windows-embedded section is a mess #2751
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8.1 Pro in particular causes confusion. Ref: #2751 Also see #2585 (comment)
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Looking back at the history, 8.1 Pro is probably Embedded 8.1 Pro. Dates are quite close: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-embedded-81-pro. The row was labelled as "Windows Embedded Pro 8.1" till recently We should probably revert that back to avoid confusion. Filed #2753 for the same. Preview: https://deploy-preview-2753--endoflife-date.netlify.app/windows-embedded Would you have any suggestions on how we can avoid the CE/Embedded Compact confusion? Should we split into a separate page for those? |
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I think about renaming the current Windows Embedded page to Windows IoT like stated in Wiki:
Then we put the full names for the cycles and also add the Windows 10/11 IoT entries. It seems there are also entries for older cycles like Windows Embedded CE 6.0, Windows CE 5.0, etc. what we can add also. Okay for #2753 to make the first step in the new direction. |
8.1 Pro in particular causes confusion. Ref: #2751 Also see #2585 (comment)
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I suggest creating separate sections for (what can be easily grasped as) However, contrary to the suggestion above, I noticed that LTS releases of Windows (LTSB/LTSC) are part of just Additionally, the page says
I'm 95% sure this command simply doesn't exist on Windows CE. Wikipedia seems to think the same. But I'm happy to be corrected. |
https://endoflife.date/windows-embedded
Details of incorrect and correct details you have found
I believe endoflie.date conflates CE/Windows Embedded Compact and Windows IoT/Embedded. But it's not too strange, given Wikipedia, kind of conflates them.
To give credit where it's due - both of them have the following in common: they are loosely part of Windows family, and both are intended for industry use.
Windows Embedded POSReady/Embedded Industry Pro/Embedded Industry Enterprise/IoT Enterprise - More or less 'standard' Windows running on x32/amd64 intended for IoT devices (but can be run on customer-grade computers). It is akin to Windows 10 LTSB/LTSC.
Windows CE/Embedded Compact - An ever-dying breed of Windows, intended to run on MIPS/PowerPC/arm. It is very similar to Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003/5/6. Just like Internet Explorer, used in dated industrial devices, but in commercial world, almost entirely replaced by Android or Linux (exceptions apply).
And of course, it doesn't help that Microsoft tries to blur the line to get the industry onboard, while pushing away from Windows CE, by providing a compatibility layer of sorts for Windows CE ( Windows Embedded Compact ) on Windows IoT. Wikipedia states,
Finally, the entry for
8.1 Pro, given the EOL date, seems to be an entry for the standard Windows 8.1 Professional (not Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry).The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: