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If you manage to secure a valid ISO, the next phase of "work" begins: getting it to run on modern hardware.
Join the Windows CE dev forum at HPCFactor.net or the #ce-os channel on freenode (now Libera.Chat). The community maintains a private archive of all Platform Builder rollups and BSPs. Ask nicely, prove you own a license, and they will point you to a download that works.
on official pages, the core development environment (Platform Builder) is no longer directly available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. Available Official Components
If you are looking to get this legacy environment operational today, here is a comprehensive guide on the download status, installation requirements, and how to make it work on modern systems.
Platform Builder 5.0 does not natively support Windows 10 or 11. To make it work: Virtual Machine VirtualBox to create a guest machine running Windows XP Professional SP2 Windows 2000 SP4 Prerequisites Microsoft eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 (SP4) DirectX 9.0c Internet Explorer 6.0 Modern Workarounds : For some specific workflows, developers use Visual Studio 2008 alongside specialized SDKs (like those from
If you manage to secure a valid ISO, the next phase of "work" begins: getting it to run on modern hardware.
Join the Windows CE dev forum at HPCFactor.net or the #ce-os channel on freenode (now Libera.Chat). The community maintains a private archive of all Platform Builder rollups and BSPs. Ask nicely, prove you own a license, and they will point you to a download that works.
on official pages, the core development environment (Platform Builder) is no longer directly available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. Available Official Components
If you are looking to get this legacy environment operational today, here is a comprehensive guide on the download status, installation requirements, and how to make it work on modern systems.
Platform Builder 5.0 does not natively support Windows 10 or 11. To make it work: Virtual Machine VirtualBox to create a guest machine running Windows XP Professional SP2 Windows 2000 SP4 Prerequisites Microsoft eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 (SP4) DirectX 9.0c Internet Explorer 6.0 Modern Workarounds : For some specific workflows, developers use Visual Studio 2008 alongside specialized SDKs (like those from
Use this coupon code at checkout and enjoy the savings!