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| Version of the Windows CE operating system | |
 Screenshot of Windows Embedded CE 6.0 | |
| Developer | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Source model | |
| Released to manufacturing | November 1, 2006 |
| Latest release | 6.0 R3 / September 22, 2009[1] |
| Kernel type | Hybrid kernel |
| License | Commercial software |
| Preceded by | Windows CE 5.2 |
| Succeeded by | Windows Embedded Compact 7 |
| Official website | www |
| Support status | |
| Mainstream | Ended on April 9, 2013[2] |
| Extended | Ended on April 10, 2018[2] |
Windows Embedded CE 6.0 (codenamed "Yamazaki")[3] is the sixth major release of the Microsoft Windows embedded operating system targeted to enterprise-specific tools such as industrial controllers and consumer electronics devices like digital cameras. CE 6.0 features a kernel that supports 32,768 processes, up from the 32-process limit of prior versions. Each process receives 2 GB of virtual address space, up from 32 MB. 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 partial source code.[4] The OS currently serves as the basis for the Zune HD portable media player. Windows Mobile 6.5 is based on Windows CE 5.2. Windows Phone 7, the first major release of the Windows 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]
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- ^ "Windows Phone 7 based on a hybrid Windows CE 6 / Compact 7 kernel?". Engadget. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 2016-04-25.