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Microsoft offers Windows 10 in nine separate editions, ranging from Home toEnterprisetoServer.
Those ATMs, and other devices like it, ran Windows Embedded (XPe).
That’s evident in the two different versions of the OS, IOT Enterprise and IoT Core.
Related:What is the Internet Of Things?
The Enterprise version is essentially Windows 10 Enterprise but with additional lockdown controls.
Windows will still run in the background, but average users shouldn’t be to access those services.
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Microsoft distributes licenses through resale partners and OEM Agreements.
However, IoT Core will run on ARM processors.
You would choose IOT Core to run simple programs that may not require as much direct user interaction.
For example, theGlas Thermostatuses IoT Core.
These are all projects that you could feasibly build on your own if you have the necessary skills.
Microsoft even demonstrated aRaspberry Pi-powered robotthat used Windows IOT and interacted with holograms.
It provides the resources required so you candownload IoT Corefor personal use with a free license.
But open source isn’t the best choice for every scenario.
Occasionally, specific projects demand closed source (or proprietary) software.
Even when a company doesn’t ban open source software, it may be unofficially discouraged or frowned upon.
But putting that open source versus proprietary software debate aside, there’s another distinct advantage for some people.
Windows 10 IoT ties into Visual Studio, and you might use that IDE to develop programs for it.
You’ll be able to put your full experience to immediate use.
It could be powering the kiosk you used toorder food at a restaurantorpreparing your next cocktail.
