Symptoms

Assume that you enable a hive-based registry and symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) for multi-core processors on an ARM-based platform in Windows Embedded Compact 2013. The device freezes on the retail build during cold start. The issue does not occur on the debug or checked build.Note The device does not freeze if SMP is disabled to support one single-processor on the multi-core processor.

More Information

Software update information

Download information

Windows Embedded Compact 2013 Monthly Update (May 2014) is now available from Microsoft. To download this Windows Embedded Compact 2013 monthly update, go to Microsoft OEM Online or MyOEM.

Prerequisites

This update is supported only if all previously issued updates for this product have also been installed.

Restart requirement

After you apply this update, you must perform a clean build of the whole platform. To do this, use one of the following methods:

  • On the Build menu, click Clean Solution, and then click Build Solution.

  • On the Build menu, click Rebuild Solution.

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this software update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any other updates.

The English version of this software update package has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Files that are included in this hotfix package

File name

File size

Date

Time

Path

Volume.c

72,041

15-May-2014

11:43

Premium\Private\Winceos\Coreos\Filesys\Heap

Cereg.dll

61,440

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Retail

Cereg.map

116,553

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Retail

Cereg.dll

147,456

15-May-2014

11:51

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Debug

Cereg.map

302,216

15-May-2014

11:51

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Debug

Cereg.dll

110,592

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Checked

Cereg.map

258,615

15-May-2014

11:53

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Checked

Cereg.dll

61,440

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Retail

Cereg.map

75,889

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Retail

Cereg.dll

159,744

15-May-2014

11:51

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Debug

Cereg.map

141,228

15-May-2014

11:51

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Debug

Cereg.dll

118,784

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Checked

Cereg.map

140,454

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Checked

Fsheap.lib

137,880

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Retail

Cereg.lib

6,260

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Retail

Cereg_lib.lib

431,100

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Retail

Fsprofile.lib

608,822

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Retail

Regimportexportlib.lib

73,222

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Retail

Fsreghive.lib

407,458

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Retail

Fsheap.lib

278,580

15-May-2014

11:51

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Debug

Cereg.lib

6,260

15-May-2014

11:51

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Debug

Cereg_lib.lib

594,904

15-May-2014

11:51

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Debug

Fsprofile.lib

793,000

15-May-2014

11:51

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Debug

Regimportexportlib.lib

87,766

15-May-2014

11:51

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Debug

Fsreghive.lib

620,614

15-May-2014

11:51

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Debug

Fsheap.lib

241,812

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Checked

Cereg.lib

6,260

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Checked

Cereg_lib.lib

507,610

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Checked

Fsprofile.lib

639,222

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Checked

Regimportexportlib.lib

75,388

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Checked

Fsreghive.lib

539,600

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Checked

Fsheap.lib

163,334

15-May-2014

11:51

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail

Cereg.lib

6,364

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail

Cereg_lib.lib

499,010

15-May-2014

11:51

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail

Fsprofile.lib

665,400

15-May-2014

11:51

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail

Regimportexportlib.lib

76,460

15-May-2014

11:51

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail

Fsreghive.lib

473,408

15-May-2014

11:51

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail

Fsheap.lib

235,090

15-May-2014

11:51

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug

Cereg.lib

6,364

15-May-2014

11:51

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug

Cereg_lib.lib

493,368

15-May-2014

11:51

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug

Fsprofile.lib

616,876

15-May-2014

11:51

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug

Regimportexportlib.lib

70,306

15-May-2014

11:51

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug

Fsreghive.lib

517,456

15-May-2014

11:51

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug

Fsheap.lib

259,632

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Checked

Cereg.lib

6,364

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Checked

Cereg_lib.lib

562,900

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Checked

Fsprofile.lib

699,482

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Checked

Regimportexportlib.lib

78,400

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Checked

Fsreghive.lib

591,446

15-May-2014

11:52

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Checked

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

References

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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