Embedded system developers have a wide range of operating systems available to them today. Of course, the most straightforward operating system is to have no operating system! However, many systems ...

When I first started writing embedded software, the environments that I found to be the most efficient and easiest to use were only available on Microsoft Windows. In fact, it wasn’t uncommon for ...

Ah, Windows Embedded. The Microsoft operating system that millions of devices and machines are running, typically with a custom application or skin running on top of it so that users don’t ...

Microsoft is giving companies using its Internet of Things version of Windows the ability to pay for a decade of security patches and other updates, easing the chore of managing and manually patching ...

Windows Embedded is the version of Windows designed exclusively for embedded computer systems such as kiosk computers, arcade machines, ATMs and other point-of-service computers. Windows Embedded is ...

After introducing interrupts and the foreground/background architecture, I am finally ready to tackle the concept of a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS). In this first lesson on RTOS (commonly ...

Microsoft is renaming its existing embedded Windows operating systems and supplementing them with additional offerings in key device categories, the company announced Tuesday. Windows XP Embedded will ...

I love old technology as much as the next techno-geezer, but come on, it wasn’t all wonder and goodness. After we’re done reminiscing about the good old days of operating systems, let’s reflect on the ...

Microsoft has repeatedly stated that it has no plans to turn the upcoming Windows Phone 7 smartphone operating system into a tablet-style OS. But that doesn’t mean that it’s Windows 7 or bust for ...