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Windows CE 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 were Windows CE kernel versions, with CE 4.0 being the fourth major version of Windows CE and the first new version launched under the "New Era". It had significant improvements allowing for better UX on the OSs based on it.
Development[]
Development started under chief TBA of Microsoft's Mobile division as a big revision to Windows CE 3.0, but Michael Pilarski refocused the project on being a futureproof mobile OS and a base on "Windows Mobile 4" aka. project Aachen to fullfil these promises:
- He will make styli optional
- He will transition the Pocket PC and H/PC ecosystem to using flash storage instead of ROM
- He will focus on Windows CE 4 as the next OS
- He will replace H/PC 2000
- He will make this work on budget devices
Launch[]
Windows CE .NET 4.0 launched on Jan 28 2002 alongside Visual CE for Visual Studio .NET This was just a few months after Pocket PC 2002 launched, to decent developer reception.
New features[]
- Integrated with .NET Compact Framework and Visual CE
- Driver structure changed greatly, new features added
- Flash memory and Bluetooth support
- HID devices and standardized keyboards support
- TLS (SSL 3.1), IPsec L2TP VPN, or Kerberos
- Pocket Office was reduced to WordPad
- Separation to two editions – Core (only shell) and Professional (with Microsoft Accessories)
- In addition to the older PocketIE browser, Internet Explorer Mobile was available with near 100% page compatibility to its IE 6.0 desktop cousin.
It's actually not that much different than it was in OTL.
Derivative Operating Systems[]
The OSs built upon it that are going to use its capabilities more than in our timeline (Pocket PC 2003 in our timeline used ROM even after the kernel started supporting NOR and NAND flash at a time when they were becoming cheaper than ROM). On a developer conference on Jan 29 2002 Michael Pilarski himself secretly announced projects "Aachen" and "Holstein" meant to succeed Pocket PC 2002 and Handheld PC 2000.
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