Windows Embedded POSReady and POS for .NET Blog

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...

Have you visited Approaching Embedded Intelligently ?  It’s our new unified blog for Embedded content and the best place to continue receiving the content and updates you’ve been reading on this blog.  In a few weeks this blog will be retired...

Two updates are available on Microsoft Download Center for POSReady 7 Volume License customers. KB2691967 fixes the following issue : Adding a MAK key to a syspreped image would fail and throw an error saying "An error occurred during product key...

The March 2012 Optional Updates are now available on the ECE site for Windows Embedded POSReady 7 OEMs. This month’s .img contains just one update, namely KB2685747 – Fix for the issue where Keyboard Filter doesn't block Ctrl-Alt-Del when the user unplugs...

  The Windows Embedded POSReady 7 March 2012 Feature Update is now available for OEMs on ECE -this update contains Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express for Windows Embedded POSReady 7. Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express is a free data management system...

  Silverlight 5 for Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 and Microsoft Chart Controls for .NET Framework 3.5 for Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 are now available to OEMs on the ECE site. Silverlight 5 for Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 The Silverlight...

*Updated 4/10/12* – Added info for Volume License customers. The January 2012 Optional Updates are now available on the ECE site for Windows Embedded POSReady 7 . This month’s .img contains the following updates- KB2649672 - Fraudulent Digital Certificates...

The Windows Embedded POSReady 7 December 2011 Feature Update is available to OEMs on the ECE site. This update contains the following out-of-band features: Silverlight 5 for Windows Embedded POSReady 7 The Silverlight 5 runtime allows rich media and graphics...

*Updated 4/10/12* - aded info about Volume License customers The November 2011 Optional Updates are now available on the ECE site for Windows Embedded POSReady 7 . This month’s .img contains just a single master update- KB2637530 –...

Customers have reported issues installing KB2572067 on some of their devices –Windows Update keeps installing the package over and over again, and installing it manually produces  a System Exception error window displayed, Error Code: 65535, Error...

OEMs can now get Internet Explorer 9 from the ECE site for POSReady 7 for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. Internet Explorer 9 features the following: Performance improvements New Tab page Notification Bar One Box Pinned Sites Tab enhancements Web...

*Updated 4/10/12* - added info abut Volume License customers. The September 2011 Optional Updates are now available on the ECE site for Microsoft® Embedded POSReady 2009 and Windows Embedded POSReady 7 . Fixes include: The list below applies...

*Updated 4/10/12* - added info about Volume License customers The July 2011 Optional Updates are now available on the ECE site for Windows Embedded Point of Service 1.1 SP3 , Windows® Embedded POSReady 2009 and Windows Embedded POSReady 7 . ...

A new feature, File Based Write Filter Management Tool, is now available for download for POSReady 2009. This out-of-band feature provides an application to monitor and configure the "File Based Write Filter (FBWF)". By default the application...

A new feature, File Based Write Filter Provider, is now available on the ECE site. This new feature provides access to the File Based Write Filter API through the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) layer. The goal is to expose the full functionality...

The November 2010 Optional Update for POSReady 2009 is now available for download on the ECE.  This update includes utilities for use with Windows® Embedded POSReady 2009: ARP.exe - Address Resolution Protocol for TCP/IP NETSTAT.exe - Displays Device...

Microsoft® Silverlight™ 4 for Windows® Embedded POSReady 2009 is now available for download on the ECE.  Silverlight is a powerful development platform for creating engaging, interactive user experiences for Web, desktop, and mobile applications...

We wanted to remind you, as noted on the Lifecycle page , support for Windows Embedded Point of Service RTM ends with the October 12, 2010 Patch Tuesday release. To continue receiving updates, Service Pack 3 for Windows Embedded for Point of Service ...

Some WEPOS 1.1 SP3 users have reported that .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 may fail to install successfully on WEPOS 1.1 SP3. And, the user may see the error “Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 has encountered a problem during setup. Setup did not complete correctly...

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 for Windows® Embedded Point of Service 1.1 Service Pack 3 is now available on the ECE. This update should not be used with any other operating system. On March 25, 2010 Microsoft announced a revised policy around support...

Windows Embedded for Point of Service RTM is a SKU based on Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2, and has utilized XP SP2 updates for servicing. Support for Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 retired after the July, 2010 updates, however Windows...

The July 2010 Optional Update is now available on the ECE for Microsoft® Windows® Embedded Point of Service and/or Windows® Embedded POSReady 2009. This update includes additional Japanese fonts, namely the "Meiryo Collection Version 5.00 for Windows...

MS10-041 , Vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Framework Could Allow Tampering may fail to install on a Windows Embedded Point Of Service Minimum configuration.  Extracting the package and then running the .msp manually will successfully install this...

Microsoft .NET 4.0 Framework is now available on the ECE site for Windows Embedded POSReady 2009. Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 for POSReady 2009. The Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 redistributable package installs the .NET Framework runtime and associated...

If you are a user of the Point of Service newsgroup you might have seen the announcements in the newsgroup that they are to be discontinued in June. Here is the essence of the announcement which supplies answers to some common questions- What is Happening...