We are experimenting making short interview videos to add another type of resource to engage and assist our Windows Embedded Standard product community. This video posted here is a pilot one in which Lynda Allen, a Program Manager on the team, was interviewed. She talked about her day to day work in the community, product development and release management. She also showed us how she makes those screencast...

This is the second screen cast on File Based Write Filter- part 1 can be viewed here . This video focuses on using the fbwfmgr.exe utility on a run-time to view the filter settings, enable the filter, view the cache and change exclusion or write-through lists. File Based Write Filter Manager on Windows Embedded Standard 2009 - Lynda Technorati Tags: XPe , Standard 2009

[The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded MVPs (Most Valuable Professionals). Our MVPs have a heavy background in Embedded systems and are a great repository of information on Windows Embedded products. We’re providing this space on our team blog as a service to our readers by allowing MVPs to share some of their knowledge with the rest of the community.] A Windows Embedded...

*Updated with bio info 8/24/09 As part of an interview process, I sometimes get asked the question “So why test, what makes testing your primary choice in careers?” Why not be a software design engineer, what makes test more attractive. The fact is I am pretty good as a developer, I also like leveraging what creativity I have, and I enjoy seeing the fruits of my labor. But I get that in test...

[The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded MVPs (Most Valuable Professionals). Our MVPs have a heavy background in Embedded systems and are a great repository of information on Windows Embedded products. We’re providing this space on our team blog as a service to our readers by allowing MVPs to share some of their knowledge with the rest of the community.] Windows Embedded Standard...

Join us to learn about the new MSDN Embedded subscription. We will discuss the new out-of-band features for Windows Embedded Standard 2009 available first through this subscription. This is also an opportunity to ask questions about Windows Embedded Standard 2009. The Live Meeting will be held on August 27 , from 10-11am (PST). You can download a meeting invitation to copy onto your Microsoft Outlook...

Our marketing team has been running an Industrial Solutions campaign , among millions of other exciting things. That campaign site has quite a lot interesting stuff. For example: - Demo: Sensors to Servers in Robotics - Demo: Hard Real-Time Stick And yes, Windows Embedded Standard was used in both :) The next and the final webinar for this campaign is scheduled in mid Sept. Here are more details: Title...

[The following article is authored by one of the Windows Embedded MVPs (Most Valuable Professionals). Our MVPs have a heavy background in Embedded systems and are a great repository of information on Windows Embedded products. We’re providing this space on our team blog as a service to our readers by allowing MVPs to share some of their knowledge with the rest of the community.] Why is there a need...

The August 2009 Out-of-Band Security Update for Windows XP Embedded and Windows Embedded Standard - Product Download is now available on the ECE for Windows® Embedded Standard 2009 (WES 2009) and/or Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded (XPe) with Service Pack 2, Feature Pack 2007, Update Rollup 1.0 and Service Pack 3. This update can be applied to runtime images. This OOB Security update is rated as Critical...

This screen cast is the first in a series of two that focus on File Based Write Filter in Windows Embedded Standard 2009. This video looks at the settings in the File Based Write Filter component that can be configured offline. It provides a brief overview of each setting and shows how to check filter settings in a deployed runtime. The second video (to be published shortly) will look at using the...

The new and improved MSDN site for Windows embedded products is now live. The entire site has been overhauled to improve content discoverability and functionality. Highlights of the Site to Check Out Robust ‘Learn’ resources :  Check out the intuitive navigation and vast content under the ‘Learn’ Tabs. Not only can you find learning materials by content type, version and learning level, but if...