Questions tagged [windows-embedded-8]
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Run metro app from custom shell
I'd like to create a custom shell (WinForms) for Windows 8 Embedded Standard (Release Preview) which allows the user to run, install, or update applications (can be desktop and/or metro apps).
Therefore I replaced explorer.exe in the registry with…

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USB Filter on windows embedded 8 standard
I am using windows embedded 8 standard and I want to use USB Filter introduced in windows embedded 8.1 industry, is there a way to install this feature on windows embedded 8? I have the ELM installed but I can't find a way to add a USB Filter.
Is…

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Windows phone embedded 8 DeviceCapability PointofService causes error on deploy
I added this line
to my Package.appxmanifest, in order to use the scanner of a windows phone 8 embedded device. After adding the mentioned line, launching the project fails with this error:
Package could…

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uwfmgr does not release registry
Greetings SO Community
I'm writing a c# program to manage the uwfmgr registry exclusions.
I execute the following command.
uwfmgr registry get-exclusions.
Afterwards, when I want to read the registry, I get an exception with the message:
No…

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Starting an app in snapped view on an embedded system
A colleague recently asked a similar question ( How to start a MetroApp directly in Snapped mode? ), but this question is not a duplicate...
Programmatically forcing a Windows Store app to open in snapped view does not seem to be possible – by…

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File or assembly name 'System, Version=3.9.0.0, Culture=neutra', or one of its dependencies, was not found
I developed a software in Windows Embedded 2013 using Visual Studio 2015 and the .Net 3.9 Compact framework. But when I try to deploy the software, it says:
"File or assembly name 'System, Version=3.9.0.0, Culture=neutra', or one of its…

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Internal Speaker Beep in Windows 8 Embedded Standard
I've got an industrial panel which running a 32-bit version of Windows Embedded 8 Standard. It is required to use the internal speaker to make beep sounds. Connecting external speakers is not an option.
Previously this was running XP based Windows…

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Windows phone embedded 8 ClaimedBarcodeScanner.DataReceived
I'm trying to interact with the scanner of the "Honeywell Dolphin CT50" with windows embedded 8. This is the code snipped I used, to activate the integrated barcodescanner but it isn't working as expected, the DataReceived method never gets…

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How do I automatically launch a non-Surface application in Windows Embedded 8?
How do I automatically launch a non-Surface application in Windows Embedded 8?
I want to automatically launch a GUI application on startup in Windows Embedded 8, but I can't figure out how to do it. I've been reading Sean Liming's Professional's…

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Develop applications for Windows Compact
I have an Windows Embedded Compact v8.00 device installed with build 6247. FYI - This device is an Siemens HMI.
Now I'm looking for the right way to develop applications for this version of Windows. I started trying with Visual Studio 2008, so I…

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When installing WES8, is there a way to shut down the computer after the WindowsPE step?
I have to create a windows embedded 8 system install process that installs from a USB stick. The installation process should have as little user interaction as possible, and the people installing it should preferably use as little time as possible…

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Installing WEC 2013
I'm experiencing so many different problems installing WEC 2013 - it fails at various points, depending of what I select. I tried downloading all the different update versions ISOs from MSDN and they all fail in one way or the other. One of the many…

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Windows Phone 8 SDK installation
I have installed Windows Phone 8 SDK and Windows 8 Embedded Handheld on Windows 8 64Bit Machine, which has Visual Studio 2013 Express installed, I am trying to run Windows 8 Embedded 8 Handheld Sample application Barcode Scanner provided from…

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Difference between Windows Embedded Compact 2013 and Windows Embedded 8
I have some quires regarding WIN CE.
Is there any difference between Windows Compact Embedded and Windows Embedded edition?
In the website i saw a new version of WIN CE, WIN CE 2013. Is win CE 2013 and Win embedded 8 the same. What are the…

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