Windows Embedded CE 6.0
Version of theWindows CE operating system
Screenshot of Windows Embedded CE 6.0
Developer	Microsoft
Source model	Closed-source Source-available (throughShared Source Initiative)
Released to manufacturing	November 1, 2006
Latest release	6.0 R3 / September 22, 2009 (2009-09-22)[1]
Kernel type	Hybrid kernel
License	Commercial software
Preceded by	Windows CE 5.2
Succeeded by	Windows Embedded Compact 7
Official website	www.microsoft.com/windows/embedded/default.mspx
Support status
Mainstream	Ended on April 9, 2013 (2013-04-09)[2]
Extended	Ended on April 10, 2018 (2018-04-10)[2]

Windows Embedded CE 6.0 (codenamed "Yamazaki")^[3] is the sixth major release of theMicrosoft Windowsembedded operating system targeted to enterprise-specific tools such asindustrial controllers and consumer electronics devices likedigital cameras. CE 6.0 features a kernel that supports 32,768processes, up from the 32-process limit of prior versions. Each process receives 2GB of virtual address space, up from 32MB. Windows Embedded CE is commonly used in supermarket self-checkouts and cars as a display. Windows Embedded CE is a background system on most devices that have it.

Windows Embedded CE 6.0 was released on November 1, 2006, and includes partialsource code.^[4] The OS currently serves as the basis for theZune HDportable media player. Windows Mobile 6.5 is based on Windows CE 5.2.Windows Phone 7, the first major release of theWindows Phone operating system, is based on Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3; although Windows Phone 7 is also using Windows Embedded Compact 7 features.^[5]

• Some system components (such asfilesystem, GWES (graphics, windowing, events server),^[6]device driver manager) have been moved to thekernel space.
• The system components which now run in kernel have been converted fromEXEs toDLLs, which get loaded into kernel space.
• Newvirtual memory model. The lower 2 GB is the process VM space and is private per process. The upper 2 GB is the kernel VM space.
• Newdevice driver model that supports bothuser mode andkernel mode drivers.
• The 32 process limit has been raised to 32,768 processes.
• The 32 megabyte virtual memory limit has been raised to the total virtual memory; up to 2 GB of private VM is available per process.
• ThePlatform BuilderIDE is integrated intoMicrosoft Visual Studio 2005 as plugin (thus forcing the client to obtainMicrosoft Visual Studio 2005 also), allowing one development environment for both platform and application development.
• Read-only support forUDF 2.5 filesystem.
• Support for Microsoft'sexFAT filesystem.^[7][8]
• 802.11i (WPA2) and802.11e (QoS) wireless standards, and multiple radio support.
• CE 6.0 is compatible with x86, ARM, SH4 (only up to R2)^[9] and MIPS based processor architectures.
• NewCellcore components to enable devices to easily make data connections and initiate voice calls through cellular networks.

Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3 was finalized in September 2009 forOEMs and serves as the base platform for the Zune HD and Windows Phone 7. CE 6.0 R3 includes the following new features and abilities:^[10][11]

These features listed here are not all specific to Windows Phone 7 or the Zune HD.

• History of Windows CE, by HPC:Factor with screenshots of the various versions
• Bor-Ming Hsieh and Sue Loh: 3rd Generation Kernel for Windows CE — Channel 9 Interview
• Juggs Ravalia: Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Device Driver Model — Channel 9 Interview
• Mike Hall's WEBlog

• Microsoft Windows
• Embedded operating systems
• Windows CE
• MIPS operating systems

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