Windows® Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro

Windows® Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro delivers all the power, familiarity, and reliability of the Windows® 8.1 operating system for developers to create advanced commercial and consumer devices running thousands of existing Windows applications and drivers.

Windows® Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro has the exact same installation media as the Windows® Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro Retail version. The difference can be found only in the licenses terms of the products (Retail to use only in POS/Kiosk environment).

Unleash the power of Windows® 8.1 technologies in Windows® Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro using a solid platform that fits into existing customer infrastructure.

The Windows® Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro is based on the exact same binaries as Windows® 8.1 professional but includes in addition special Embedded features.

This are the key features from Microsoft Windows® Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro:

Same codebase as Windows® 8.1 Professional
Full installation
Not componentized
Additional Embedded features like: Write Filters, Custom Shell, USB Filter, Keyboard Filter

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Development Process

Image Based Wizard (IBW)

Windows® Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro Key Features

Key Facts	Description
Processor Architectures	Because Windows® Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro is based on the same binary than Windows® 8.1 Pro, the processor support is the same. All x86 32-bit and 64-bit processors starting with 1GHz are supported.
Modular	Not modular: Full installation
Footprint	A 32-bit image is around 6,5 GB and a 64-bit around 8 GB. The application is not included.
Reliability	Special functionalities for embedded devices are included. You can make your system read-only with the File Based Write Filter (FBWF). You can switch off the device safely without shutting down Windows. Also booting from read-only medias is supported as well as from flash and from USB devices.
Time-To-Market	Windows® Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro provides embedded developers with a unified set of tools to build and deploy customized Windows® 8.1 devices.
Industrial Standard	Windows® Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro interoperates with industry standards and existing Microsoft desktop and server technologies to help you create differentiated devices for a broad range of device categories, from commercial devices to consumer electronics products. Microsoft committed to a ten-year extended support for Windows® Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro.
Latest Technology	Internet Explorer 11, Windows® Media Player 12, Remote Desktop Protocol, .net Framework 4.5 are included.
Application Development	All applications and drivers from Windows® 8.1 will work on Windows® Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro. No rewriting or porting is necessary.