<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
Industry	I-Operating_System
,	O
formerly	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
POSReady	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
for	O
Point	O
of	O
Service	O
(	O
WEPOS	O
)	O
,	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>
Based	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
Industry	I-Operating_System
is	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
industrial	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
cash	O
registers	O
,	O
automated	O
teller	O
machines	O
,	O
and	O
self	O
service	O
checkouts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
8.1	O
Industry	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
IoT	I-Operating_System
Enterprise	O
superseding	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
Industry	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
Standard	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
For	O
Embedded	O
Systems	O
(	O
FES	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
for	O
Point	O
of	O
Service	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
nearly	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
its	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
SP2	O
counterpart	O
was	O
launched	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
August	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WEPOS	O
expanded	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
family	O
of	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
edition	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
that	O
could	O
use	O
the	O
Windows	O
Update	O
Agent	O
to	O
update	O
an	O
installed	O
and	O
deployed	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
new	O
Microsoft	O
Lifecycle	O
Support	O
policy	O
for	O
Internet	O
Explorer	O
went	O
into	O
effect	O
on	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
IE6	B-Application
support	O
was	O
dropped	O
from	O
not	O
only	O
WEPOS	O
,	O
but	O
all	O
other	O
supported	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
POSReady	I-Operating_System
2009	O
offers	O
more	O
features	O
over	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
for	O
Point	O
of	O
Service	O
such	O
as	O
Full	O
Localization	O
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
and	O
XPS	B-Application
support	O
if	O
.NET	B-Application
Framework	I-Application
3.5	O
or	O
higher	O
is	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
exactly	O
seven	O
months	O
after	O
its	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
SP3	O
counterpart	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
XP	B-Application
's	O
end	O
of	O
support	O
,	O
some	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
users	O
have	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
Regedit	B-Protocol
tool	O
on	O
their	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
'	O
trick	O
 '	O
Windows	O
Update	O
into	O
accepting	O
updates	O
targeting	O
POSReady	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
POSReady	O
2009	O
is	O
also	O
notable	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
last	O
XP	B-Application
derived	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
to	O
receive	O
official	O
support	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mainstream	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
POSReady	I-Operating_System
2009	O
—	O
the	O
last	O
supported	O
edition	O
of	O
Windows	O
based	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
—	O
ended	O
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
extended	O
support	O
ended	O
on	O
April	O
9	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
final	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
codebase	O
after	O
17	O
years	O
,	O
7	O
months	O
,	O
and	O
16	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
POSReady	I-Operating_System
7	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
with	O
SP1	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
nearly	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
debuted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
supported	O
edition	O
of	O
Windows	O
based	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
to	O
receive	O
official	O
support	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mainstream	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
POSReady	I-Operating_System
7	O
ended	O
on	O
and	O
extended	O
support	O
ended	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
date	O
marked	O
the	O
final	O
end	O
of	O
extended	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
codebase	O
after	O
12	O
years	O
,	O
2	O
months	O
and	O
20	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
POSReady	I-Operating_System
7	O
is	O
eligible	O
for	O
the	O
paid	O
Extended	O
Security	O
Updates	O
(	O
ESU	O
)	O
program	O
(	O
free	O
for	O
Azure	B-Application
Virtual	I-Application
Desktop	I-Application
users	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Security	O
updates	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
until	O
at	O
most	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2024	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
will	O
mark	O
the	O
final	O
end	O
of	O
Extended	O
Security	O
Updates	O
support	O
,	O
including	O
all	O
security	O
updates	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
codebase	O
after	O
15	O
years	O
,	O
2	O
months	O
,	O
and	O
17	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
this	O
will	O
mark	O
the	O
final	O
end	O
of	O
all	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
Industry	I-Operating_System
subfamily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
Industry	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2013	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
Pro	O
,	O
Pro	O
Retail	O
,	O
and	O
Enterprise	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pro	O
Retail	O
edition	O
adds	O
a	O
few	O
extra	O
features	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
retail	O
environments	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Enterprise	O
edition	O
provides	O
embedded-specific	O
features	O
designed	O
to	O
integrate	O
seamlessly	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
Enterprise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alaska	O
Airlines	O
uses	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
Industry	O
in-flight	O
entertainment	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
Embedded	O
8.1	O
Industry	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
as	O
a	O
component	O
of	O
the	B-Device
operating	I-Device
system	I-Device
itself	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
will	O
mark	O
the	O
final	O
end	O
of	O
"	O
extended	O
support	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
Industry	I-Operating_System
subfamily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
POSReady	I-Operating_System
7	O
,	O
Windows	O
Embedded	O
8.1	O
Industry	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
editions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
)	O
is	O
not	O
eligible	O
for	O
the	O
Extended	O
Security	O
Updates	O
(	O
ESU	O
)	O
program	O
,	O
despite	O
its	O
server	O
counterpart	O
being	O
eligible	O
for	O
ESU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
rebranded	O
"	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
"	O
to	O
"	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
IoT	I-Operating_System
"	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
embedded	O
editions	O
of	O
Windows	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
IoT	I-Operating_System
Enterprise	O
acts	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
Industry	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
