Monday, May 18, 2015

Windows Embedded Compact QFEs for April 2015 have arrived!

Hi all,

the April updates for Windows Embedded Compact are available for download:


Update 18 (April 2015)


Component: Bluetooth
150430_KB3061987  - Pairing of Bluetooth fails on  Windows Embedded Compact 2013.

Component: CoreOS
150430_KB3061204  -  An access violation occurs in the type_info::name() function in Windows Embedded Compact 2013.
150430_KB3058759  -  Applications compiled against WEC2013 SDK that use certain parts of the STL library fail to compile.     

Component: Networking
150430_KB3061225 - Closing one socket blocks communication with the other socket for 200 milliseconds in Windows Embedded Compact 2013.
150427_KB3035641 - No duplicate IP prompt on Windows Embedded Compact 2013-based device when IP address has been used by another device.       
150430_KB3060816 - DAD fails when a duplicate IP address is being used and AutoCfg is enabled on Windows Embedded Compact 2013.
150430_KB3062879 - Invalid event handle on a Windows Embedded Compact 2013-based device.

Component: Platform
150430_KB3061220  - A Memory leak occurs when running the "Winsock Stress Test - ReceiveSend" CTK test on the FreeScale i.MX6 Quad Sabre platform on Windows Embedded Compact 2013.

Component: SDK
150427_KB3054392  - Clash of constants occur when both errno.h and winsock.h are included in Windows Embedded Compact 2013 based project.
150427_KB3056149  - Reloading DLL built using Windows Embedded Compact 2013 Application Builder multiple times can generate some errors.

Component: Storage
150430_KB3058995 - PollDeviceThread exception when a USB device is removed in Windows Embedded Compact 2013.
150430_KB3061227 - DVD fails to mount when you eject a newly inserted DVD and then reinsert it in Windows Embedded Compact 2013.

Component: Timezone/DST
150430_KB3061221 - DST update for Windows Embedded Compact 2013-based device.


Update 46 (April 2015)

Fixes made in this update:

Component: Browser
150430_KB3060520 -  Implemented a mechanism to suppress the border on an IE frame.
150430_KB3060918 -  Implemented memory protector feature for IE to mitigate the use after free vulnerabilities on Windows Embedded Compact 7.

Component: Core OS
150427_KB3047351 - The LAP password dialog box disappears after few seconds during the boot on a device that is running Windows Embedded Compact 7.
150430_KB3059386 - The function CVolume::RemoveDirectory  always returns ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED causing the failure of WindowsEmbeddedCompact7TestKit Case No. 5010.

Component: Dot NET CF
150420_KB3054402 - An exception occurs when you set the MinDate property in a MonthCalendar control in an application in Windows Embedded Compact 7.

Component: Silverlight
150415_KB3050359 - Access Violation occurs when you remove items from an observable collection in a Silverlight for Windows Embedded application in Windows Embedded Compact 7.
150417_KB3051513 - Selected item is not displayed in a ListBox control in a Silverlight for Windows Embedded application on a Windows Embedded Compact 7-based device.

Component: Storage
150427_KB3053972 - HMI systems display \"File reading error\" and \"File not supported"\ in Windows Embedded Compact 7.

Component: Timezone/DST
150428_KB3060863 - DST update for Windows Embedded Compact 7-based device.

Component: Networking
150428_KB3055465 - TLS (Thread Local Storage) index is not released when ws2.dll is unloaded on a device that is running Windows Embedded Compact 7
150430_KB3046488 - Windows Embedded Compact 7 device cannot connect an L2TP/IPSec server behind a NAT device.


Fixes made in this update:

By Component:

Component:  Timezone\DST
150430_KB3061219 - Daylight saving time changes in Windows Embedded CE 6.0.

REMEMBER: It’s important to keep your system up to date!

Have fun!