	O
it	O
are	O
offered	O
in	O
source	O
code	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
products	O
like	O
Platform	B-Operating_System
Builder	I-Operating_System
(	O
an	O
integrated	O
environment	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
OS	O
image	O
creation	O
and	O
integration	O
,	O
or	O
customized	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
designs	O
based	O
on	O
CE	O
)	O
offered	O
several	O
components	O
in	O
source	O
code	O
form	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
2.11	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
embedded	B-Operating_System
Windows	I-Operating_System
release	O
to	O
support	O
a	O
console	O
and	O
a	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
Compact	I-Operating_System
was	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
changed	O
once	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
6.0	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
again	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Embedded	I-Device
Compact	I-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
at	O
the	O
COMDEX	O
expo	O
in	O
1996	O
and	O
was	O
demonstrated	O
on	O
stage	O
by	O
Bill	O
Gates	O
and	O
John	O
McGill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
had	O
been	O
testing	O
Pegasus	B-Operating_System
in	O
early	O
1995	O
and	O
released	O
a	O
strict	O
reference	O
platform	O
to	O
several	O
hardware	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devices	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
mainly	O
had	O
480×240	O
pixel	O
displays	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
Hewlett-Packard	O
'	O
Palmtop	B-Operating_System
PC	O
 '	O
which	O
had	O
a	O
640×240	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
1.0	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
a	O
cascading	O
Start	O
menu	O
,	O
although	O
Windows	O
95	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	O
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
released	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
1.0	O
Power	O
Toys	O
that	O
included	O
a	O
cascading	O
menu	O
icon	O
that	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
system	O
tray	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
2.0	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
learned	O
its	O
lessons	O
from	O
consumer	O
feedback	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
1.0	O
and	O
made	O
many	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Start	O
menu	O
was	O
a	O
cascading	O
menu	O
,	O
identical	O
to	O
those	O
found	O
on	O
Windows	O
95	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Color	O
screens	O
were	O
also	O
supported	O
and	O
manufacturers	O
raced	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
first	O
color	O
H/PC	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
2.0	O
also	O
supported	O
a	O
broader	O
range	O
of	O
CPU	O
architectures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
ROMs	O
that	O
contained	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
users	O
were	O
not	O
able	O
to	O
flash	O
their	O
devices	O
with	O
the	O
newer	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
1999	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
rename	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
to	O
Windows	O
Powered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
only	O
appeared	O
in	O
brand	O
in	O
Handheld	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
2000	O
and	O
a	O
build	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
Advanced	O
Server	O
for	O
network-attached	B-Application
storage	I-Application
devices	O
(	O
which	O
bears	O
no	O
relation	O
to	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
3.0	O
products	O
announced	O
at	O
CES	O
2001	O
were	O
marketed	O
under	O
a	O
"	O
Windows	O
Powered	O
"	O
umbrella	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Visual	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
2012	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
2015	O
support	O
apps	O
and	O
Platform	B-Operating_System
Builder	I-Operating_System
development	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
Compact	I-Operating_System
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Visual	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
2008	O
and	O
earlier	O
support	O
projects	O
for	O
older	O
releases	O
of	O
Windows	O
CE/Windows	O
Mobile	O
,	O
producing	O
executable	O
programs	O
and	O
platform	O
images	O
either	O
as	O
an	O
emulator	O
or	O
attached	O
by	O
cable	O
to	O
an	O
actual	O
mobile	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
.NET	B-Operating_System
Compact	I-Operating_System
Framework	I-Operating_System
supports	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
the	O
.NET	B-Application
Framework	I-Application
with	O
projects	O
in	O
C#	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
.NET	I-Language
,	O
but	O
not	O
Managed	B-Language
C++	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Managed	O
"	O
apps	O
employing	O
the	O
.NET	B-Operating_System
Compact	I-Operating_System
Framework	I-Operating_System
also	O
require	O
devices	O
with	O
significantly	O
larger	O
memories	O
(	O
8MB	O
or	O
more	O
)	O
while	O
unmanaged	O
apps	O
can	O
still	O
run	O
successfully	O
on	O
smaller	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Visual	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
2010	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
Developer	O
Tools	O
are	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
extension	O
,	O
allowing	O
Windows	O
Phone7	O
apps	O
to	O
be	O
designed	O
and	O
tested	O
within	O
Visual	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	B-Operating_System
Pascal	I-Operating_System
introduced	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
port	O
in	O
Version2.2.0	O
,	O
targeting	O
ARM	B-Architecture
and	O
x86	B-Operating_System
architectures	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
header	O
files	O
were	O
translated	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
Lazarus	B-Language
,	O
a	O
rapid	O
application	O
development	O
(	O
RAD	O
)	O
software	O
package	O
based	O
on	O
Free	B-Operating_System
Pascal	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
apps	O
are	O
designed	O
and	O
coded	O
in	O
the	O
Lazarus	B-Language
integrated	B-Application
development	I-Application
environment	I-Application
(	O
IDE	O
)	O
and	O
compiled	O
with	O
an	O
appropriate	O
cross	B-Application
compiler	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
programming	B-Application
tool	I-Application
is	O
used	O
for	O
building	O
the	O
platform	O
(	O
BSP+	O
Kernel	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
device	B-Application
drivers	I-Application
(	O
shared	B-License
source	I-License
or	O
custom	O
made	O
)	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
Platform	B-Operating_System
Builder	I-Operating_System
to	O
export	O
an	O
SDK	B-Application
(	O
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kit	I-Application
)	O
for	O
the	O
target	O
microprocessor	B-Architecture
(	O
SuperH	O
,	O
x86	B-Operating_System
,	O
MIPS	B-Device
,	O
ARM	B-Architecture
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
to	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
another	O
associated	O
tool	B-Application
set	O
named	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Embedded	B-Application
Visual	I-Application
C++	I-Application
(	O
eVC	O
)	O
a	O
tool	B-Application
for	O
development	O
of	O
embedded	B-Architecture
apps	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
standalone	O
using	O
the	O
SDK	B-Application
exported	O
from	O
Platform	B-Operating_System
Builder	I-Operating_System
or	O
using	O
the	O
Platform	B-Operating_System
Builder	I-Operating_System
's	O
Platform	O
Manager	O
connectivity	O
setup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CeGcc	O
project	O
provides	O
GNU	O
development	B-Application
tools	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
GNU	O
C	B-Language
,	O
GNU	O
C++	O
and	O
binutils	B-Application
that	O
targeting	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
;	O
2	O
SDKs	O
are	O
available	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
a	O
standard	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
platform	O
SDK	B-Application
based	O
on	O
MinGW	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
newlib-based	O
SDK	B-Application
which	O
may	O
be	O
easier	O
for	O
porting	O
programs	O
from	O
POSIX	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CodeGear	O
Delphi	B-Language
Prism	I-Language
runs	O
in	O
Visual	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
,	O
also	O
supports	O
the	O
.NET	B-Operating_System
Compact	I-Operating_System
Framework	I-Operating_System
and	O
thus	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
develop	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
employs	O
the	O
Oxygene	B-Language
compiler	O
created	O
by	O
RemObjects	O
Software	O
,	O
which	O
targets	O
.NET	B-Application
,	O
the	O
.NET	B-Operating_System
Compact	I-Operating_System
Framework	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Mono	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Basic4ppc	B-Language
a	O
programming	O
language	O
similar	O
to	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
,	O
targets	O
the	O
.NET	B-Operating_System
Compact	I-Operating_System
Framework	I-Operating_System
and	O
supports	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GLBasic	B-Language
a	O
very	O
easy	O
to	O
learn	O
and	O
use	O
BASIC	O
dialect	O
that	O
compiles	O
for	O
many	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
extended	O
by	O
writing	O
inline	O
C/C	O
++	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LabVIEW	B-Application
a	O
graphical	O
programming	O
language	O
,	O
supporting	O
many	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
the	O
semi-standard	O
,	O
extremely	O
lightweight	O
,	O
automation	O
SDK	B-Application
popular	O
with	O
the	O
GPS	O
enthusiasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uses	O
the	O
scripts	O
written	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
language	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
syntax	O
being	O
aside	O
to	O
VBScript	B-Application
or	O
JScript	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
AutoHotkey	B-Language
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
open	O
source	O
macro-creation	O
and	O
automation	O
software	O
utility	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
the	O
construction	O
of	O
macros	O
and	O
simple	O
GUI	B-Application
apps	O
developed	O
by	O
systems	O
analyst	O
Jonathan	O
Maxian	O
Timkang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Often	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
are	O
used	O
interchangeably	O
,	O
in	O
part	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
common	O
origin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
modular/componentized	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
that	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
foundation	O
of	O
several	O
classes	O
of	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
varying	O
levels	O
of	O
windowing	O
support	O
;	O
DCOM	B-Operating_System
vs	O
COM	B-Application
)	O
,	O
others	O
which	O
are	O
separate	O
(	O
bitmap	O
or	O
TrueType	O
font	O
support	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
which	O
add	O
additional	O
features	O
to	O
another	O
component	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
can	O
buy	O
a	O
kit	O
(	O
the	O
Platform	B-Operating_System
Builder	I-Operating_System
)	O
which	O
contains	O
all	O
these	O
components	O
and	O
the	O
tools	O
with	O
which	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
custom	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apps	O
such	O
as	O
Excel	O
Mobile	O
(	O
formerly	O
Pocket	B-Operating_System
Excel	I-Operating_System
)	O
are	O
not	O
part	O
of	O
this	O
kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
older	O
Handheld	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Pocket	O
Word	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
older	O
apps	O
are	O
included	O
as	O
samples	O
,	O
however	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
is	O
best	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
platforms	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
underpinning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
(	O
now	O
called	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
Classic	O
)	O
,	O
SmartPhone	B-Application
(	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
Standard	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
Phone	I-Device
Edition	I-Device
(	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
Professional	O
)	O
are	O
the	O
three	O
main	O
platforms	O
under	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
umbrella	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
platform	O
uses	O
different	O
components	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
,	O
plus	O
supplemental	O
features	O
and	O
apps	O
suited	O
for	O
their	O
respective	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
are	O
Microsoft-defined	O
custom	O
platforms	O
for	O
general	O
PDA	O
use	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
Microsoft-defined	O
set	O
of	O
minimum	O
profiles	O
(	O
Professional	O
Edition	O
,	O
Premium	O
Edition	O
)	O
of	O
software	O
and	O
hardware	O
that	O
is	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rules	O
for	O
manufacturing	O
a	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
device	O
are	O
stricter	O
than	O
those	O
for	O
producing	O
a	O
custom	O
Windows	O
CE-based	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
defining	O
characteristics	O
of	O
the	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
are	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
as	O
the	O
primary	O
human	B-General_Concept
interface	I-General_Concept
device	I-General_Concept
and	O
its	O
extremely	O
portable	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CE	O
3.0	O
is	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
Pocket	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
and	O
Pocket	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
2002	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
PocketPC	B-Device
is	O
a	O
separate	O
layer	O
of	O
code	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
OS	O
...	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
is	O
based	O
on	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
different	O
offering.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
licensees	O
of	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
are	O
forbidden	O
to	O
modify	O
the	O
WinCE	B-Operating_System
part	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SmartPhone	B-Application
platform	O
is	O
a	O
feature-rich	O
OS	O
and	O
interface	O
for	O
cellular	O
phone	O
handsets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SmartPhone	B-Application
offers	O
productivity	O
features	O
to	O
business	O
users	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
email	O
,	O
and	O
multimedia	O
abilities	O
for	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SmartPhone	B-Application
interface	O
relies	O
heavily	O
on	O
joystick	O
navigation	O
and	O
PhonePad	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devices	O
running	O
SmartPhone	B-Application
do	O
not	O
include	O
a	O
touchscreen	B-Device
interface	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
SmartPhone	B-Application
devices	O
generally	O
resemble	O
other	O
cellular	O
handset	O
form	O
factors	O
,	O
whereas	O
most	O
Phone	O
Edition	O
devices	O
use	O
a	O
PDA	O
form	O
factor	O
with	O
a	O
larger	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Codename	O
"	O
Pegasus	B-Operating_System
"	O
and	O
"	O
Alder	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2.11	O
version	O
(	O
Palm-Size	B-Device
PC	I-Device
1.1	O
)	O
changed	O
screen	O
resolution	O
to	O
QVGA	O
,	O
added	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
2.11	O
version	O
(	O
Palm-Size	B-Device
PC	I-Device
1.2	O
)	O
based	O
on	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
H/PC	B-Operating_System
2.11	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
,	O
removed	O
Pocket	B-Application
Office	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
HandeldPC	O
2.11	O
version	O
(	O
HandheldPC	O
Professional	O
)	O
added	O
small	O
versions	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Access	I-Application
,	O
improved	O
MS	B-Application
Office	I-Application
documents	O
formats	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unsupported	O
as	O
of	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2002	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
2.11	O
and	O
Mainstream	O
Support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
2.12	O
ended	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
Extended	O
Support	O
ended	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2005	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
2.12	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
older	O
PocketIE	B-Application
browser	O
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
was	O
available	O
with	O
near	O
100%	O
page	O
compatibility	O
to	O
its	O
IE	B-Protocol
5.5	I-Protocol
desktop	O
cousin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mainstream	O
Support	O
ended	O
on	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2007	O
and	O
Extended	O
Support	O
ended	O
on	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2012	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
4.0	O
and	O
Mainstream	O
Support	O
ended	O
on	O
January	O
8	O
,	O
2008	O
and	O
Extended	O
Support	O
ended	O
on	O
January	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
4.1	O
and	O
Mainstream	O
Support	O
ended	O
on	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2008	O
and	O
Extended	O
Support	O
ended	O
on	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2013	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
4.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DHCPv6	B-Protocol
client	O
with	O
stateful/stateless	O
address	O
configuration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
L2TP/IPsec	O
over	O
IPv6	O
for	O
VPN	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Improved	O
XAML	B-Device
data	O
binding	O
and	O
Expression	O
Blend	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OOM	B-General_Concept
Model	O
improvements	O
from	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTML	B-Protocol
help	I-Protocol
viewer	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
