Windows® 10 IoT Enterprise vs. WE 8/8.1 Industry, WES7 and Windows® XP Embedded
Windows® Embedded 10 IoT Enterprise has an advanced security threat protection. It offers same deployment, manageability and servicing as desktops. And advanced device lockdown capabilities.
Product Matrix
Release | Windows® 10 | WE 8/8.1 Industry | Windows® Embedded Standard 7 | Windows® XP Embedded | |
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Versions in Release | 10 IoT Enterprise | - Embedded 8.0/8.1 Industry Pro - Retail POS | Embedded Standard 7 | Windows® Embedded Standard 2009 | |
Activation | - Online - Deferred | Online mandatory | No | No | |
Embedded Enabling Features (EEFs) | - Unified Write Filter - Embedded Boot Experience - Embedded Log-on - Shell Launcher | - EWF, FBWF, UWF - Gesture Filter - USB Filter - Shell Launcher - Keyboard Filter - Embedded Lockdown Manager | - EWF, FBWF - Keyboard Filter - Shell Launcher - Message Box Interception - Dialogbox Filter | - EWF, FBWF - Message Box Interception - Dialogbox Filter
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Tools | - OEM Pre-Installation Kit (OPK) - Assessment & Deployment Kit (ADK) - Image Configuration Designer (ICD) | - OEM Pre-Installation Kit (OPK) - Assessment & Deployment Kit (ADK) | - Image Build Wizard (IBW) - Image Configuring Editor (ICE) | Target Designer | |
Management & Servicing | - MDM - System Center | System Center | System Center (limited support) | System Center (limited support) | |
Security | - Device Guard - Windows® Hello and Passport - Bitlocker - Applocker | Assigned Access | - Bitlocker - Applocker | Windows® XP Firewall | |
App Platform | - Classic Windows Applications - UWP | - Classic Windows Applications - Modern Style Windows Applications | Classic Windows Applications | Classic Windows Applications | |
Industry Peripheral Support | Additional Peripheral support from UWP apps POS for .NET Direct access to hardware busses from UWP | Peripheral support from UWP POS for .NET | POS for .NET | POS for .NET | |
Lifecycle | 5 year mainstream support + 5 year extended support | 5 year mainstream support + 5 year extended support + 5 year license availability | 5 year mainstream support + 5 year extended support + 5 year license availability | 5 year mainstream support + 5 year extended support + 5 year license availability |