Windows Embedded POSReady and POS for .NET Blog

Helpful information and examples on how to use Windows Embedded POSReady, Windows Embedded for Point of Service (WEPOS), and POS for .NET.

This blog site is being incorporated into a new, more integrated blog site that covers all things...

Date: 07/06/2012

Have you visited Approaching Embedded Intelligently?  It’s our new unified blog for Embedded...

Date: 06/05/2012

Two updates are available on Microsoft Download Center for POSReady 7 Volume License customers....

Date: 05/07/2012

The March 2012 Optional Updates are now available on the ECE site for Windows Embedded POSReady 7...

Date: 04/05/2012

  The Windows Embedded POSReady 7 March 2012 Feature Update is now available for OEMs on ECE...

Date: 03/28/2012

  Silverlight 5 for Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 and Microsoft Chart Controls for .NET...

Date: 03/01/2012

Updated 4/10/12 – Added info for Volume License customers. The January 2012 Optional Updates are...

Date: 02/20/2012

The Windows Embedded POSReady 7 December 2011 Feature Update is available to OEMs on the ECE site....

Date: 01/16/2012

Updated 4/10/12 - aded info about Volume License customers The November 2011 Optional Updates are...

Date: 12/19/2011

Customers have reported issues installing KB2572067 on some of their devices –Windows Update keeps...

Date: 10/26/2011

OEMs can now get Internet Explorer 9 from the ECE site for POSReady 7 for both 32-bit and 64-bit...

Date: 10/24/2011

Updated 4/10/12 - added info abut Volume License customers. The September 2011 Optional Updates...

Date: 10/13/2011

Updated 4/10/12 - added info about Volume License customers The July 2011 Optional Updates are now...

Date: 08/10/2011

A new feature, File Based Write Filter Management Tool, is now available for download for POSReady...

Date: 05/24/2011

A new feature, File Based Write Filter Provider, is now available on the ECE site. This new feature...

Date: 03/16/2011

The November 2010 Optional Update for POSReady 2009 is now available for download on the ECE. ...

Date: 12/03/2010

Microsoft® Silverlight™ 4 for Windows® Embedded POSReady 2009 is now available for download on the...

Date: 10/13/2010

We wanted to remind you, as noted on the Lifecycle page, support for Windows Embedded Point of...

Date: 10/12/2010

Some WEPOS 1.1 SP3 users have reported that .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 may fail to install successfully...

Date: 09/24/2010

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 for Windows® Embedded Point of Service 1.1 Service Pack 3 is now...

Date: 09/17/2010

Windows Embedded for Point of Service RTM is a SKU based on Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2,...

Date: 08/17/2010

The July 2010 Optional Update is now available on the ECE for Microsoft® Windows® Embedded Point of...

Date: 07/28/2010

MS10-041, Vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Framework Could Allow Tampering may fail to install on a...

Date: 06/16/2010

Microsoft .NET 4.0 Framework is now available on the ECE site for Windows Embedded POSReady 2009....

Date: 06/14/2010

If you are a user of the Point of Service newsgroup you might have seen the announcements in the...

Date: 05/13/2010

A new update for Microsoft® POS for .NET 1.12 Runtime and SDK is now available on the ECE site. This...

Date: 04/13/2010

The out of band Internet Explorer security update released in March for full Windows is now...

Date: 04/12/2010

January 2010 Optional Updates are now available on the ECE site for POSReady 2009 and WEPOS....

Date: 02/05/2010

Previously the ECE team announced upcoming maintenance to the ECE site. This date has now changed-...

Date: 02/04/2010

A number of new updates are now available on the ECE for Windows® Embedded Point of Service and\or...

Date: 02/01/2010

You can help shape the next generation of Windows Embedded Business’s POSReady product. The POSReady...

Date: 01/25/2010

A problem was discovered that causes the “Add Additional Drivers” page to not install a specific set...

Date: 01/08/2010

Just wanted to let folks who access WEPOS and POSReady 2009 updates and information from the Mobile...

Date: 01/04/2010

I'd like to send good wishes from the whole team to all POSReady and WEPOS customers, partners and...

Date: 12/23/2009

The Windows XP Support Tools, previously available on the ECE for OEM customers for Windows XP...

Date: 12/02/2009

When installing .NET 3.0 or .NET 3.0 SP1 from the Download Center onto a Windows Embedded Point of...

Date: 11/25/2009

When I go to a monthly update download page for POSReady 2009 on the ECE from April, 2009 or...

Date: 10/26/2009

  • Updated 11/5/09 Installing the .Net 1.1 SP1 Security Update, KB953297, on Windows Embedded for...

Date: 10/19/2009

Support for Biometric devices (such as fingerprint readers) was added to the Unified POS...

Date: 09/23/2009

Microsoft’s POS for .NET supports both native .NET service objects and legacy OPOS service objects...

Date: 09/18/2009

Developing the USB Boot feature into POSReady was both challenging and rewarding, and certainly...

Date: 09/10/2009

Internet Explorer 8 and Silverlight 3.0 are now available for Original Equipment Manufacturers...

Date: 09/02/2009

The August 2009 Security Updates - Product Download is now available for Original Equipment...

Date: 09/02/2009

The August 2009 Out-of-Band Security Update for POSReady 2009 and WEPOS - Product Download is now...

Date: 08/10/2009

A new study from London-based Retail Banking Research Ltd., predicts the number of Self-Checkout...

Date: 07/27/2009

We are very pleased to announce that we have recently created a TechNet Forum for POSReady. You can...

Date: 07/23/2009

I’m thrilled to announce that the POSReady 2009 Deployment Planning Guide has been released to MSDN!...

Date: 07/20/2009

If you didn’t already know, Windows Embedded POSReady is the successor of Windows Embedded for Point...

Date: 07/06/2009

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