Device System Shell
A typical task that needs to be performed while building a device is to set up one’s own application as a system shell. For Windows Embedded CE, replacing the shell only means specifying one’s own program in the auto-start registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Init and, if needed, masking or removing the shell auto-start registry key from the files provided in the development tools.
Please note that the standard shell (explorer.exe) provides the system with an additional API (Shell API); if the program uses it, then it can operate only above the standard shell. In that case, a program label (see the section below titled, "Creating File Shortcuts in the Device") can be placed into a standard shell auto-start folder (\Windows\StartUp), ...
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