Windows Embedded Industry

**Windows Embedded Industry** is a operating system made by Microsoft as a part of their Windows Embedded line of products. The operating system is based off of Windows NT and is supposed to be used by businesses. Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry was the last release of the operating system with Windows IoT Enterprise replacing it.

### Windows Embedded for Point of Service (WEPOS)

Windows Embedded for Point of Service was released on the 24th of May 2005, around a year after Windows XP SP2 was released in August of 2004 by Microsoft. It stopped getting new things besides security fixes on the 12th of April 2011 and stopped getting security fixes on the 12th of April 2016.

### Windows Embedded POSReady 2009

Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 came with more things then Windows Embedded for Point of Service such as Internet Explorer 7 and Full Localization. It was released on the 9th of December 2008, exactly 7 months after Windows XP SP3 was released on the 6th of May 2008. After Windows XP stopped getting security fixes, some users said that they used the Registry Editor to trick Microsoft into giving them 5 more years of extra updates. The operating system also is well known for being the last Windows XP version to get official security fixes by Microsoft. In 2017, Microsoft said when security fixes would be cut off for the operating system. New things stopped being added besides security fixes on the 8th of April 2014 and security fixes stopped being given on the 9th of April 2019.

## System requirements

|OS|RAM|HDD|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Windows Embedded for Point of Service|64 MB|380 MB|
|Windows Embedded POSReady 2009|64 MB|480 MB|
|Windows Embedded POSReady 7|1 GB|16 GB|
|Windows Embedded 8 Industry|1 GB|16 GB|
|Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry|1 GB|16 GB|
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## Infobox (infobox)

- **child**: yes
- **label1**: Windows Embedded for Point of Service (WEPOS)
- **data1**: Mainstream support ended on
Extended support ended on
- **label2**: Windows Embedded POSReady 2009
- **data2**: Mainstream support ended on
Extended support ended on
- **label3**: Windows Embedded POSReady 7
- **data3**: Mainstream support ended on
Extended support ended on October 12, 2021
 Windows Embedded POSReady 7 is eligible for the paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. This program allows users to purchase security updates for 3 years, in yearly installments. Security Updates are available until October 8, 2024
- **label4**: Windows Embedded 8 Industry
- **data4**: Unsupported as of ; users must install Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry in order to continue receiving updates and support.
- **label5**: Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry
- **data5**: Mainstream support ended on
Extended support ended on July 11, 2023


## Infobox (os)

- **caption**: Screenshot of Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro
- **version of**: Windows Embedded
- **developer**: Microsoft Corporation
- **working state**: Publicly released / Trialware
- **latest release version**: 8.1 with Update (v6.3.9600)
- **release url**: http://blogs.windows.com/itpro/2014/04/16/windows-8-1-update-wsus-availability-extended-deployment-timing/
- **kernel type**: Hybrid kernel, Hybrid
- **ui**: Graphical User Interface, Graphical
- **license**: Proprietary software, Proprietary commercial software
- **succeeded by**: Windows IoT#Enterprise, Windows IoT Enterprise
- **website**: (archived at Wayback Machine)