<s>
Windows	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Device	I-Application
Center	I-Application
is	O
a	O
synchronization	B-Application
software	O
program	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
ActiveSync	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
synchronize	O
various	O
content	O
including	O
music	O
,	O
video	O
,	O
contacts	O
,	O
calendar	B-Protocol
events	O
,	O
web	O
browser	O
favorites	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
files	O
between	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
devices	O
and	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Device	I-Application
Center	I-Application
was	O
written	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
ActiveSync	B-Operating_System
program	O
that	O
was	O
previously	O
used	O
to	O
synchronize	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
based	O
devices	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
prior	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
public	O
release	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
October	O
2006	O
as	O
a	O
beta	O
version	O
meant	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
RC1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
official	O
release	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
June	O
2007	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Device	I-Application
Center	I-Application
was	O
updated	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
6	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Device	I-Application
Center	I-Application
,	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
2000	O
and	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
2002	O
operating	O
systems	O
were	O
effectively	O
phased	O
out	O
of	O
full	O
native	O
support	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
has	O
a	O
base	O
driver	O
built-in	O
to	O
interface	B-Application
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
devices	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Device	I-Application
Center	I-Application
offers	O
a	O
front-end	B-Architecture
for	O
users	O
to	O
integrate	O
their	O
data	O
in	O
multiple	O
Windows	B-Application
applications	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
base	O
driver	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
allows	O
browsing	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
copying	O
files	O
and	O
syncing	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
complete	O
functionality	O
including	O
synchronization	B-Application
of	O
tasks	O
,	O
calendar	B-Protocol
data	O
,	O
contacts	O
,	O
email	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
Outlook	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Device	I-Application
Center	I-Application
needs	O
to	O
be	O
downloaded	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
additional	O
drivers	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Synchronization	B-Application
with	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Mail	I-Protocol
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Calendar	I-Protocol
,	O
Windows	O
Contacts	O
,	O
Outlook	B-Application
Express	I-Application
,	O
Outlook	B-Operating_System
2010	I-Operating_System
x64	O
and	O
any	O
version	O
of	O
Outlook	O
prior	O
to	O
Outlook	B-Application
2003	I-Application
is	O
not	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whenever	O
a	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
device	O
is	O
connected	O
,	O
the	O
Mobile	B-Application
Device	I-Application
Center	I-Application
pane	O
pops	O
up	O
giving	O
options	O
to	O
manage	O
media	O
and	O
other	O
files	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
control	O
their	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ways	O
to	O
interface	B-Application
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
devices	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Device	I-Application
Center	I-Application
include	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
USB	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
for	O
legacy	B-Device
purposes	O
,	O
Serial	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
synchronizing	O
via	O
the	O
serial	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
is	O
not	O
activated	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
required	O
that	O
the	O
user	O
alters	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Registry	I-Protocol
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visual	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
2005	O
and	O
2008	O
came	O
with	O
Remote	O
Tools	O
,	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
edit	O
the	O
registry	O
of	O
a	O
tethered	O
mobile	O
device	O
,	O
and	O
view	O
the	O
running	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Device	I-Application
Center	I-Application
6.1	O
had	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
synchronize	O
the	O
following	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Device	I-Application
Center	I-Application
Beta	O
3	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Device	I-Application
Center	I-Application
6.0	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
First	O
official	O
release	O
,	O
Outlook	B-Application
2002	I-Application
supported	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Device	I-Application
Center	I-Application
6.1	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Added	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
6	O
devices	O
,	O
added	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
support	O
,	O
removed	O
Outlook	B-Application
2002	I-Application
support	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
