Microsoft Software Install Manager (SIM), a component of WCEfA, allows you to control what can be installed on your device platform. You can define your platform as being open, closed, or restricted to new installations, and SIM will enforce these designations.
Anything can be installed on an open platform, as long as the applications are compiled for the appropriate processor. At the other extreme, no third-party software can be installed on a closed platform. Only certified applications can be installed on a restricted platform. Regardless of the openness of the platform, you, —the OEM— can always provide updates to the files and data that were originally shipped.
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