Windows Embedded Standard (Standard 7, Standard 2009, XPe...)

January 2012 Optional Updates are on ECE for Standard 7

Embedded Team — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:36:00 GMT

The January 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:

KB2639582 - A vulnerability in Windows Media Center could allow Remote Code Execution
KB2650113 - A vulnerability in Windows Media Center could allow Remote Code Execution
KB2650114 - A vulnerability in Windows Media Center could allow Remote Code Execution
KB2654268 - The picture may not be rotated in Media Center with certain streams

The list below applies to Windows Embedded Standard 7 and Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1, and fixes the following issues:

KB2649672 - Fraudulent Digital Certificates could allow spoofing
KB2654895 - Users get a security message continuously on many executables that start up with FBWF enabled
KB2502664 - VIA multi-core CPUs are not recognized correctly

If you have questions on accessing the ECE, please email Windows Embedded Communications Feedback & Support, ECE@microsoft.com.

Thanks,
Chan

January 2012 Security Updates for XPe SP3 and Standard 2009 Are Now on ECE

Embedded Team — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:43:00 GMT

The January 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 January Security Updates include:

The list below applies to Standard 2009:

KB2656351 - Vulnerability in .NET Framework Could Allow Elevation of Privilege

The list below applies to XPE SP3 and Standard 2009:

KB2584146 - Vulnerability in Windows Could allow Remote Code Execution
KB2603381 - Vulnerability in Windows Object Packager Could Allow Remote Code Execution
KB2598479 - Vulnerabilities in Windows Media Could Allow Remote Code Execution
KB2631813 - Vulnerabilities in Windows Media Could Allow Remote Code Execution
KB2585542 - Vulnerability in SSL/TLS Could Allow Information Disclosure
KB2646524 - Vulnerability in Windows Client/Server Run-time Subsystem Could Allow Elevation of Privilege
KB2656352 - Vulnerability in .NET Framework Could Allow Elevation of Privilege

KB2657424 - Vulnerability in .NET Framework Could Allow Elevation of Privilege

The new updates included in this download can be applied directly to runtime images. The componentized versions of these update for updating the database will be included in next month’s security update release. The database updates incorporate all security updates from prior months for the current year; therefore you do not need to install previous security database updates.

Thanks,
Chan

New Feature Updates for Windows Embedded Standard 7 Are Now on ECE

Embedded Team — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:11:00 GMT

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:

Silverlight 5 for Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1

A Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 compatible application template and documentation, for use with the Silverlight 5 runtime. The compatible application template allows creation of a Windows Embedded Standard 7 image that is compatible with the Silverlight 5 runtime. 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 7 SP1
- A Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 compatible application template and documentation, for use with the Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5. The Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 will install new assemblies that contain the ASP.NET and Windows Forms Chart Controls.

The new features are rolled into the Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 December 2011 Feature Update.

Thanks,

Liz

December 2011 Security Updates are Live on ECE for XPe and Standard 2009

Embedded Team — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:09:00 GMT

The December 2011 Security Updates are now available on the ECE for Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded with Service Pack 3 and/or Windows® Embedded Standard 2009.

The December Security Updates include:

KB2618444 - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer.
KB2618451 - Cumulative Security Update for ActiveX Kill Bits.
KB2619339 - Vulnerability in Windows Media Could Allow Remote Code Execution.
KB2620712 - Vulnerability in Windows Client/Server Runtime Subsystem Could Allow Elevation of Privilege.
KB2624667 - Vulnerability in OLE Could Allow Remote Code Execution.
KB2633171 - Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege.
KB2639417 - Vulnerability in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Remote Code Execution.
KB2633952 - December 2011 DST Cumulative Update.

These updates can be applied to the embedded component database. The database updates incorporate all security updates from prior months for the current year; therefore you do not need to install previous security database updates.

Thanks,

Liz

Adding Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 Language Packs To An Image

Embedded Team — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:12:35 GMT

The language packs that shipped after Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 ("Multilingual User Interface (MUI) Pack 1 for Windows Embedded Standard 7 Service Pack 1” available in 64-bit and 32-bit versions on Download Center or on ECE) do not automatically bring in the required and optional font dependencies when validating an answer file in Image Configuration Editor (ICE). This is because the version number of the font dependency expressed in the update.mum of the language pack package is inconsistent with the version number of the actual font package in the Distribution Share. Note that the language packs that shipped with SP1 (English, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish) do not have this issue.

To solve this issue manually add the required font pack to the answer file in ICE (and add optional fonts as well, if desired). For more details on how to apply language packs to an answer file see this article. Here is the list of required and optional fonts for these languages.

Also remember, if you are deploying or redeploying feature sets, you must redeploy the appropriate languages for your image to satisfy dependencies. This is true even if you are not adding new languages to your image, as noted in this article.

- Lynda

Technorati Tags: Embedded Standard,WES7

November 2011 Optional Updates are on ECE for Standard 7

Embedded Team — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:11:00 GMT

The November 2011 Optional Updates are now available on the ECE site for Windows Embedded Standard 7

The list below applies to Windows Embedded Standard 7 and Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1

KB2637530

This update fixes the following issue:

Fraudulent Digital Certificates could allow spoofing. This KB solution is comprised of the following KB update packages: KB2524375, KB2616676 and KB2607712.

If you have questions on accessing the ECE, please email MS Mobile & Embedded Communications Feedback & Support, ECE@microsoft.com.

Thanks,
Liz

November Security Updates for XPe SP3 and Standard 2009 Are Now on ECE

Embedded Team — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:09:00 GMT

The November 2011 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 November Security Updates include:

KB2544893 - Vulnerability in MHTML could allow information disclosure.

Thanks,

Liz

WEDU Offering KB2536276 Twice

Embedded Team — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:24:00 GMT

KB2536276 was first released in October 2011 and offered through the Windows Embedded Developer Update (WEDU)client to update Windows Embedded Standard 7 RTM and SP1 Distribution Shares. There was an issue that the same update was being offered again even after the update had already been installed to the DS – this resulted in an error when trying to apply updates to an image using “Add Applicable Updates”:

This was because two versions of the update were available on the backend server that the WEDU client was querying (version 6.1.2.1 and version 6.1.1.2) . A fix was released this week that expired the incorrect version of that update and so WEDU clients will now only be offered the correct version, namely 6.1.2.1.

To fix a distribution share that has both version of the package in it do the following:

Delete folder "…\Program Files (x86)\Windows Embedded Standard 7\<Distribution Share>\Packages\SecurityUpdate\x86~package_for_kb2536276~~~~6.1.1.2~1.0"
Open a "Windows PE Tools Command Prompt" as Administrator.
cd "…\Program Files (x86)\Windows Embedded Standard 7\Tools\Image Configuration Editor"
ImportPackage.exe /RebuildIndex …\Program Files (x86)\Windows Embedded Standard 7\<Distribution Share>"

- Lynda

Technorati Tags: Embedded Standard,WEDU

October 2011 Security Updates are Live on ECE for XPe and Standard 2009

Embedded Team — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:42:00 GMT

The October 2011 Security Updates are now available on the ECE for Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded with Service Pack 3 and/or Windows® Embedded Standard 2009.

The October Security Updates include:

KB2572078 - Vulnerability in .NET Framework and Microsoft Silverlight could allow remote code execution
KB2567053 - Vulnerabilities in Windows kernel-mode drivers could allow remote code execution
KB2570947 - Vulnerability in Windows Components could allow remote code execution
KB2572073 - Vulnerability in .NET Framework and Microsoft Silverlight could allow remote code execution
KB2586448 - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
KB2592799 - Vulnerability in ancillary function driver could allow elevation of privilege

Thanks,

- Lynda

Technorati Tags: XPe,Embedded Standard

New Feature Updates for Windows Embedded Standard 7 Are Now on ECE

Embedded Team — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:12:00 GMT

Feature updates for Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 are now available on ECE. This update contains one new feature (Keyboard Filter), one new application template (Microsoft Visio 2010 Viewer) and Help Content updates.

The Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 compatible application template and documentation, for use with Microsoft Visio 2010 Viewer. The compatible application template allows creation of a Windows Embedded Standard 7 image that is compatible with Microsoft Visio 2010 Viewer. Microsoft Visio 2010 Viewer allows Visio drawings and to be displayed in Internet Explorer, even if the recipients do not have Visio installed on their computers. Internet Explorer also allows for printing, although this is limited to the portion of the drawing displayed.

The Keyboard Filter for Windows Embedded Standard 7 allows administrators to configure an embedded device to prevent certain keyboard or combination of keyboard input. For example, the keyboard filter feature allows an embedded device to be configured to ignore the [CTRL]+[ALT]+[DEL] keyboard input to prevent a user from getting access to the windows shutdown screen.

Help topics for the following Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 packages are included in the help content update:

File-based Write Filter Management Tool
Enhanced Write Filter Management Tool
Keyboard Filter

The new features are rolled into the Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 September 2011 Feature Update.

Thanks,

Liz

PowerShell v2 for Standard 2009 is now on ECE

Embedded Team — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:07:00 GMT

One new feature for Windows Embedded Standard 2009 is now available on the ECE site, Windows PowerShell 2.0 for Windows Embedded Standard 2009.

Windows PowerShell is a command-line shell and scripting language designed for system administration and automation. Built on the .NET Framework, Windows PowerShell enables IT professionals and developers to control and automate the administration of Windows and applications.

Thanks,

Liz

September 2011 Optional Updates Are On ECE For Standard 2009

Embedded Team — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:04:00 GMT

The September 2011 Optional Updates are now available on the ECE site for Windows® Embedded Standard 2009.

Fixes include:

The list below applies to Windows Embedded Standard 2009:

KB2618889 – This update fixes the following issue

Crash dump cannot
be created when EWF is enabled on the boot volume.

Note: This KB solution is comprised of the following KB update packages: KB2559815 which updates the EWF binaries and KB2548042 which updates the crash dump binary.

If you have questions on accessing the ECE, please email MS Mobile & Embedded Communications Feedback & Support, ECE@microsoft.com.

Thanks,
Liz

September Security Updates for XPe SP3 and Standard 2009 Are Now on ECE

Embedded Team — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:49:00 GMT

The September 2011 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 September Security Updates include:

KB2570947- Vulnerability in Windows Components could allow remote
code execution

The new updates included in this download can be applied directly to runtime
images. The componentized versions of these update for updating the database
will be included in next month’s security update release. The database updates
incorporate all security updates from prior months for the current year;
therefore you do not need to install previous security database updates

Thanks,

Liz

August Security Updates for XPe SP3 and Standard 2009 Are Now on ECE

Embedded Team — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:39:00 GMT

The August 2011 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 August Security Updates include:

KB2418241 - Vulnerability in ASP.NET could allow information
disclosure
KB2487367 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Chart Control Could Allow
Information Disclosure
KB2507938 - Vulnerabilities in Windows CSRSS could allow elevation
of privilege
KB2536276 - Vulnerability in SMB Client Could Allow Remote Code
Execution
KB2539631 - Vulnerability in .NET Framework Could Allow
Information Disclosure
KB2539636 - Vulnerability in .NET Framework Could Allow
Information Disclosure
KB2555917 - Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could
Allow Elevation of Privilege
KB2559049 - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
KB2562937 - Microsoft Security Advisory: Update Rollup for ActiveX
Kill Bits
KB2566454 - Vulnerability in Remote Access Service NDISTAPI Driver
Could Allow Elevation of Privilege
KB2567680 - Vulnerability in Windows Client/Server Run-time
Subsystem Could Allow Elevation of Privilege
KB2570222 - Vulnerability in Remote Desktop Protocol Could Allow
Denial of Service
KB2570791 - August 2011 cumulative time zone update for Windows
operating systems
KB2478656 - Vulnerability in .NET Framework and Microsoft
Silverlight Could Allow Remote Code Execution
KB2508272 - Cumulative security update for ActiveX Kill Bits
KB2518870 - Vulnerability in the .NET Framework could allow remote
code execution
KB2530095 - Vulnerability in .NET Framework Could Allow Remote
Code Execution
KB2510581 - Vulnerability in JScript and VBScript Scripting
Engines Could Allow Remote Code Execution

Thanks,

Liz

Technorati Tags: XPe,Embedded Standard,WES7

The Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 Application is now on ECE

Embedded Team — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:31:44 GMT

The Internet Explorer 9 Application Template for Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 was released in the June 2011 Feature Update. This template is used to ensure all the required dependencies for Internet Explorer 9 are added to a runtime image when created in ICE.

This release makes the Internet Explorer 9 application available on ECE for use by embedded OEMs. The installer can be run on runtime images. Both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions are available.

Internet Explorer 9 features HTML 5 support, Pinned Sites, InPrivate Browsing and Tab isolation and recovery. More information for IE9 can be found at this website.

- Lynda

Technorati Tags: WES7,Standard 7,Windows Embedded

July2011 Optional Updates Are On ECE For XPe SP3, Standard 2009 and Standard 7

Embedded Team — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:59:00 GMT

*UPDATED 8/10/11 - Added link for Standard 7*

The July 2011 Optional Updates are now available on the ECE site for Windows® Embedded Standard 2009, Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Embedded Standard 7. Fixes include:

The list below applies to XP Embedded SP3 and Windows Embedded Standard 2009

KB2540135 - This update fixes the following issue

This update fixes an issue where the File Based Write Filter (FBWF) Provider might crash while getting FbwfCacheDetail instances, after seven or more files have been added to or changed in the FBWF overlay, resulting in the FbwfCacheDetail instances containing corrupted file names in the FileName property.

The list below applies to XP Embedded SP3, Windows Embedded Standard 2009 and Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1

KB2539566 – This update fixes the following issues

The Enhanced Write Filter Provider will crash if all EWF volumes have their Overlays disabled and the user tries to subscribe to a EwfOverlayStoreConfiguration event query. Until the new EWF Provider instance is created, all other commands will fail. Expected return code in this case would be 0x80070057 = ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER. If a crash has occurred, the return code is 0x80041004 = WBEM_E_PROVIDER_FAILURE.
The event notification threshold values in EWF are inverted.

The list below applies to Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 and Windows Embedded Standard 7

KB2570814 (Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 only)- This update fixes the following issues:

FBWFAPI by design does not allow multiple commands to be executed at the same time and it returns a clear error. The fix introduces locks in the File Based Write Filter (FBWF) Provider’s FBWFAPI calls, and all parallel requests will get served without errors returned.
The cache detail (changed or added files in the FBWF cache) file can be flushed from the cache in the timespan between FbwfCacheDetail instantiation and property data gathering, which results in property data gathering returning an unexpected error.
The event notification threshold values in FBWF are inverted.

KB2573437- This update fixes the following issue:

The runtime to be incorrectly configured as “SERVICE_DEMAND_START”. Specifically, when the “Enhanced Write Filter with HORM” package is added to an image with one or more protected volumes that are configured with default settings for “DisableDefragSvc”, the runtime should be configured to disable Auto Defragmentation service (DefragSvc), by setting the “DefragSvc” service to “SERVICE_DISABLED”.
This update also fixes the following issue for Windows Embedded Standard 7:

An issue that causes EWF to be configured on all existing volumes on the system. Specifically, when the “Enhanced Write Filter with HORM” package is added to an image with one or more protected volumes that are configured with default settings for “EWFMode”. To correctly install this update, this KB must be applied to a Distribution Share prior to building and subsequent deployment of an image. Note that this fix was incorporated into Windows Embedded Standard SP1 when it shipped.

KB2573449 - This update fixes the following issues:

Extends EWF support for storage devices that use TRIM. Without this update, TRIM commands sent by the Filesystem will bypass EWF and violate write filtering guarantees provided by EWF.
This update also fixes the following issue for Windows Embedded Standard 7:

A fatal registry corruption or BlueScreen (STOP error) can occur when EWF is enabled and “ewfmgr /all /commitanddisable” is executed followed by a reboot. Note that this fix was incorporated into Windows Embedded Standard SP1 when it shipped.

If you have questions on accessing the ECE, please email MS Mobile & Embedded Communications Feedback & Support, ECE@microsoft.com.

Thanks,

- Lynda

Technorati Tags: XPe,Embedded Standard,WES7

July Security Updates for XPe SP3 and Standard 2009 Are Now on ECE

Embedded Team — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:34:53 GMT

The July 2011 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 July Security Updates include:

KB218241 - Description of the security update for the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 and .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 on Windows Server 2003 and on Windows XP.
KB2507938 - Vulnerabilities in Windows CSRSS could allow elevation of privilege.
KB2555917 - Vulnerabilities in Windows kernel-mode drivers could allow elevation of privilege.

Thanks,

- Lynda

Technorati Tags: XPe,Embedded Standard

New Feature Updates For Standard 7 Are Now on ECE

Embedded Team — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:22:08 GMT

Feature updates for Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 are now available on ECE. This update contains two new features (Enhanced Write Filter Management Tools and File Based Write Management Tools), two new application templates (Internet Explorer 9 and Forefront Endpoint Protection) and Help Content updates.

The EWF and FBWF Filter Management Tools provide an application to monitor and configure the Enhanced Write Filter or File Based Write Filter. By default the application will start on system start and will register a notification area icon. The Management Tools have a dependency on the Enhanced Write Filter or File Based Write Filter WMI Providers, which are available in the Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 March 2011 Feature Update.

The Internet Explorer 9 Application Template for Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 and documentation is for use with Internet Explorer 9. Internet Explorer 9 features HTML 5 support, Pinned Sites, In-Private Browsing and Tab isolation and recovery.

The Update Rollup 1 for Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 Application Template for Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 and documentation is for use with Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010. Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 enables businesses to align security and management to improve endpoint protection while greatly reducing operational costs. It builds on System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 and R3, allowing customers to use their existing client management infrastructure to deploy and manage endpoint protection. This shared infrastructure helps reduce ownership costs while providing improved visibility and control over endpoint management and security.

Help topics for the following Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 packages are included in the help content update:

File-based Write Filter Management Tool
Enhanced Write Filter Management Tool
File-based Write Filter WMI Provider
Enhanced Write Filter WMI Provider

The new features are rolled into the Window Embedded Standard 7 SP1 June 2011 Feature Update .

- Lynda

Technorati Tags: Embedded Standard,WES7

June Security Updates for XPe SP3 and Standard 2009 Are Now on ECE

Embedded Team — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:34:37 GMT

The June 2011 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 June Security Updates include:

KB2476490 - Vulnerability in OLE Automation Could Allow Remote Code Execution
KB2478658 - Vulnerability in .NET Framework and Microsoft Silverlight Could Allow Remote Code Execution
KB2478656 - Vulnerability in .NET Framework and Microsoft Silverlight Could Allow Remote Code Execution
KB2518864 - Vulnerability in .NET Framework Could Allow Remote Code Execution
KB2530095 - Vulnerability in .NET Framework Could Allow Remote Code Execution
KB2530548 - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
KB2535512 - Vulnerabilities in Distributed File System Could Allow Remote Code Execution
KB2536276 - Vulnerability in SMB Client Could Allow Remote Code Execution
KB2544521 - Vulnerability in Vector Markup Language Could Allow Remote Code Execution
KB2518870 - Vulnerability in .NET Framework Could Allow Remote Code Execution
KB2478663 - Vulnerability in .NET Framework and Microsoft Silverlight Could Allow Remote Code Execution
KB2503665 - Vulnerability in Ancillary Function Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege
KB2544893 - Vulnerability in MHTML Could Allow Information Disclosure

Thanks,

- Lynda

Technorati Tags: XPe,Embedded Standard

May 2011 Optional Updates Are On ECE For XPe and Standard 2009

Embedded Team — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:47:29 GMT

The May 2011 Optional Updates release, available on the ECE site for Windows® Embedded Standard 2009 and/or Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 3, includes a number of fixes:

KB2524731 – This update adds missing binaries and configuration to enable the Windows Update Agent user interface which is used for configuring update scenarios including SCCM and WSUS on Windows Embedded Standard 2009 runtimes

KB2522113 – Visual Effects in the Windows Embedded Standard 2009 User Interface Core component are not configurable as expected by settings in the System Control Panel on Windows Embedded Standard 2009 runtimes. This update adds the required registry keys to support this configuration.

Although support for Windows XP Embedded SP2 (and the versions built on top of it, namely Feature Pack 2007 and Update Rollup 1) has officially ended we did release an update to one of the fixes previously released in the May 2010 Optional Update which was targeted at those platforms, in addition to XP Embedded SP3 and Windows Embedded Standard 2009.

KB981935 v2 resolves a regression introduced with the fix in the May-2010 Optional update for KB981935, which unnecessarily increased the Embedded runtime footprint size.

If you have questions on accessing the ECE, please email MS Mobile & Embedded Communications Feedback & Support, ECE@microsoft.com.

Thanks,

- Lynda

Technorati Tags: XPe,Standard 2009

Power Manager PowerToy for Windows Embedded Standard 7

Embedded Team — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:10:00 GMT

Monitoring and optimizing power consumption are frequently important considerations when creating embedded devices. Before he left his role as a Program Manager on the Windows Embedded team for another job, Thomas Yong created a PowerToy to help you understand your device’s power usage that we are releasing today - Power Manager.

Power Manager is a tool designed for Windows Embedded Standard 7 to monitor power management status and to perform battery measurement for battery operated devices.Its primary goal is to ease the battery measurement process by providing automation, data logging, and integration of other power performance analysis tools.

You can download Power Manager,as well as a thorough user guide, at http://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/powermgr/.
To learn more about our other PowerToys, please check out Package Mapper, Answer File Diff and CBS Package Inspector.

Thanks,

Robert

System Memory May Run Low With WinSAT Included On A Standard 7 Runtime

Embedded Team — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:37:00 GMT

Some developers may have run into issues when using Enhanced Write Filter (EWF) and Performance Monitoring on their Windows Embedded Standard 7 or Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 devices. Consider the following scenario:

You develop a Windows Embedded Standard 7 or Windows Embedded Standard 7 Service Pack 1 image for your device.
You added "Performance Monitoring" package in your answer file using Image Configuration Editor.
You added "Enhanced Write Filter with HORM" package in your answer file to protect the system (C:) volume.
You deployed your image without executing "winsat prepop".
You enabled EWF for the runtime image.

In this scenario, you may see the EWF RAM overlay is dramatically consumed when the system becomes idle. The cause for this is that when the system becomes idle, subsequent to the first boot, the WinSAT assessments will run if they were not prepopulated. The assessments include the one for disk, and this consumes the overlay area if EWF is protecting the system drive because the assessment actually writes and reads a file to estimate the I/O performance.

To work around this behavior, you can choose one of the following options:

1. Don't include WinEmb-Diagnostics-Performance (Diagnostics\Performance Monitoring) in your answer file.

This is a configuration level workaround. If the WinEmb-Diagnostics-Performance package is included, it will register the "WinSAT" task under \Microsoft\Windows\Maintenance, and this will start winsat.exe when the system becomes idle, leading to the consumption of the overlay. "schtasks.exe /query /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Maintenance\WinSAT" /fo LIST /v" command may show you the details of the task.

2. Execute "winsat prepop" before mass deployment.

This is a runtime level workaround, mainly targeting the image mastering phase. You'll find %IdentifierDerivedFromDate% %Component%.Assessment(Prepop).WinSAT.xml under %WINDIR%\performance\winsat\datastore after executing "winsat prepop". By using this method, task scheduler may start winsat.exe as registered, but winsat.exe may not run its full assessment. For more information on configuring WinSAT and pre-populating WinSAT assessments, read the following TechNet article:

Title: Configure Windows System Assessment Tests Scores

URL: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744241(WS.10).aspx

3. Execute "schtasks.exe /DELETE /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Maintenance\WinSAT" /F" from an elevated command prompt.

This is the most straightforward way to prevent the system from running WinSAT. This can be executed at any time. Sysprep won't re-register the WinSAT task.

Hope this info is useful to you.

- Kazuhiko

This blog article is written by Kazuhiko Sugimoto, one of the Embedded Escalation Engineers in Japan.

New Features Are Now Available for Standard 2009

Embedded Team — Fri, 27 May 2011 23:47:00 GMT

*Updated 6/9/10* Refreshed bits have been made available on the OEM sites (ECE and MOO), as incorrect bits were included in the original release.

Two new features for Windows Embedded Standard 2009 are now available on the ECE site, Enhanced Write Filter Management Tool and File Based Write Filter Management Tool.

These out-of-band features provides an application to monitor and configure the "Enhanced Write Filter (EWF)" or “File Based Write Filter (FBWF)”. By default the application will start on system start and will register a notification area icon. The settings, however, allow suppressing the automatic starting. The tool can be started with a command line parameter to open either the overview dialog or (for users with administrative privileges) the configuration dialog. If the tool is started with a command line parameter, the tool will exit as soon as the respective dialog is closed.

The new features are rolled into the Window Embedded Standard 2009 May 2011 Feature Update. These can be imported into the product database.

The Management Tools have a dependency on the Write Filter Providers, which shipped in the February 2011 Feature Update.

- Lynda

Technorati Tags: Xpe,Standard 2009

April Security Updates for XP Embedded SP3 and Standard 2009 Are Now on ECE

Embedded Team — Thu, 05 May 2011 21:48:08 GMT

The April 2011 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 April Security Updates include:

2412687 Vulnerability in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution
2484015 Vulnerability in .NET Framework Could Allow Remote Code Execution. This KB solution is comprised of the following KB update packages: KB2446704 and KB2446708.
2485663 Vulnerability in WordPad Text Converters Could Allow Remote Code Execution
2491683 Vulnerability in Windows Fax Cover Page Editor Could Allow Remote Code Execution
2497640 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
2503658 Vulnerability in MHTML Could Allow Information Disclosure
2506212 Vulnerability in Windows Fax Cover Page Editor Could Allow Remote Code Execution
2506223 Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of Privilege
2507618 Vulnerability in the OpenType Compact Font Format (CFF) Driver Could Allow Remote Code Execution
2508272 Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits
2508429 Vulnerability in SMB Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution
2509553 Vulnerability in DNS Resolution Could Allow Remote Code Execution
2514666 Vulnerability in JScript and VBScript Scripting Engines Could Allow Remote Code Execution. This KB solution is comprised of the following KB update packages: KB2510531 and KB2510581.
2511455 Vulnerabilities in SMB Client Could Allow Remote Code Execution
2508062 Vulnerability in Remote Desktop Client Could Allow Remote Code Execution. This KB solution is comprised of the following KB update packages: KB2481109, KB2483614 and KB2483618.
2510030 Vulnerabilities in Windows Media Could Allow Remote Code Execution.

These updates can be applied to the embedded component database.

Thanks,

- Lynda

Technorati Tags: XPe,Standard 2009

BLUROSSO Brings Luxury and Intelligence to Internet TV Using Standard 7

Embedded Team — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:19:00 GMT

A new case study was recently published about an Italian manufacturer of consumer related devices using Windows Embedded Standard 7 for their Connected Televisions. The manufacturer is BLUROSSO and their device is the Vivaldi Internet TV with the following specs:

Intel Proc
Hi-Def 55” & 65” LCD
Wi-Fi, BT, DVB-T, DVB-S
Uses HORM for faster booting
Custom Browser with zoom capability

Here are a few snippets from the case study, and here’s the link to the site and doc you can download:

“The concept of combining intelligence and luxury has been proven in automobiles and mobile phones. Now BLUROSSO, a manufacturer in Italy, is adopting a similar strategy to consumer devices. The company has come up with a new way of combining a wide range of multimedia functionality into one device – BLUROSSO i-TV. Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7 powers the networked digital television, bringing security, stability, and compatibility with thousands of interactive applications and devices.”

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“The team also built a customized Internet browser using C# and Visual Studio. The browser allows users to zoom in and zoom out of a website using the remote, replicating the TV experience on the Internet. “

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“…the embedded enabling feature “hibernate once/resume many” (HORM) enables Vivaldi to boot up in less than 15 seconds. “

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BLUROSSO developers leveraged Smooth Streaming, an IIS Media Services extension that enables adaptive streaming of media to Silverlight over HTTP. “Smooth Streaming provides a high-quality viewing experience on a connection as low as 500kbit/sec, making true HD 1080p media experiences a reality for Vivaldi customers no matter where they are located”

- Andy