Core OS Services Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables (Compact 2013)

3/28/2014

In Windows Embedded Compact, you can configure and debug the core OS by using catalog items for features such as drivers and debugging tools.

For more information, see Core OS Services.

For more information about how to add or remove catalog items, see Create Your First OS.

Hardware and Software Requirements

  • None.

Catalog Items

Catalog item

SYSGEN variable

Description

Dependencies

Toolhelp APIs

SYSGEN_TOOLHELP

Set of debugging APIs that help you build a custom debugging tool.

For more information, see ToolHelp Reference.

None.

Display support

SYSGEN_MINGDI

Provides a display driver. For more information, see Display Drivers.

Requires a display driver, either virtual (ddi_nop.dll) or real.

Non-UI-based notification

SYSGEN_MINNOTIFY

Support for user notifications that is not based on the UI.

None.

UI-based notification

SYSGEN_NOTIFY

UI-based support for user notifications.

None.

UI Proxy for Kernel-Mode Drivers

SYSGEN_UIPROXY

Provides the CeCallUserProc function, which uses the UI proxy device driver.

None.

See Also

Other Resources

Core OS Services
Power Management Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables
Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables