Windows Mobile Device Center

Short description: Synchronization software program

Windows Mobile Device Center

The Windows Mobile Device Center in Windows Vista.

Developer(s)| Microsoft
Operating system| Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows 7
Predecessor| Microsoft ActiveSync
Successor| Zune Software
for Windows Phone 7
Website| www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/devicecenter.mspx (Archived)

Windows Mobile Device Center is a synchronization software program developed by Microsoft, and the successor to ActiveSync. It is designed to synchronize various content including music, video, contacts, calendar events, web browser favorites, and other files between Windows Mobile devices and the Microsoft Windows operating system.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Features
* 3 Major version releases
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## History

Windows Mobile Device Center was written as a successor to the ActiveSync program that was previously used to synchronize Windows CE based devices with Windows operating systems prior to Windows Vista. The first public release was available in October 2006 as a beta version meant for use with Windows Vista RC1.[1] In February 2007, the first official release was made available for download,[2] and in June 2007, Windows Mobile Device Center was updated to work with the Windows Mobile 6 operating system.[3] With the release of Windows Mobile Device Center, Pocket PC 2000 and Pocket PC 2002 operating systems were effectively phased out of full native support with Windows Vista.[4] However, basic connectivity became available for these devices with the 6.1 version release.

Other versions of Windows, such as Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 can also be WMDC enabled.[5]

## Features

While Windows Vista has a base driver built-in to interface with Windows Mobile devices in Windows Explorer,[6] Windows Mobile Device Center offers a front-end for users to integrate their data in multiple Windows applications.

The base driver in Windows Vista allows browsing the device, copying files and syncing with Windows Media Player. For complete functionality including synchronization of tasks, calendar data, contacts, email etc. with Microsoft Office Outlook, Windows Mobile Device Center needs to be downloaded, which includes the additional drivers as well.[7] Synchronization with Windows Mail, Windows Calendar, Windows Contacts, Outlook Express, Outlook 2010 x64 and any version of Outlook prior to Outlook 2003 is not supported. Whenever a Windows Mobile device is connected, the Mobile Device Center pane pops up giving options to manage media and other files on the device, as well as control their settings.

Ways to interface Windows Mobile devices with Windows Mobile Device Center include Bluetooth, USB, and for legacy purposes, Serial. However, synchronizing via the serial port is not activated by default, and it is required that the user alters the Windows Registry to do so.[8]

Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 came with Remote Tools, that could be used to edit the registry of a tethered mobile device, and view the running processes. These Remote Tools utilised the ActiveSync Service, part of Windows Mobile Device Center

Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 had the ability to synchronize the following:

* PIM information with Microsoft Outlook 2003 and later
* Photos with Windows Photo Gallery
* Videos with Windows Media Player
* Music with Windows Media Player
* Tasks and Calendar Events, Synced to Microsoft Outlook 2007
* Favorites with Internet Explorer
* Folders/General files with Windows Explorer
* OneNote Notes taken with OneNote Mobile
* Windows Mobile programs and version updates

## Major version releases

* Windows Mobile Device Center Beta 3, released on October 6, 2006.[1] (First public release)
* Windows Mobile Device Center 6.0, released on February 1, 2007.[2] (First official release, Outlook 2002 supported.)
* Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1, released in June 2007.[9] (Added support for Windows Mobile 6 devices, added Windows 7 support, removed Outlook 2002 support.)

## See also

* ActiveSync
* Features new to Windows Vista
* Phone Companion
* Phone Link
* Pocket PC
* SyncML
* Zune Software
* Windows Mobile
* Windows Mobility Center

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sampat, Mel. WMDC for Vista RC1 (and higher) is now available for public download. MSDN Blogs. Retrieved 8 September 2007.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 White, Nick. (2007-02-01). "Windows Mobile Device Center RTMs!". Microsoft Windows Vista Team Blog. Archived from the original on 2007-08-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20070829095629/http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2007/02/01/windows-mobile-device-center-rtms.aspx. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
3. ↑ Sampat, Mel. Windows Mobile Device Center v6.1 Released!. MSDN Blogs. Retrieved 8 September 2007.
4. ↑ Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 for Windows Vista. Microsoft. Retrieved 8 September 2007.
5. ↑ "Enable ActiveSync & Windows Mobile Device Center Synchronization on Windows Server 2008 x64". 11 September 2008. http://capitalhead.com/articles/enable-activesync--windows-mobile-device-center-synchronization-on-windows-server-2008-x64.aspx.
6. ↑ Sampat, Mel. Windows Mobile Device Center missing in Vista RC1?. MSDN Blogs. Retrieved 8 September 2007.
7. ↑ "Windows Vista Mobile Device Center Step by Step Guide". Microsoft. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722321(v=WS.10).aspx.
8. ↑ Windows Mobile Device Center Troubleshooting Guide. Microsoft. Retrieved 8 September 2007.
9. ↑ "Key Updates listed by Microsoft for version 6.1". Microsoft Download Center. Archived from the original on 2011-03-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20110324225917/https://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/nl-nl/downloads/microsoft/device-center-download.mspx. Retrieved 2021-04-02.

## External links

* https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/troubleshoot/windows/win32/description-of-windows-mobile-device-center
* Windows Mobile Device Center (archived 25 July 2008)

* v
* t
* e

Windows Mobile

Versions|

* Pocket PC 2000
* Pocket PC 2002
* Mobile 2003
* Mobile 5.0
* Mobile 6.0
* Mobile 6.1
* Mobile 6.5

Device software|

* Bing Mobile
* Bing Maps
* Internet Explorer Mobile
* Media Player Mobile
* MSN Mobile
* Office Mobile
* Remote Desktop
* Voice Command
* Windows Live for Mobile

Desktop synchronization|

* ActiveSync
* H/PC Explorer
* Media Center
* Media Player
* Mobile Device Center
* Outlook

Services|

* Calendar
* Contacts
* My Phone
* Windows Error Reporting
* Windows Marketplace for Mobile

Server utilization|

* DirectPush
* Exchange Server

Development|

* .NET Compact Framework
* Device Emulator
* Silverlight
* SQL Server Compact
* XNA

Models|

* 810-F
* A3100
* Athena
* BlackJack
* BlackJack II
* Dash
* DX900
* eXpo
* HD2
* HD Mini
* i600
* i780
* Incite
* Jack
* KS20
* MAX 4G
* nüvifone M10
* nüvifone M20
* Omnia
* Omnia II
* Omnia Lite
* Omnia Pro B7330
* Omnia Pro B7610
* Propel Pro
* Saga
* Shadow
* Smartflip
* TG01
* Touch
* Touch2
* Touch 3G
* Touch Cruise
* Touch Diamond
* Touch Diamond2
* Touch Dual
* Touch HD
* Touch Pro
* Touch Pro2
* Touch Viva
* Treo Pro
* TyTN
* TyTN II
* Vox
* Wing
* Wings
* Xda
* Xperia X1
* Xperia X2

* v
* t
* e

Microsoft Windows components

Management
tools|

* App Installer
* Command Prompt
* Control Panel
* Applets
* Device Manager
* Disk Cleanup
* Disk Defragmenter
* Driver Verifier
* DxDiag
* Event Viewer
* IExpress
* Management Console
* Netsh
* Performance Monitor
* Recovery Console
* Resource Monitor
* Settings
* Sysprep
* System Configuration
* System File Checker
* System Information
* System Policy Editor
* System Restore
* Task Manager
* Windows Error Reporting
* Windows Ink
* Windows Installer
* PowerShell
* Windows Update
* Windows Insider
* WinRE
* WMI

Apps|

* Alarms & Clock
* Calculator
* Calendar
* Camera
* Character Map
* Cortana
* Edge
* Fax and Scan
* Feedback Hub
* File Manager
* Get Help
* Groove Music
* Magnifier
* Mail
* Messaging
* Maps
* Media Player
* Movies & TV
* Mobility Center
* Money
* News
* Narrator
* Notepad
* OneDrive
* OneNote
* Paint
* Paint 3D
* People
* Phone Companion
* Photos
* Quick Assist
* Snipping Tool
* Speech Recognition
* Skype
* Sports
* Sticky Notes
* View 3D
* Store
* Tips
* Voice Recorder
* Wallet
* Weather
* Windows To Go
* Windows Story Remix
* WordPad
* Xbox Console Companion
* Your Phone

Shell|

* Action Center
* Aero
* AutoPlay
* AutoRun
* ClearType
* Explorer
* Search
* Indexing Service
* IFilter
* Saved search
* Namespace
* Special folder
* Start menu
* Taskbar
* Task View
* Windows Spotlight
* Windows XP visual styles

Services|

* Service Control Manager
* BITS
* CLFS
* Multimedia Class Scheduler
* Shadow Copy
* Task Scheduler
* Error Reporting
* Wireless Zero Configuration

File systems|

* CDFS
* DFS
* exFAT
* IFS
* FAT
* NTFS
* Hard link
* Junction point
* Mount Point
* Reparse point
* Symbolic link
* TxF
* EFS
* ReFS
* UDF

Server|

* Domains
* Active Directory
* DNS
* Group Policy
* Roaming user profiles
* Folder redirection
* Distributed Transaction Coordinator
* MSMQ
* Windows Media Services
* Rights Management Services
* IIS
* Remote Desktop Services
* WSUS
* SharePoint
* Network Access Protection
* PWS
* DFS Replication
* Remote Differential Compression
* Print Services for UNIX
* Remote Installation Services
* Windows Deployment Services
* System Resource Manager
* Hyper-V
* Server Core

Architecture|

* Architecture of Windows NT
* Startup process
* NT
* Vista
* CSRSS
* Desktop Window Manager
* Portable Executable
* EXE
* DLL
* Enhanced Write Filter
* Graphics Device Interface
* hal.dll
* I/O request packet
* Imaging Format
* Kernel Transaction Manager
* Library files
* Logical Disk Manager
* LSASS
* MinWin
* NTLDR
* Ntoskrnl.exe
* Object Manager
* Open XML Paper Specification
* Registry
* Resource Protection
* Security Account Manager
* Server Message Block
* Shadow Copy
* SMSS
* System Idle Process
* USER
* WHEA
* Win32 console
* Winlogon
* WinUSB

Security|

* Security and Maintenance
* AppLocker
* BitLocker
* Credential Guard
* Data Execution Prevention
* Family Safety
* Kernel Patch Protection
* Mandatory Integrity Control
* Protected Media Path
* User Account Control
* User Interface Privilege Isolation
* Windows Defender
* Windows Firewall

Compatibility|

* COMMAND.COM
* Virtual DOS machine
* Windows on Windows
* WoW64
* Windows Subsystem for Linux

API|

* Active Scripting
* WSH
* VBScript
* JScript
* COM
* ActiveX
* ActiveX Document
* COM Structured storage
* DCOM
* OLE
* OLE Automation
* Transaction Server
* DirectX
* .NET Framework
* Universal Windows Platform
* Windows Mixed Reality
* Windows Runtime
* WinUSB

Games|

* Solitaire Collection

Discontinued|

| Games|

* 3D Pinball
* Chess Titans
* FreeCell
* Hearts
* InkBall
* Hold 'Em
* Purble Place
* Reversi
* Spider Solitaire
* Solitaire
* Tinker

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Apps|

* ActiveMovie
* Anytime Upgrade
* Address Book
* Backup and Restore
* Cardfile
* CardSpace
* CD Player
* Contacts
* Desktop Gadgets
* Diagnostics
* DriveSpace
* DVD Maker
* Easy Transfer
* Fax
* Food & Drink
* Help and Support Center
* Health & Fitness
* HyperTerminal
* Internet Explorer
* Journal
* Media Center
* Meeting Space
* Messaging
* Messenger
* Mobile Device Center
* Movie Maker
* MSN Dial-up
* NetMeeting
* NTBackup
* Outlook Express
* Travel
* Photo Gallery
* Photo Viewer
* Program Manager
* Steps Recorder
* Syskey
* WinHelp
* Write

Others|

* ScanDisk
* File Protection
* Media Control Interface
* Next-Generation Secure Computing Base
* POSIX subsystem
* Interix
* Video for Windows
* Windows SideShow
* Windows Services for UNIX
* Windows System Assessment Tool
* WinFS

Spun off to
Microsoft Store|

* DVD Player
* Hover!
* Mahjong
* Minesweeper

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* t
* e

Calendaring software

* 30 Boxes
* Any.do
* Artist Growth
* Cal (Unix)
* Calendar (Apple)
* Calendar (Windows)
* Cozi Central
* DAViCal
* Hiri
* EM Client
* EProductivity
* Evolution
* Google Calendar
* Holiline Reminder
* Ical (Unix)
* Lanyrd
* Mail (Windows)
* Meeting Maker
* Microsoft Outlook
* Desktop
* Mobile
* Web
* Mozilla Calendar Project
* Lightning
* Sunbird
* Rainlendar
* Remember the Milk
* SabreDAV
* Sun Java System Calendar Server
* Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite
* Upcoming
* Yahoo! Calendar
* Windows Live Mail
* wmCalClock

Discontinued|

* Chandler
* Ecco Pro
* HotJava Views
* Microsoft Entourage
* MobileMe
* Now Up-to-Date
* Plan
* Sunrise Calendar
* Tempo
* Windows Mobile Device Center

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