

It is no longer targeted solely at hand-held computers. Since then, Windows CE has evolved into a component-based, embedded, real-time operating system. The first version, known during development under the code name "Pegasus" Template:Snd, featured a Windows-like GUI and a number of Microsoft's popular apps, all trimmed down for smaller storage, memory, and speed of the palmtops of the day. This helps to simplify the interface and improve execution time. The fundamental unit of execution is the thread. From Version 3 and onward, the system supports 256 priority levels and uses priority inheritance for dealing with priority inversion. Windows CE conforms to the definition of a real-time operating system, with a deterministic interrupt latency. Devices are often configured without disk storage, and may be configured as a "closed" system that does not allow for end-user extension (for instance, it can be burned into read-only memory). Windows CE is optimized for devices that have minimal memory a Windows CE kernel may run with one megabyte of memory.

5 Relationship to Windows Mobile, Pocket PC, and SmartPhone.The "homelogo" file is used in Internet Explorer Mobile, it can be seen on the home page (it probably appears on 6.0 and lower) and on these versions, it haves the old CE logo that can be customized on the desktop to make it look like a old version. Most of them are just images, while those files are a bunch of system files. On every version, changing the view options like showing hidden stuff in the Windows folder will lead you a bunch of stuff. The MIPS and SHx architectures had support prior to version 7.0. The current version of Windows Embedded Compact supports x86 and ARM processors with board support package (BSP) directly. Microsoft licenses Windows CE to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), who can modify and create their own user interfaces and experiences, with Windows CE providing the technical foundation to do so. Unlike Windows Embedded Standard, which is based on Windows NT, Windows Embedded Compact uses a different hybrid kernel. Windows Embedded Compact, (formerly, Windows Embedded CE and Windows CE), is an operating system subfamily developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows Embedded family of products.* Users may need to consider moving to Windows IoT, to continue receiving support & updates after October 10, 2023, as Windows Embedded Compact are no longer developed from this point on. Extended support ends on October 10, 2023.
