Develop compatible devices with the flexibility of Windows XP Professional or Windows Vista.

In addition to the operating systems, Windows Embedded offers complete development toolkits and the technical support you need to quickly configure, build, and ship your device. Building on an industry-standard platform – with the broadest range of components – and reducing reliance on custom development helps you and your partners complete projects in fewer development hours, helping to speed your device to market and create competitive advantage.

Connect people, information, and peripherals with powerful, bootable operating systems. Build and cost-effectively bring to market embedded devices, while using the familiar Windows environment.

Create user-experience breakthroughs that improve usability and enable greater relevance to the work users do. The Windows Embedded Enterprise platform features technology and supports capabilities that easily connect with many common industry standards, plus several Microsoft desktop and server technologies, enhancing the ability of device makers to create smart, connected, service-oriented devices.

• Application Compatibility
  Supports applications written for the Win32 APIs and .NET Framework. Provides support to Java virtual machines
  
  

• Peripheral Interoperability
  Supports retail device peripherals, including cash drawer, check scanner, line display, MSR, PIN pad, keyboard, printer, scanner, belt, electronic transaction management, door/gate, item dispenser, light, and RFID scanner.
  
  

• Plug-n-Play Functionality
  Deploy retail device peripherals, update peripherals more easily, and decrease system support costs through streamlined integration.
  
  

• Security Features
  Provide enterprise-class manageability and customer-level device protection with security updates. Integrate robust security features into your device easily with Windows Vista built in security features. Supported by Windows Update.
  
  

• Driver Detection
  Supports the growth of .exe-based driver installs and improves multifunction driver support
  
  

• Win32 APIs
  Use standard hardware and run standard off-the-shelf Win32 applications, drivers, or services with little or no porting required.
  
  

• Language Support
  Includes Multilingual User Interface (MUI) support for OS menu items and applications for a total of 36 languages when using Windows Vista Ultimate.Language Support Includes Multilingual User Interface (MUI) support for OS menu items and applications for a total of 36 languages when using Windows Vista Ultimate.