Including the Standard Shell

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The standard shell in Windows CE .NET 4.2 is based on the older Handheld PC-style shell. It is similar to the shell on Windows-based desktop platforms. It provides a familiar interface for accessing documents, launching applications, switching between tasks, browsing the file system, and performing other services. To include this shell on your device, select Standard Shell from the feature Catalog in Platform Builder.

The standard shell is designed for graphical displays that are 240 x 320 (QVGA) or larger. It also supports the Standard SDK for Windows CE.

All of the source code for the standard shell is available in the %_WINCEROOT%\Public\Shell\OAK\HPC directory. The code in this directory is integrated into all platforms developed on your system that support the standard shell. It is recommended that you do not make changes to this source code directly. For information about modifying the standard shell code, see How to Customize the Shell.

Note   The standard shell cannot run in the same configuration as the Taskman shell.

See Also

Creating a Custom Shell | How to Customize the Shell

Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005

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