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{{Infobox OS/Windows CE}}
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{{for|other emulators that run on Windows CE devices|Emulators on Windows CE}}
{{for|other emulators that run on Windows CE devices|Emulators on Windows CE}}
{{Infobox OS/Windows CE}}
Windows CE is an OS developed by Microsoft and first released in 1996, CE was the main competitor of Palm OS during early days of portable computers and mobile devices. both could be found on devices like [[PDAs]], early smart phones or really any device that needed a low power OS that was easy to use.
Windows CE is an OS developed by Microsoft and first released in 1996, CE was the main competitor of Palm OS during early days of portable computers and mobile devices. both could be found on devices like [[PDAs]], early smart phones or really any device that needed a low power OS that was easy to use.


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Windows Mobile was effectively discontinued when Windows Phone 7 was released, which broke all compatibility with older programs. Windows CE for embedded devices was discontinued after the release of Windows Embedded Compact 2013.
Windows Mobile was effectively discontinued when Windows Phone 7 was released, which broke all compatibility with older programs. Windows CE for embedded devices was discontinued after the release of Windows Embedded Compact 2013.
===ARM architecture===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%;"
! scope="col"|Name
! Name
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
! Platform(s)
! scope="col"|Emulated CPU
! Emulated architecture(s)
! scope="col"|Latest version
! Latest version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! [[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|[[Licensing|License]]
! [[Licensing|License]]
! scope="col"|Active
! Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
! [[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|cerf - CE Runtime Foundation
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|ARM, MIPS
|[https://github.com/gweslab/cerf/releases/tag/6.7 6.7]
|{{Dunno}} ||{{Green}} {{License|MIT}} ||{{Ya}} ||{{Ya}}
|-
|-
|Microsoft ARM WinCE 6 Emulator+Random apps
|Microsoft ARM WinCE 6 Emulator+Random apps
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|ARM
|ARM
|[https://archive.org/details/win-ce-6-emulator 6.0]
|[https://archive.org/details/win-ce-6-emulator 6.0]
||? ||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|{{Dunno}} ||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{Na}} ||{{~}}
|-
|-
|Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003SE SDK with emulator
|Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003SE SDK with emulator
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|ARM
|ARM
|[https://archive.org/details/PocketPC2003SDK 2003]
|[https://archive.org/details/PocketPC2003SDK 2003]
||? ||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|{{Dunno}} ||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{Na}} ||{{~}}
|-
|-
|Microsoft Windows Mobile 5 SDK with emulator
|Microsoft Windows Mobile 5 SDK with emulator
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|ARM
|ARM
|[https://archive.org/details/WindowsMobile5.0PocketPCSDKAndEmulator 5.0]
|[https://archive.org/details/WindowsMobile5.0PocketPCSDKAndEmulator 5.0]
||? ||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|{{Dunno}} ||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{Na}} ||{{~}}
|-
|-
|Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 emulator
|Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 emulator
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|ARM
|ARM
|[https://archive.org/details/WM614Emulator 6.1]
|[https://archive.org/details/WM614Emulator 6.1]
||? ||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|{{Dunno}} ||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{Na}} ||{{~}}
|-
|-
|Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Developer toolkit
|Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Developer toolkit
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|ARM
|ARM
|[https://legacyupdate.net/download-center/download/17284/windows-mobile-6.5-developer-tool-kit 6.5]
|[https://legacyupdate.net/download-center/download/17284/windows-mobile-6.5-developer-tool-kit 6.5]
||? ||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|{{Dunno}} ||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{Na}} ||{{~}}
|-
|-
|[[MAME]] (HP Jornada 720 target, WinCE 3.0)
|[[MAME]] (HP Jornada 720 target, WinCE 3.0)
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|ARM
|ARM
||<abbr title="Latest development version">git artifacts</abbr><ref group=N>[https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-windows/master CI-Windows] [https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-linux/master CI-Linux] [https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-macos/master CI-Macos]</ref></br>[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]<br/>[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]
|Git artifacts<ref group=N>[https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-windows/master CI-Windows] [https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-linux/master CI-Linux] [https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-macos/master CI-Macos]</ref></br>[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]<br/>[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]
||? ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}}<br>{{License|BSD3}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|{{Dunno}} ||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}}<br>{{License|BSD3}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}
|}
 
===x86 architecture===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
! scope="col"|Emulated CPU
! scope="col"|Latest version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|[[Licensing|License]]
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|-
|Microsoft x86 WinCE 5 Emulator
|Microsoft x86 WinCE 5 Emulator
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|x86
|x86
|[https://archive.org/details/win-ce-5-emulator ?]
|[https://archive.org/details/win-ce-5-emulator-fixed ?]
||? ||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}
|{{Dunno}} ||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{Na}} ||{{~}}
|-
|-
|Windows CE Platform SDK (H/PC) 2.0 02/98  
|Windows CE Platform SDK (H/PC) 2.0 02/98  
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|x86
|x86
|[https://archive.org/details/MPLATSDK.20 ?]
|[https://archive.org/details/MPLATSDK.20 ?]
||? ||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|{{Dunno}} ||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}} ||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}
|}
|}


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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Windows CE| ]]
[[Category:Windows CE| ]]

Latest revision as of 09:17, 13 August 2026

Windows CE
Developer Microsoft
Initial release November 16, 1996
Final release 8.0 (Embedded Compact 2013) / June 13, 2013
Succeeded by Windows IoT
Emulated ✓
For other emulators that run on Windows CE devices, see Emulators on Windows CE.

Windows CE is an OS developed by Microsoft and first released in 1996, CE was the main competitor of Palm OS during early days of portable computers and mobile devices. both could be found on devices like PDAs, early smart phones or really any device that needed a low power OS that was easy to use.

In the 1990s it was mostly marketed as a small replacement of laptops, called Handheld PCs, and included a desktop GUI that looked similar to Windows 9x/NT. These also had various incompatible CPU architectures such as ARM, MIPS, or SH. Additional programs had to include different executables for each architecture.

In the 2000s, Microsoft created a new GUI and marketed PDAs with Pocket PC and later as Windows Mobile and standardized on ARM only. Windows CE was used as the underlying OS. Embedded devices that ran CE usually came with their on GUIs, with a barebones windows desktop hidden away.

Windows Mobile was effectively discontinued when Windows Phone 7 was released, which broke all compatibility with older programs. Windows CE for embedded devices was discontinued after the release of Windows Embedded Compact 2013.

Name Platform(s) Emulated architecture(s) Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
cerf - CE Runtime Foundation Windows ARM, MIPS 6.7 ? MIT ✓ ✓
Microsoft ARM WinCE 6 Emulator+Random apps Windows ARM 6.0 ? Proprietary ✗ ~
Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003SE SDK with emulator Windows ARM 2003 ? Proprietary ✗ ~
Microsoft Windows Mobile 5 SDK with emulator Windows ARM 5.0 ? Proprietary ✗ ~
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 emulator Windows ARM 6.1 ? Proprietary ✗ ~
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Developer toolkit Windows ARM 6.5 ? Proprietary ✗ ~
MAME (HP Jornada 720 target, WinCE 3.0) Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD ARM Git artifacts[N 1]
0.289
libretro core 		? GPLv2
BSD-3-Clause		 ✗ ✗
Microsoft x86 WinCE 5 Emulator Windows x86 ? ? Proprietary ✗ ~
Windows CE Platform SDK (H/PC) 2.0 02/98 Windows NT x86 ? ? Proprietary ✗ ✗

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ CI-Windows CI-Linux CI-Macos
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