This blog site is being incorporated into a new, more integrated blog site that covers all things Embedded. As of today we will no longer be posting news and announcements on this site but will be posting to the new site instead- Approaching Embedded Intelligently . We have migrated a number of useful articles to this new site already so you will not lose these troubleshooting and information resources...

The June 2012 Security Updates are now available on the ECE for Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded with Service Pack 3 and Windows® Embedded Standard 2009. The list below applies to Standard 2009 only: KB2604121 - Vulnerabilities in .NET Framework Could Allow Remote Code Execution KB2656405 - Combined Security Update for Microsoft Office, Windows, .NET Framework, and Silverlight...

The May 2012 Optional Updates are now available on the ECE site for Windows Embedded Standard 7 . The list below applies to Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 with Windows Media Center for Connected Media Devices installed : KB2654269 - Teletext is not shown or the picture freezes with certain HD streams. KB2709917 - Pairing information is missing for certain CableCARDs. The list below...

The May 2012 Security Updates are now available on the ECE site for Windows® Embedded Standard 2009 and/or Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded with Service Pack 3. The list below applies to Windows Embedded Standard 2009: KB2604121 - Vulnerabilities in .NET Framework could allow remote code execution. KB2656405 - Combined security update for Microsoft Office, Windows, .NET Framework...

The April 2012 Security Updates are now available on the ECE for Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded with Service Pack 3 and Windows® Embedded Standard 2009. The list below applies to Standard 2009 only: KB2656368 - Vulnerabilities in .NET Framework Could Allow Remote Code Execution KB2500170 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Chart Control Could Allow Information Disclosure The...

Back in late 2004\early 2005 the Windows Embedded Standard team created an alias, wecrt at microsoft.com, as part of our efforts to connect more closely with our customers. This alias provided an avenue for customers to send us feedback or ideas for new features. For the last 6 years it has served us well and we received an average of around a 100 posts a year. Over this time we also worked to establish...

The March 2012 Optional Updates are now available on the ECE site for Windows® XP Embedded SP3 and Windows® Embedded Standard 2009 . The list below applies to Windows Embedded XPe SP3 and Standard 2009: KB2684736 – WEDM SP1 client freezes when querying for protected volume list or HORM state. If you have questions on accessing the ECE, please email MS Mobile & Embedded...

The March 2012 Optional Updates are now available on the ECE site for Windows Embedded Standard 7 . The list below applies to Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 with Windows Media Center for Connected Media Devices installed , and fixes the following issues: KB2685764 - Custom Satellite file cannot be loaded to consume Microsoft EPG data. KB2686747 - Autoplay pop up cannot be disabled in Media...

Feature updates for Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 are now available on ECE. This update contains the following applications and out-of-band application templates: Windows Embedded Device Manager 2011 Service Pack 1 Client for Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 Windows Embedded Device Manager 2011 Service Pack 1 for Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 is a Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 compatible...

The March 2012 Security Updates are now available on the ECE site for Windows® Embedded Standard 2009 and/or Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded with Service Pack 3. The March Security Updates include: KB2621440 - Vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Could Allow Remote Code Execution KB2641653 - Vulnarability in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of Privileges KB2564958...

Two new out-of-band features for Windows Embedded Standard 2009 are now available on the ECE site. Silverlight 5 for Windows Embedded Standard 2009 The Silverlight 5 runtime allows rich media and graphics to be displayed in a browser or desktop. Microsoft Chart Controls for .NET Framework 3.5 for Windows Embedded Standard 2009 The Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET...

The February 2012 Security Updates are now available on the ECE for Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded with Service Pack 3 and Windows® Embedded Standard 2009. The list below applies to Standard 2009 only: KB2656351 - Vulnerability in .NET Framework Could Allow Elevation of Privilege KB2633870 - Vulnerabilities in .NET Framework and Microsoft Silverlight Could Allow Remote Code Execution...