Hitachi HF-W100E, Instruction Manual

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4. PRECAUTIONS REGARDING THE OS
4-2
4.1.1 What is Windows® Embedded Standard 7
Windows® Embedded Standard 7 is an embedded-use OS based on Windows® 7. The feature
comparison table with Windows® 7 is shown below.
Table 4-1 Features Comparison of Windows® Embedded Standard 7 and Windows® 7
No. feature Windows® Embedded
Standard 7
Windows® 7
1 API support
○ ○
2 Device driver
○ ○
3 Multimedia
○ ○
4 Security
○ ○
5 Language Pack
○ ○
6 Multi touch support
○ ○
7 Windows Update
○ ○
8 Dolby Digital Plus Codec
× ○
9 Backup and restore
× ○
10 Windows XP mode
× ○
11 Game
× ○
12 Remote boot
× ○
13 Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
extension
× ○
14 Embedded Enabling Features (EEF)
○ ×
○
:Supported
×
:Not supported
As mentioned above, in Windows® Embedded Standard 7, some features that were available in
Windows® 7 are unsupported. On the other hand, the embedded enabling feature (EEF) that is
not found in regular Windows® 7 is prepared, and the following filter features can be used with
this equipment.
Table 4-2 Filter Features Installed in This Equipment
No. EEF installed in this equipment Description
1 Enhanced Write Filter with
HORM(EWF) It is a feature to redirect writing to storage to RAM
and protect the storage contents on a sector unit.
It can also be used to reduce the number of write
times of mSATA SSD.
This equipment can not be used in hibernation mode
because the hibernation status is not supported.
2 File-Based Write Filter
(FBWF) It is a feature to redirect writing to storage to RAM
and protect the storage contents on a sector unit.
It can also be used to reduce the number of write
times of mSATA SSD.
3 Registry Filter It is a feature that makes it possible to write to
specific registry even when using No.1 and No.2
filter features.
4 Keyboard Filter It blocks the specific key input of the keyboard.