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The shell provides the user with an interface to the objects necessary for running applications and managing the Microsoft® Windows® CE operating system on a target device. These can be real objects on the target device, such as files and folders; virtual objects, such as the Recycle Bin; or remote objects accessed through a network.
Windows CE allows you to implement a wide variety of shells from simple command line interfaces to fully customized graphical user interfaces adapted for your target device. A Windows CE shell consists of modules and components that each provide a specific area of shell functionality.
In This Section
- Shell OS Design Development
Provides information about customizing the shell, shell modules and components, and installing a shell. - Shell Application Development
Provides information about using the shell application components, AYGShell API extensions, creating controls, and the command processor shell. - Shell Registry Settings
Provides information about registry settings for shell, console, command processor, desktop, and Windows CE Explorer. - Shell Migration
Presents information that is important to know about the shell if you are migrating from one version of Windows CE to another. - Shell Samples
Contains descriptions of code samples that show how to use the shell. - Shell Reference
Provides detailed information about using the application programming interface (API) set provided by the Windows CE Shell.
Related Sections
- Graphics, Windowing and Events
Provides information about the Graphics, Windowing and Events Subsystem (GWES) module (Gwes.exe). GWES is the interface between the user, your application, and the operating system (OS).
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