Windows 10: Windows 10 IoT innovation and intelligence with October 2018 Update

Brink · Oct 4, 2018

Windows 10 IoT powers commercial-grade IoT solutions.

From the factory floors of prominent auto makers to advanced medical equipment in hospitals, Windows has a strong heritage of powering intelligent devices in industries across the globe, helping them transition to a smarter, more capable and more connected Internet of Things. The innovation roadmap for Windows 10 IoT takes another major step forward with the Windows 10 October 2018 Update, bringing edge intelligence with machine learning, industrial strength security, diverse silicon options and new monetization models for distributors and resellers.

Commercialize your devices with long-term servicing
IoT solutions can be challenging to manage over their extended lifecycles. This release of Windows 10 IoT simplifies this challenge by offering support through two servicing channels: the Semi-Annual Channel which provides new functionality with twice-per-year feature update releases and the Long-Term Servicing Channel which provides only security and quality updates with no new features over a 10-year period.

For Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, the LTSC servicing option is available with Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC. For Windows 10 IoT Core, the LTSC servicing option is available with Windows 10 IoT Core Services. The long-term servicing model is ideal for commercial IoT devices, such as point-of-sale systems, ATMs and industrial equipment controllers, which typically require the highest levels of stability and security to perform a single important task and don’t need feature updates as frequently as other types of devices.

Windows 10 IoT Core Services is a new cloud service subscription that provides the essential services needed to commercialize a device on Windows 10 IoT Core. These include long-term OS support plus services to manage device updates and assess device health. With Windows 10 IoT Core Services, device manufacturers can lower their support costs and distributors can create business models that provide recurring long-term value for their customers.

10 years of OS support. Windows 10 IoT Core Services includes access to monthly updates from the Windows Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC), providing 10 years of servicing for Windows 10 IoT Core. This enables device manufacturers to maintain security and reliability while minimizing changes to the base operating system that could impact device stability.

Control device updates. Using the new Device Update Center portal, device manufacturers can create, customize and control updates specific to each of their device models using the same content distribution network that’s used by millions of customers to manage Windows updates. These updates can apply to the operating system, device drivers and manufacturer-specific applications and files. With Device Update Center, device manufacturers have complete control over all updates that are made available to their devices.

Help secure your network and IoT devices. By leveraging hardware-level security, the Device Health Attestation service evaluates the trustworthiness of a device deployed in production and produces a report verifying that the device has not been compromised. This security report can be combined with a device management system such as Azure IoT Device Management to take corrective actions like reimaging a device, denying network access, or creating a service ticket.

Azure IoT Edge support and Windows Machine Learning
Windows 10 IoT enables you to do more at the edge including machine learning, event processing, image recognition and other high-value artificial intelligence without developing it in-house. Seamless integration with Azure IoT Edge brings cloud intelligence and analytics securely to Windows 10 IoT devices at scale.

Move cloud workloads to the intelligent edge. Azure IoT Edge is a fully managed service that delivers cloud intelligence locally by deploying and running artificial intelligence (AI) workloads, Azure services and custom logic directly on Windows 10 IoT devices. Azure IoT Edge modules can be remotely deployed from Azure IoT Hub to an edge device running Windows 10 IoT Core or Enterprise.

Hardware-accelerated ML. Windows Machine Learning allows developers to use pretrained machine learning models in their applications. These models are typically trained in the cloud to be evaluated at the edge. Local evaluation on devices running Windows 10 IoT helps mitigate concerns of connectivity, bandwidth and data privacy. With Windows ML, developers can write machine learning models in the industry standard Open Neural Network Exchange (ONNX) format and accelerate inferencing using the CPU or DirectX 12-capable GPU from any vendor, enabling lower cost hardware platforms from a variety of vendors.

NXP silicon support
Customers are deploying IoT solutions into an increasingly varied set of environments, form factors and verticals, and they require a platform that offers an equally diverse set of silicon choices. To meet growing customer and partner demand for silicon diversity, Microsoft, in close collaboration with NXP, has added support for NXP i.MX 6, 7 and 8M series processors to Windows 10 IoT Core.

More hardware choices. The i.MX product portfolio is one of the most popular IoT processor families in the industry. Support for these processors enables Windows 10 IoT Core developers to create a broad variety of industrial-grade devices optimized for lower power and higher performance.

Create secure solutions. Windows 10 IoT Core uses the capability of NXP processors to enable trusted I/O which can ensure that malicious applications or rogue actors are unable to tamper with the physical control of a device, even if they infiltrate the operating system or application software.

Kiosk and assigned access improvements
Devices running Windows 10 IoT Enterprise can be built to serve a special purpose, such as a kiosk, digital sign, or an entertainment media tablet. Using assigned access, device manufacturers can customize the functionality exposed by kiosks and other fixed-function devices, providing a streamlined, intuitive user experience that is focused on specific tasks.

Enhanced status reporting. Kiosks and digital signs are often placed in public places where issues are widely seen by people. With built-in status reporting, device management systems are automatically made aware of problems and can issue corrective actions like restarting the device or dispatching a service technician.

Improved app management. Dedicated devices can be in diverse environments like airports, shopping malls and banks. Reducing deployment and management costs are key drivers of ROI. Windows 10 IoT Enterprise has improved features for managing multi-app kiosks, configuring the kiosk experience using a new wizard in the Settings app, and tailoring the Microsoft Edge browser experience for kiosk devices.

Exposing assigned access APIs. While device builders have great flexibility to configure assigned access using provisioning packages, the Settings app and mobile device management systems, some customers still need more. Using a new set of assigned access APIs, developers can now programmatically detect if their app is running in assigned access mode and then create a tailored kiosk experience accordingly.

More management options
Building and deploying IoT devices are only the first steps in a journey toward realizing the benefits of a cloud-connected IoT solution. After devices are deployed in production, customers require a robust and scalable device management system. Windows 10 IoT meets this demand by providing turnkey support for both Azure IoT Device Management and Microsoft Intune.

Azure IoT Device Management support. Azure IoT Hub offers lightweight device management features and an extensibility model that enable device and cloud developers to build robust device management solutions. Integration with Azure IoT Device Management is now available for both Windows 10 IoT Core and Enterprise.

Intune support. Enterprises that use Microsoft Intune for device management can now manage Windows 10 IoT Core devices alongside their Windows 10 IoT Enterprise devices and other managed devices. This gives operators a consistent way to manage Windows 10 IoT devices using the same management interface and controls.

Servicing updates for Windows 10 IoT Enterprise
Last month, Microsoft announced we are changing our approach to provide even greater flexibility at no incremental cost for customers who need more time to test and deploy Windows 10 feature updates. While this communication focused on Windows 10 Enterprise and Education product versions, the changes announced also apply to Sem-Annual Channel (SAC) releases of Windows 10 IoT Enterprise. Specifically:

All currently supported feature updates of Windows 10 IoT Enterprise SAC releases (versions 1607, 1703, 1709 and 1803) will be supported for up to 30 months from their original release dates.

All future feature updates of Windows 10 IoT Enterprise SAC releases with a targeted release month of September (starting with 1809) will be supported for up to 30 months from their release dates.

All future feature updates of Windows 10 IoT Enterprise SAC releases with a targeted release month of March (starting with 1903) will continue to be supported for up to 18 months from their release dates.

There are no changes to the 10-year Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) support policy for LTSC releases of Windows 10 IoT Enterprise.

Case studies with partners
Microsoft has deep relationships with partners who have a wealth of experience building IoT solutions across a broad range of industries. With the help of the right partner, Windows 10 IoT powers rich IoT experiences, reduces cost and supports insights to move business forward.

XOGO is one of our digital signage partners seeking to disrupt the signage industry by catering to small businesses and organizations without an IT support staff and being the leader in low cost, turnkey solutions. They have a simple philosophy: digital signs should be affordable and easy to use. XOGO has cloud-connected players you can plug in and turn any screen into a digital sign in just minutes.

Rockwell Automation is bringing its vision for industrial IoT to life by building new forms of intelligence to transform the petroleum supply chain. “By creating a compute platform based on Windows 10 IoT and Azure, we can place an application on the edge where the customer is comfortable and then drop that application just as quickly into the cloud tomorrow if it becomes advantageous to do so,” says John Dyck, software business development director for Rockwell Automation.

Redback Technologies uses built-in intelligence supplied by Windows 10 IoT Core to power their compact Smart Hybrid System, a solar inverter that collects power from the sun and uses it to run all kinds of home appliances. By controlling how systems collect, store and use solar power, Windows 10 IoT Core helps optimize energy use to deliver savings for Redback Technologies customers and shorten their return on investment.

Johnson Controls chose Windows 10 IoT Core to power GLAS, their groundbreaking smart thermostat that integrates cloud services and remote management from mobile devices to control ambient temperature as well as monitor air quality. For the Johnson Controls engineering team, it made sense to use Windows 10 IoT Core for GLAS because they wanted to focus more on user experience and design, while gaining the peace of mind that Windows security and updates provide.

Get Started Today
With powerful intelligent edge capabilities and innovation baked into Windows 10 IoT, our partners and customers now have more ways to easily and securely build IoT solutions with the Windows 10 October 2018 Update. To learn more about the latest release and get started building IoT solutions using Windows 10 IoT, please visit us at windowsondevices.com.
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Source: Windows 10 IoT delivers innovation and intelligence at the edge with the October 2018 Update - Windows Experience Blog

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Brink · Oct 4, 2018

Do more at the intelligent edge with Windows 10 IoT

Microsoft announces the Windows AI Platform with Windows 10 IoT, Azure Machine Learning, and Azure IoT Edge to accelerate the intelligent edge.

In the world of connected things, devices are getting more powerful. Advances in silicon, memory, and cloud technologies including machine learning and artificial intelligence are enabling devices to do more at the edge. These advances will expand use cases in manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture, and many other industries where an intelligent edge will unlock the power of the intelligent cloud in new ways.
Today, we are excited to announce a Windows AI Platform-enabled solution to put this power in the hands of every developer. In the next update to Windows 10, the Windows AI Platform with Azure Machine Learning together with Azure IoT Edge will bring hardware-accelerated machine learning model evaluation on the edge. By using instruction set optimizations on modern CPUs, hardware acceleration on GPUs that support DirectX 12, and a driver model for purpose-built AI processors in the future, the Windows AI Platform will deliver performance and efficiency on the broadest range of form factors.
At Microsoft Build 2018, we are showcasing this through a powerful demonstration. Imagine a production line in a steel factory equipped with cameras that can capture every square inch of steel passing through the line. Using traditional image processing techniques, it’s difficult to process and analyze this information, derive insights, and take actions in a timely and affordable manner. Using the Windows AI Platform available on every Windows 10 device, the machine learning model on the device will process the images at the edge and can detect anomalies on the steel surface instantaneously. With Azure IoT Edge, the device can be configured to send alerts or take a corrective action. With Azure Machine Learning, the ML model will be retrained and redeployed easily and quickly across devices. Such a deployment will enable a truly intelligent edge with hardware that is already available in market on a Windows 10 device with Direct X12 GPU.

Windows AI Platform powering edge solution at a steel factory.

At EmbeddedWorld2018, Microsoft announced 10 years of security updates and an expanded offering of long-life silicon for Windows 10 IoT Core. In close collaboration with NXP, we have begun a private preview of Windows 10 IoT Core on NXP i.MX 6 and i.MX 7 processors. Today, we are announcing that Microsoft and NXP will release commercial support for IoT Core with i.MX6 and i.MX7 with the next release of IoT Core.

Windows 10 IoT platform continues to evolve with feature investments including the Windows AI Platform, expanded silicon offerings, and long-term support commitment. We are excited about the possibilities and want to see what you do with this. To learn more about developing with Windows 10 IoT, enroll in our Early Adopter Program at L: EEAPIOTPartner@microsoft.com.
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Source: Do more at the intelligent edge with Windows 10 IoT - Windows Experience Blog

See also: Unlocking the IoT promise - from the intelligent cloud to the intelligent edge - Internet of Things

Brink · Oct 4, 2018

Windows IoT intelligent edge with Windows 10 April 2018 Update

Windows 10 IoT helps you learn more, and do more, with greater device capability at the edge.

Our partners are continuing to create exciting and innovative IoT solutions. As we work with them, we’re constantly thinking about ways to make it easier to build devices with Windows IoT. With our latest major release – the Windows 10 April 2018 Update – we have added features to make developing, deploying, and managing these IoT solutions faster using Windows 10 IoT Core and Enterprise.

Streamline your development with Windows 10 IoT Core

The developer experience for Windows 10 IoT Core begins with the Windows Dev Center and continues with our Visual Studio tools. With the April 2018 update, we’ve improved both of these and added new features to make edge devices even more powerful.

We’ve added a Community section to the Windows IoT hub on Windows Dev Center, making it the go-to destination for all community-related resources, videos, online courses, in-person training, message forums, and more. This hub links our community with the help and resources they need to get answers, connect with others, and learn about Windows 10 IoT Core.

When writing unit tests for a project in Visual Studio 2017 which targets Windows 10 IoT Core, developers can now execute those unit tests remotely on the device directly from Visual Studio instead of having to deploy tests to the device and run them manually.

In recent releases. we’ve made significant investments in AI and Machine Learning across Windows and Azure. Developers looking to infuse AI into their applications and devices can leverage the capabilities in the Windows AI Platform to create more intelligent devices and build deeper connections with customers.

OEMs looking to bring a voice-enabled device to market quickly can integrate Cortana support into their device using the Cortana Devices SDK [Preview]. With the SDK, developers can access Cortana’s rich set of capabilities, bring conversational voice interaction to their device, and deliver a product that’s always getting better.

OEMs can perform remote configuration and management of devices at scale using Azure IoT Device Management. This new sample implementation combines a local client, cloud service, and management portal, enabling IoT operators to perform device management at cloud scale. Unlike competing platforms, this solution leverages the rich set of CSPs available on the Windows platform to power actions such as desired configuration, firmware update, and factory reset remotely from the cloud.

Console-based applications are especially important for running jobs and background processes on headless IoT devices. With this release, you can write UWP console apps that run in a console host, such as a command console or PowerShell. UWP console apps can also use Win32 APIs available to UWP apps and can be published and updated through the Microsoft Store.

Miracast allows a device to cast its display to a remote receiving device. We’ve added a new Miracast feature package for IoT Core along with a set of casting APIs to enable a device to act as a Miracast transmitter or receiver. We’ve also added support for the Bluetooth A2DP-SRC profile which allows a device to act as an audio source for Bluetooth streaming, including remote control capabilities over Bluetooth using the AVRCP profile.

One of our most popular Qualcomm boards, the DragonBoard 410c, has become far easier to flash with this release. Using the latest version of the Windows 10 IoT Core Dashboard, simply connect the board, put it into flash mode, and flash the device directly from the dashboard.

For finding and connecting to WiFi networks, we’ve updated the WiFi Connector sample to be on par with the netcmd command which was previously deprecated. This sample uses the WiFiAdapter APIs to manage wireless network connections and adapters.

Producing a global-ready device requires supporting diverse geographical regions, including differences in time zones. We have new time-related APIs for automatically setting the system clock to the local time and time zone based on device location, enabling OEMs to create a more streamlined out of box experience. We also have new language APIs for setting the preferred user language, region, default speech language, and default voice.

Unlock the full power of Windows for IoT solutions

With Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, device makers can leverage all the features of Windows 10 to create dedicated devices such as kiosks. We have many features to lock down devices and we’ve incorporated feedback to improve the experience of device makers and end users.

In previous releases, we’ve simplified the configuration and management of kiosk devices using Assigned Access by investing in scenarios such as allowing a kiosk to run a single app or creating a kiosk that runs multiple apps. We’ve improved the experience in this release by adding support for multiple screens for digital signage use cases. We’ve also added the ability to configure and run Shell Launcher in addition to existing UWP Store apps.

We’ve created monitoring of kiosk health for Assigned Access to enable IT pros to query deployed kiosks for their most recent health status. Devices with health monitoring enabled can be configured to proactively push alerts to the MDM server. We monitor 3 app states: app is running, app is not found, and app activation failed. We’ve also built logic to restart the app automatically for up to 3 crashes. When an app crashes, logs can be sent back to the alerts portal for further analysis.

When setting up a restricted device, IT pros can use Assigned Access to restrict a select user account to access a single Windows app. One of the most requested features for Assigned Access is to allow the same restricted experience for multiple users. In this release, we’ve added support for assigning user groups to Assigned Access. Now IT pros can target the restricted experience to a group of users instead of a single user using a local group, AD group, or AAD group.

Learn more and start building today

We’re committed to enhancing our platform with each update. To learn more about how to build IoT solutions using Windows 10 IoT and get more details about the Windows 10 April 2018 Update for IoT, please visit us at windowsondevices.com.
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Source: Windows IoT accelerates the intelligent edge with the Windows 10 April 2018 Update - Windows For Your Business

Brink · Oct 4, 2018

New Windows IoT Build 17661 released for Insiders - May 7

We have released a new flight with the build number 17661 for insiders. If you discover any new issue, please report it using the feedback app.

Our last flight (17134) made it to the final April 2018 release. The official release notes are at

April 2018 Update Release Notes for Windows 10 IoT

Windows IoT accelerates the intelligent edge with the Windows 10 April 2018 Update

New this build:

General bug fixes

Known issues:

F5 driver deployment from Visual Studio does not work on IoT Core.

Unable to deploy Node.js sample in 64-bit.

Thanks!
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Source: New flight 17661 released for Insiders

Download: Download Windows 10 IoT Core Insider Preview

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