Windows CE 3.0

Windows CE 3.0 (codenamed Cedar and Galileo) is the third major version of Windows CE embedded operating system, which was initially released on June 15, 2000. Mainstream support ended on September 30, 2005 and extended support ended on October 9, 2007.

Updated features

 * Major recode that allowed CE to function in real time down to the microsecond level.
 * Used as the base for Pocket PC 2000, Handheld PC 2000, Pocket PC 2002 and Smartphone 2002.
 * Priority levels were increased from 8 to 256
 * Object store was increased from 65,536 to 4.19 million allowed objects.
 * Restricted access to critical APIs or restricting write access to parts of the registry.