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The Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) starts with the things that matter most. Windows 10 is the right platform to build connected and intelligent devices with enterprise-grade security, manageability and native device interoperability that enable the Internet of Things.

Windows 10 IoT: Harnessing Data for Digital Transformation

Digital transformation today is enabled through connected devices that are simple devices like sensors or beacons or smart things like intelligent gateways or retail devices and utilizing edge analytics for IoT solutions. Windows 10 empowers the digital transformation of IoT devices and smart things enabling edge intelligence for a multitude of ever-evolving needs, whether gathering data, monitoring security, or enabling productivity on-the-go.

Windows 10 IoT
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Windows 10 IoT portfolio

Productive

Windows 10 IoT comes with commercial ready capabilities allowing you to get the most of your device. Windows 10 will help keep your device current with the latest features, security updates, and app updates, manage your device, and develop on familiar dev tools and languages like Visual Studio IDE, C, C#, and Node.js.


Trusted

Windows 10 IoT is the most secure Windows ever, able to defend against the latest security threats and provide a safer predicable device experience. Windows 10 comes equipped with Secured boot, Trusted boot, and Bitlocker and has device lockdown capabilities like Write filter and USB filter to help keep your device safer from malicious attacks and other modern threats.


Connected

Windows 10 IoT uses an open standards based approach with and enables interoperability between consumer IoT devices independent of OS, protocols, and platforms. Windows 10 is the platform at the center of your IoT solution, capable of connecting to sensors, peripherals, and the cloud.


Intelligent devices & Connectivity

IoT solutions begins with smart things that bring intelligence to the edge. Windows 10 IoT powered smart things enables time-sensitive decisions and a natural user interface to make your intelligent device come to life. Windows 10 goes further and is optimized for a range of services and brings interoperability across platforms that allow for an even richer experience that can digitally transform your business.

Windows 10 IoT is designed to work with Microsoft Azure IoT services, so you can monitor assets in the cloud to improve efficiencies, drive operational performance to enable innovation, and leverage advanced data analytics to transform your company. Combined with the latest Microsoft development tools and Azure IoT services partners can gather, store, and process data, creating actionable business intelligence.

LEARN MORE ABOUT AZURE IOT


Windows 10 Enterprise

Windows 10 IoT Enterprise provides a rich set of functionalities to build powerful, high performance industry devices that bring a wide range of scenarios to life. Windows 10 IoT Enterprise devices run powerful line of business applications, perform a purpose- built function, and provides enterprise grade security to support mission critical industry devices.

Windows 10 IoT Enterprise supports both Universal Windows apps and Classic Windows applications plus a host of innovative capabilities: advanced protection against modern security threats, full flexibility of deployment, updating and support options, and comprehensive infrastructure, device, and app management features.

LEARN MORE ABOUT WINDOWS 10 IOT ENTERPRISE

*Note that Windows 10 IoT Enterprise is a binary equivalent to Windows 10 Enterprise


Windows 10 Mobile

Windows 10 IoT Mobile powers line of business mobile devices that are looking for a natural user experience with enterprise grade security and manageability. Instantaneous application access, native support for barcode scanning, and other peripherals, as well as a safer device experience enhance productivity for a variety of mobile scenarios.

The Mobile Enterprise editions also offer capabilities like ARM support, multiple user profiles, and advanced lockdown to enable scenarios across retail, healthcare, manufacturing and other vertical industries

LEARN MORE ABOUT WINDOWS 10 IOT MOBILE

*Note that Windows 10 IoT Mobile is a binary equivalent to Windows 10 Mobile Enterprise


Windows 10 Core

Windows 10 IoT Core is an edition of Windows 10 designed for building smart things that’s optimized for cost, resources and is available at no cost for all device makers. It’s built to power intelligent edge devices with either no displays like IoT gateways or with displays such as micro-kiosks. It runs on Universal Windows Platform and provides robust platform functionalities like OS updates, App servicing, security, management and connectivity capabilities along with the same foundational Windows 10 development resources and security in other editions of Windows 10.

Below are the steps to bring your IoT Core powered devices to life:

  1. Click to Download IoT Core
  2. Learn more about how to create applications and build proof of concepts and leverage step-by-step instructions, sample code, documentation, community projects and more…
  3. Ready to sell your product? Commercialize your device or Find your local distributor.

Windows 10 IoT

Windows 10 IoT is designed for Smart Things that brings intelligence to the edge. Windows 10 is the OS for IoT devices because it is the most secure Windows ever, manageable and can connect to the other devices, servers, and cloud that are part of your IoT solution. Windows 10 IoT powers your smart things to run edge analytics, enable time sensitive decisions, perform local compute, maximize security, operate solutions reliability and reduce bandwidth costs.


Productive

Windows 10 IoT comes with commercial ready capabilities allowing you to get the most of your device. Windows 10 will help keep your device current with the latest features, security updates, and app updates, manage your device, and develop on familiar dev tools and languages like Visual Studio IDE, C, C#, and Node.js.


Trusted

Windows 10 IoT is the most secure Windows ever, able to defend against the latest security threats and provide a safer predicable device experience. Windows 10 comes equipped with Secured boot, Trusted boot, and Bitlocker and has device lockdown capabilities like Write filter and USB filter to help keep your device safer from malicious attacks and other modern threats.


Connected

Windows 10 IoT uses an open standards based approach with and enables interoperability between consumer IoT devices independent of OS, protocols, and platforms. Windows 10 is the platform at the center of your IoT solution, capable of connecting to sensors, peripherals, and the cloud.

Do more with Windows 10

IoT solutions can be complex, but Microsoft is well poised to help simplify and add value along every step of an IoT solution. Building solutions that begin with Windows 10 IoT and utilize the full breadth of Microsoft technologies allows for the harnessing of data that enables digital transformation. Our broad portfolio of offerings touches every part of the IoT stack, with devices on Windows at the center and connectivity to Azure to bring unique insights and drive actions.


Intelligent devices & Connectivity

IoT solutions begins with smart things that bring intelligence to the edge. Windows 10 IoT powered smart things enables time-sensitive decisions and a natural user interface to make your intelligent device come to life. Windows 10 goes further and is optimized for a range of services and brings interoperability across platforms that allow for an even richer experience that can digitally transform your business.

Windows 10 IoT is designed to work with Microsoft Azure IoT services, so you can monitor assets in the cloud to improve efficiencies, drive operational performance to enable innovation, and leverage advanced data analytics to transform your company. Combined with the latest Microsoft development tools and Azure IoT services partners can gather, store, and process data, creating actionable business intelligence.

LEARN MORE ABOUT AZURE IOT

Windows 10 IoT portfolio

Windows 10 IoT is a family of Windows 10 editions targeted towards a broad spectrum of devices that bring intelligence to the edge. Windows 10 IoT enables the creation of Universal Windows apps and drivers that can target every Windows 10 device including a wide range of intelligent devices from IoT Gateways to POS devices to Industrial automation systems. With a common device management stack, intelligent devices powered by Windows 10 can be managed with the same tools as your PC’s, Phones and Tablets.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WINDOWS 10 IOT ROADMAP


Windows 10 Enterprise

Windows 10 IoT Enterprise provides a rich set of functionalities to build powerful, high performance industry devices that bring a wide range of scenarios to life. Windows 10 IoT Enterprise devices run powerful line of business applications, perform a purpose- built function, and provides enterprise grade security to support mission critical industry devices.

Windows 10 IoT Enterprise supports both Universal Windows apps and Classic Windows applications plus a host of innovative capabilities: advanced protection against modern security threats, full flexibility of deployment, updating and support options, and comprehensive infrastructure, device, and app management features.

LEARN MORE ABOUT WINDOWS 10 IOT ENTERPRISE

*Note that Windows 10 IoT Enterprise is a binary equivalent to Windows 10 Enterprise


Windows 10 Mobile

Windows 10 IoT Mobile powers line of business mobile devices that are looking for a natural user experience with enterprise grade security and manageability. Instantaneous application access, native support for barcode scanning, and other peripherals, as well as a safer device experience enhance productivity for a variety of mobile scenarios.

The Mobile Enterprise editions also offer capabilities like ARM support, multiple user profiles, and advanced lockdown to enable scenarios across retail, healthcare, manufacturing and other vertical industries

LEARN MORE ABOUT WINDOWS 10 IOT MOBILE

*Note that Windows 10 IoT Mobile is a binary equivalent to Windows 10 Mobile Enterprise


Windows 10 Core

Windows 10 IoT Core is an edition of Windows 10 designed for building smart things that’s optimized for cost, resources and is available at no cost for all device makers. It’s built to power intelligent edge devices with either no displays like IoT gateways or with displays such as micro-kiosks. It runs on Universal Windows Platform and provides robust platform functionalities like OS updates, App servicing, security, management and connectivity capabilities along with the same foundational Windows 10 development resources and security in other editions of Windows 10.

Below are the steps to bring your IoT Core powered devices to life:

  1. Click to Download IoT Core
  2. Learn more about how to create applications and build proof of concepts and leverage step-by-step instructions, sample code, documentation, community projects and more…
  3. Ready to sell your product? Commercialize your device or Find your local distributor.