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Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen Coje_He for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com October 31, Windows CE (also known as Windows Embedded Compact), an operating system developed by Microsoft for embedded and pocket devices, was first released in November 1996. It supports a variety of low-power RISC processors and has been used in a variety of devices, such as PDAs, smartphones, order-and-order systems, and so on.

Earlier this month, Microsoft announced that the last version of Windows CE, Windows Embedded Compact 2013 (Windows CE 8.0), had ended support, and Microsoft advised users to migrate it to a Windows 10 IoT-based container.

At first, Windows CE is just a simplified version of Windows. With the continuous development of embedded host, it has gradually become a brand-new operating system. It has its own CE kernel, rather than the NT kernel of the traditional Windows operating system. Microsoft announced at the embedded Systems Conference in 2008 that Windows CE would be renamed Windows Embedded Compact, and together with other products such as Windows Embedded Enterprise, Windows Embedded Standard and Windows Embedded POSReady to form a series of Windows embedded products.

CTOnews.com notes that the market performance of Windows CE has been volatile, trying to grab market share of personal digital assistant devices such as Apple Newton and Palm Pilot, but failed to make a breakthrough. Microsoft has also launched smartphone platforms such as Pocket PC and Windows Phone, but has not been able to compete with iOS and Android. Windows CE's brand has also undergone several renaming and restructuring, leading to confusion and user dissatisfaction.

Although Microsoft no longer provides updates for Windows CE, users can continue to buy and use Windows CE devices until 2028. As an embedded operating system, Windows CE may also have opportunities to show its talents in some specific areas, but it is no longer a key product of Microsoft.

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