Windows Embedded Compact 2013

Windows Embedded Compact 2013 is the last version of Windows Embedded Compact, released on 13 June 2013.

New features

 * Snapshot boot, a feature that works by saving the state of the device to persistent storage and then restoring that state from the snapshot when the device reboots.
 * Improved support for data binding.
 * HTML Help viewer.
 * To turn on this feature, you have to enable a SYSGEN variable. The selected one in question is SYSGEN_HELP.

Removed features

 * Support for MIPS, SuperH, ARMv5 and ARMv6 has been dropped.
 * As part of streamlining the OS to focus on the scenarios that would be most relevant to customers, the following features were removed:
 * The Explorer shell
 * Internet Explorer
 * Remote Desktop Protocol
 * Digital Living Network Alliance
 * Device Sync
 * WordPad

Trivia

 * Although the OS utilizes the Windows Classic theme, the Luna theme is still available. The theme can be enabled in Core OS\Windows Embedded Compact\Shell and User Interface\User Interface\Customizable UI\Windows XP-like Sample Skin.