Windows IoT Core Image Helper fails to deploy FFU

Hi Folks,

When using the Windows IoT Core Image Helper tool to deploy a Windows 10 IoT Core image (.ffu file) on a microSD card, the following error can happen :




If you encounter this error ("There were come errors while loading Windows IoT Core onto your SDCard."), the most probable cause is that your microSD card size is less than 8GB.

In the Get Started page, it is said that a 8GB micro SD card is required. However, it used to work wit a 4GB one in the previous drops. So be aware that you need to change it if you used to work with a 4GB one.

When using the right hardware, the deployment of the image runs smoothly.

The first time you will make your system boot with this image, it will take a long time. You will probably be confronted to a five minutes long black screen. This is completely normal, and will only happen the first time. Do not try to reboot your system during this time !

Enjoy!

- Nicolas & Leo

Hello, Windows 10 IoT Core

Hi Folks,

Microsoft just announced the public availability of the IoT flavor of Windows 10. This version of Windows 10, called Windows 10 IoT Core, is designed for makers and runs on :

• Raspberry Pi 2 : ARM Based platform
• Intel Minnowboard Max : x86 Based platform

The public post from Microsoft can be read here : https://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2015/08/10/hello-windows-10-iot-core/

Enjoy!

- Nicolas

Windows Embedded Compact QFEs for June 2015 have arrived!

Hi all,

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

Windows Embedded Compact 2013 Updates:

Update 20 (June 2015)

Component: DCOM

150630_KB3078160  -  Registration of COM module may result in "User Stack Overflow" exception in Windows Embedded Compact 2013.

Component: Internet Explorer

150630_KB3075370  -  An update rollup is available that includes several cumulative security updates for Internet Explorer for Windows Embedded Compact 2013.

150630_KB3077925  -  A border is displayed around a webpage that has a non-white background in Windows Embedded Compact 2013.

Component: Networking

150630_KB3072439  - Memory leak occurs during the binding or unbinding of the Wi-Fi adapter in Windows Embedded Compact 2013.

150630_KB3077933  - DHCP allocator takes 3 seconds to respond on a Windows Embedded Compact 2013-based device.

150630_KB3075382  - You cannot connect to an L2TP/IPsec server behind a NAT-T device in Windows Embedded Compact 2013.

150630_KB3072438  - A static IP address is not retained if the March 2015 monthly update is installed on a device that is running Windows Embedded Compact 2013.

150630_KB3078173  - WiFi adapter is not initialized properly after switch off and on in Windows Embedded Compact 2013.

Component: Silverlight

150630_KB3075376  -  Button control exhibits incorrect mouse-over state behavior when you use gestures in Windows Embedded Compact 2013.

150630_KB3075377  -  Incorrect mouse events occur when you use touch gestures on a Windows Embedded Compact 2013 touch screen device.

150630_KB3075378  -  Access violation when you remove items from an observable collection in Silverlight in Windows Embedded Compact 2013.

150630_KB3075380  -  Selected item is no longer displayed as selected in a ListBox control in a Silverlight for Windows Embedded application on a Windows Embedded Compact 2013-based device

Component: Storage

150630_KB3075027  -  "ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED" error when you test a CD or DVD drive in Windows Embedded Compact 2013.

Windows Embedded Compact 7 Monthly Update June 2015:

Update 48 (June 2015)

Fixes made in this update:

Component: Browser

150630_KB3075358 -  An update rollup is available that includes several cumulative security updates for Internet Explorer for Windows Embedded Compact 7.

150630_KB3075037 -  HttpEndRequest() execution may lead to an exception on Windows Embedded Compact 7.

Component: Core OS

150630_KB3072124 -  This update addressess an issue in which the scrollbar will roll automatically and the first visible item will be also selected in a ListBox after you move the vertical scroll bar up or down quickly several times in a .NET    

                                   Compact Framework 3.5 application in Windows Embedded Compact 7

Component: Networking

150630_KB3070499 -  During a RasDial connection, a deadlock may occur on Windows Embedded Compact 7.

150630_KB3074321 -  USB communication device plugging in and out may lead to handle leaks on Windows Embedded Compact 7.

Component: Platform

150630_KB3073434 -  Kernel crashes when SMP is enabled and more OAL code is added on Windows Embedded Compact 7.

Component: Silverlight

150630_KB3032063 - Customized Control calling "GetDependencyProperty" leads to a memory leak in a Silverlight for Windows Embedded application in Windows Embedded Compact 7.

Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Monthly Update June 2015:

Fixes made in this update:

By Component:

Component:  DirectX

150630_KB3075375 - This update addresses an issue with WMA file not being played on a device with Windows Embedded CE 6.0.

Component:  GDIEX

150630_KB3074096 - This update addresses some security vulnerabilities in JPEG parser.

Component:  IE

150630_KB3074046 - An update rollup is available that includes several cumulative security updates for Internet Explorer for Windows Embedded CE 6.0.

Component:  NETCF

150630_KB3064100 - This update addresses an issue with exceptions being observed in NETCF for Windows Embedded CE 6.0.

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

Have fun!

.NETCF 3.5 under WEC7: “CompareInfo” for some supported languages fails

Hi floks,

the following problem is present in the .NET Compact Framework 3.5 under Windows Embedded Compact 7 but not under Windows Embedded CE 6.0:

Assuming you added all needed languages to your WEC7 OSDesign (selected in the Catalog and build), the following behavior can be seen for most non-western Latin character set languages like Polish or Mongolian, for common non-western Latin character set languages like Russian, there is a bug fix available from MSFT:

1.       Opening the class “CultureInfo” with a String (e.g. “mn-MN”) from a .NETCF 3.5 works without problems. This mean the language is supported, otherwise there would be “PlatformNotSupportedException”

2.       However, calling the “CompareInfo” field of that generated class for the same language will throw the “PlatformNotSupportedException” indicating the language is NOT supported!

The problem here is that .NETCF 3.5 seems to still depend on the WinCE600 style NLS table support. To fix the problem, you need to make sure that the %_FLATRELEASE%\nlscfg.inf file contains the LCIDs of all languages you want to support. You can write a script adding the missing LCIDs based on the respective SYSGEN variables (SYSGEN_NLS_xx).

Have fun!

Windows Embedded Compact QFEs for May 2015 have arrived!

Hi all,

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

Windows Embedded Compact 2013 Updates:

Update 19 (May 2015)

Component: CoreOS

150529_KB3038278  -  Cannot use the RegFlushKey() function to flush the Hive-based registry in Windows Embedded Compact 2013.

150529_KB3068037  -  Heap memory is corrupted and the server crashes during an FTP session in Windows Embedded Compact 2013.

150529_KB3069568  -  The Cmd.exe command-line tool does not run multiple commands in Windows Embedded Compact 2013

Component: Internet Explorer

150529_KB3068036  -  An update rollup is available that includes several cumulative security updates for Internet Explorer for Windows Embedded Compact 2013.

150529_KB3070168  -  Update rollup adds Isolated Heap and Memory Protector features for Windows Embedded Compact 2013.

Component: NETCF

150529_KB3008652  - The StackFrame class diagnostic function is marked as protected in Windows Embedded Compact 2013.

Component: Silverlight

150529_KB3069592  -  Memory leak when you create and remove items from a ListBox control in a Silverlight for Windows Embedded Compact 2013 application.

150529_KB3069593  -  Visual appearance of content controls change unexpectedly in Windows Embedded Compact 2013.

Component: Storage

150529_KB3061226  -  Incorrect partition information when a USB stick is formatted by Storage Manager in Windows Embedded Compact 2013.

Windows Embedded Compact 7 Monthly Update May 2015:

Update 47 (May 2015)

Fixes made in this update:

Component: Browser

150531_KB3068033 -  An update rollup is available that includes several cumulative security updates for Internet Explorer for Windows Embedded Compact 7.

150530_KB3068032 -  The URL gets modified on GET request on Windows Embedded Compact 7 based device.

Component: Core OS

150505_KB3061283 -  Calling code in the unwind.cpp file causes an application to crash in Windows Embedded Compact 7.

Component: DSHOW

150518_KB3062880 - Some .mp3 files on a USB stick do not play in Windows Embedded Compact 7.

Component: OSShell

150529_KB3062304 - The Year, Date, and Day of the week disappear from the DateTimePicker control in an application that is running in Windows Embedded Compact 7.

Component: Silverlight

150529_KB3032063 - Customized Control calling "GetDependencyProperty" leads to a memory leak in a Silverlight for Windows Embedded application in Windows Embedded Compact 7.

150529_KB3062292 - Incorrect cached state of custom controls in a Silverlight for Windows Embedded application on a Windows Embedded Compact 7-based device.

150529_KB3067992 - The sender object of GID_END gesture event is different from the other gesture events in a Silverlight for Windows Embedded application on a Windows Embedded Compact 7-based device.

150529_KB3037887 - On selection,the list box jumps in a Silverlight for Windows Embedded application on a Windows Embedded Compact 7-based device.

Component: Networking

150518_KB3062360 - A static IP address is not retained when the March 2015 monthly update is installed on a device that is running Windows Embedded Compact 7.

150520_KB3066178 - Update to support configuring the TCP Receive Window Size and the Windows AutoTuning feature in Windows Embedded Compact 7.

150512_KB3063126 - Incorrect data is sent by WSASend API having multiple WSABUF on a Windows Embedded Compact 7 based device.

150531_KB3069186 - An exception occurs in DHCP functionality on a Windows Embedded Compact 7 based device.

Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Monthly Update May 2015:

Fixes made in this update:

By Component:

Component:  IE

150529_KB3066222 - Failure to save passwords on IE.

150529_KB3066867 - This update rollup adds Isolated Heap and Memory Protector features for Windows Embedded CE 6.0.

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

Have fun!

How to build Windows CE x86 Bootable USB Disk

Hi Folks,

In order to build a bootable USB disk for Windows Embedded Compact (a.k.a Windows CE) follow the instructions bellow

- Disk Partitioning
Use diskpart to clean and create new primary partition

list disk
select disk <id>
clean
create partition primary
format fs=FAT32 quick
exit

- Disk formatting
Use the 'James' Format Tool' application and format the USB disk as instruction enclosed in package
http://www.jamesonline.ca/support/dos-on-usb-support or using the direct link.

- Copy all the mandatory files onto the USB stick
<WINCEROOT>\platform\CEPC\src\bootloader\dos\bootdisk

- Copy Himem.sys file from
<WINCEROOT>\platform\CEPC\src\bootloader\dos\bootdisk\diskimage\cepcboot.144
Note : use 7Zip to open and extract the files from the .144 file

- In the device BIOS, you might have to enable the Floppy emulation for the USB interface.
Forced FDD (Floppy Disk Drive)


When the system boots, then you can replace eboot.bin by your own version.

Enjoy!

Windows Embedded Compact QFEs for April 2015 have arrived!

Hi all,

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

Windows Embedded Compact 2013 Updates:

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.

Windows Embedded Compact 7 Monthly Update April 2015:

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.

Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Monthly Update April 2015:

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!