Limitations on your usage of the Microsoft Windows Operating System are noted in Microsoft's End User License Agreement (EULA). This EULA is included on the recovery media containing the software required to reinstall the operating system. Read this document before the first power-up.
Install and customize the Schneider Electric applications (Vijeo XD, SoMachine, OPC Factory Server).
The WES is a modularized version of the Windows operating system that provides increased reliability and customizations. It offers the power and familiarity of Windows in a compact, more reliable form. For more information, refer to Microsoft Windows Embedded Web page.
WES provides many tools for the customization of menus, boot screens, and dialog boxes. With WES, you can remove the Windows boot and resume animations so the screen remains black during startup. You can also remove the Windows logo from the login screen and other startup screens. Other common features of Windows include the message and dialog boxes. WES can filter these messages and keep them from appearing during run time. The developer can choose to hide any dialog box and predefine its default operation so it never displays to the user.
The Magelis Box iPC operating system is installed on a memory card. This card is a rewritable CFast card.
The EWF manager (enhanced write filter manager) minimizes the number of write operations to help extend the life of the CFast card. The EWF manager loads temporary data (for example, system updates and software operations) into RAM, and does not write this information to the CFast card.
As a result, when using the EWF manager, restarting the Box iPC overwrites modify that you have made to the system. The following types of modifying may be overwritten if the EWF manager is active and the system is restarted:
oNewly installed applications.
oNewly installed peripherals.
oNewly created or modified user accounts.
oNetwork configurations modify (such as IP addresses or default gateways).
oOperating System customizations (such as desktop background).
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oDisable the EWF Manager before making any permanent changes to the hardware, software, or Operating System of the Magelis Industrial PC. oRe-enable the EWF Manager after making permanent changes. This helps extend the operating life of the memory card. oBack up the memory card data regularly to another storage media. |
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Failure to follow these instructions can result in equipment damage. |
NOTE: Use Microsoft Embedded Lockdown Manager when using Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry 64 bits MUI.
Enabling/Disabling the EWF Manager
You can modify the status of the EWF Manager by running the EWFManager.exe program located in C:\Program Files\EWFManager\. After running this program, restart the system for modifying to take effect. You need administrator privileges to enable and disable the EWF Manager.
Right Click from Touch Screen Interface
To access the right-click function from the touch screen, keep touching the screen for 2 seconds and the corresponding right-click function is activated (for instance, displaying the shortcut menu).
In HORM (hibernate once resume many) environment, a single hibernation file is used to restart the system repeatedly. To set a HORM environment, follow the steps below.
Make sure that EWF is disabled (you can use EWFManager tool to disable EWF).
Enable hibernation support (you can use the Powercfg Command-Line options command-line tool to enable hibernation. The command is powercfg -h on (default is enable).
Enable EWF by EWFManager tool. The system restarts.
Open the software that customers want to use right after the system resumes from hibernation.
Enable HORM by EWFManager tool. The system continues to use the HORM environment unless you disable HORM. You can use EWFManager tool to disable HORM.
NOTE: This feature is not supported by a CFast 16 GB.
HORM Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry
In HORM environment, a single hibernation file is used to restart the system repeatedly. To set a HORM environment, follow the steps below.
Make sure that UWF is disabled (you can use Embedded Lockdown Manager tool to disable UWF).
Enable hibernation support (you can use the Powercfg Command-Line options command-line tool to enable hibernation). The command is powercfg -h on (default is enable).
Enable UWF by Embedded Lockdown Manager tool. The system restarts.
Open the software that customers want to use right after the system resumes from hibernation.
Enable HORM by Embedded Lockdown Manager tool.
The system continues to use the HORM environment unless you disable HORM. You can use Embedded Lockdown Manager tool to disable HORM.
In HORM environment, a single hibernation file is used to restart the system repeatedly. To set a HORM environment, follow the steps below.
Make sure that UWF is disabled (you can use ELM tool to disable UWF).
Enable hibernation support: (you can use the Powercfg Command-Line options command-line tool to enable hibernation. The command is powercfg -h on (default is enable).
Enable UWF by ELM tool. The system restarts.
Open the software that customers want to use right after the system resumes from hibernation.
Enable HORM by ELM tool. The system continues to use the HORM environment unless you disable HORM. You can use ELM tool to disable HORM.
NOTE: Win 10 HORM function do not support UEFI BIOS, so HMIBMI/HMIBMO cannot use HORM function.
Metro Interface with Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry
The windows Metro (built-in apps) is enabled on latest version of Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry. For the software applications, we recommend using the desktop version or modify the software setting to start in desktop mode. Example: use Internet Explorer browser in desktop mode.
