Windows Hardware Engineering Conference

<h2 id="audience">Audience</h2>
WinHEC will stay true to its strong technical roots. The agenda will be packed with executive keynotes, deep technical training sessions, hands-on labs, and opportunities for Q&A on topics across the spectrum of Windows-based hardware. For executives, engineering managers, engineers and technical product managers at OEMs, ODMs, IHVs, and IDHs who are working with or want to work with Windows technologies

<h2 id="events">Events</h2>
<ul><li>1992 – <a href="/facts/San_Francisco/cb9l7hbC">San Francisco</a>, <a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a>. March 1–3, 1992</li>
<li>1993 – <a href="/facts/San_Jose%2c_California/PCaTmTDq">San Jose</a>, <a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a>. March 1–3, 1993</li>
<li>1994 – <a href="/facts/San_Francisco/cb9l7hbC">San Francisco</a>, <a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a>. February 23–25, 1994</li>
<li>1995 – <a href="/facts/San_Francisco/cb9l7hbC">San Francisco</a>, <a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a>. March 20–22, 1995</li>
<li>1996 – <a href="/facts/San_Jose%2c_California/PCaTmTDq">San Jose</a>, <a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a>. April 1–3, 1996</li>
<li>1997 – <a href="/facts/San_Francisco/cb9l7hbC">San Francisco</a>, <a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a>. April 8–10, 1997</li>
<li>1998 – <a href="/facts/Orlando%2c_Florida/QeW5fkCp">Orlando</a>, <a href="/facts/Florida/cF245A3Q">Florida</a>. March 25–27, 1998</li>
<li>1999 – <a href="/facts/Los_Angeles/pyXpYEX9">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a>. April 7–9, 1999</li>
<li>2000 – <a href="/facts/New_Orleans/IgCn61KH">New Orleans</a>, <a href="/facts/Louisiana/2GvfFcKE">Louisiana</a>. April 25–27, 2000</li>
<li>2001 – <a href="/facts/Anaheim%2c_California/nIGWAJWY">Anaheim</a>, <a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a>. March 26–28, 2001.
<ul><li>Announcement of the availability of <a href="/facts/Windows_XP/IozrkAYS">Windows XP</a> Beta 2, which includes the first public beta of <a href="/facts/Internet_Explorer_6/MGfbdL4h">Internet Explorer 6</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2">2</a></li></ul></li>
<li>2002 – <a href="/facts/Seattle/7lYIrCa6">Seattle</a>, <a href="/facts/Washington_(state)/7tCrTFnN">Washington</a>. April 16–18, 2002.</li>
<li>2003 – <a href="/facts/New_Orleans/IgCn61KH">New Orleans</a>, <a href="/facts/Louisiana/2GvfFcKE">Louisiana</a>. May 6–8, 2003.
<ul><li>Bill Gates keynote; demonstrated "Athens" PC concept, discussed <a href="/facts/64-bit_computing/AgvkQHkM">64-bit computing</a>, uptake of Windows XP.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3">3</a></li>
<li>Initial <a href="/facts/Development_of_Windows_Vista/ffbcNuR4">Windows Longhorn</a> demonstrations and discussions, focusing on a new Desktop Composition Engine (which later became known as the <a href="/facts/Desktop_Window_Manager/Fo1XazIJ">Desktop Window Manager</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4">4</a></li></ul></li>
<li>2004 – Seattle, Washington. May 4–7, 2004.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5">5</a>
<ul><li>Discussion of Longhorn release timeline and upcoming service packs for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003</li>
<li>Updated Athens concept PC design, named "Troy" based on a Longhorn user interface</li></ul></li>
<li>2005 – <a href="/facts/Washington_State_Convention_Center/wkvqXaVA">Washington State Convention and Trade Center</a>, <a href="/facts/Seattle/7lYIrCa6">Seattle, Washington</a>. April 25–27, 2005.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6">6</a>
<ul><li>Bill Gates gave a keynote speech on various topics including Windows "Longhorn" (known later as <a href="/facts/Windows_Vista/IASEUCTB">Windows Vista</a>) and 64-bit computing.</li></ul></li>
<li>2006 – Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, Washington. May 23–25, 2006. Attendance of more than 3,700.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7">7</a>
<ul><li>Microsoft announced the release of beta 2 of Windows Vista, <a href="/facts/Windows_Server_2008/hrcPjTCH">Windows Server "Longhorn"</a> and <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Office_2007/6qxbuGxr">Microsoft Office 2007</a>.</li>
<li>The <a href="/facts/Free_Software_Foundation/k0sBmw7y">Free Software Foundation</a> staged a protest outside the venue, wearing yellow hazmat suits and handing out pamphlets claiming that Microsoft products are "<a href="/facts/Defective_by_Design/k7B9HRL9">Defective by Design</a>" because of the <a href="/facts/Digital_rights_management/4AF8JmDt">digital rights management</a> technologies included in them.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8">8</a></li></ul></li>
<li>2007 – <a href="/facts/Los_Angeles_Convention_Center/yVR52Ll7">Los Angeles Convention Center</a>, <a href="/facts/Los_Angeles/pyXpYEX9">Los Angeles, California</a>. May 15–17, 2007.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9">9</a></li>
<li>2008 – <a href="/facts/Los_Angeles_Convention_Center/yVR52Ll7">Los Angeles Convention Center</a>, <a href="/facts/Los_Angeles/pyXpYEX9">Los Angeles, California</a>. November 4–6, 2008.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10">10</a>
<ul><li>Immediately following <a href="/facts/Professional_Developers_Conference/sEG2CcoJ">PDC 2008</a>, held at the same venue, October 27–30.</li>
<li>Focusing on the then upcoming <a href="/facts/Windows_7/tldLdbnX">Windows 7</a>.</li></ul></li>
<li>2015 – Grand Hyatt Shenzhen Hotel, <a href="/facts/Shenzhen/B8rnXRf8">Shenzhen</a>, <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a>. March 18–19, 2015.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11">11</a>
<ul><li>Microsoft released the source of the <a href="/facts/Windows_Driver_Frameworks/HdlLLRCE">Windows Driver Frameworks</a>.</li>
<li>Focused on <a href="/facts/Windows_10/be9IHehJ">Windows 10</a>.</li></ul></li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
Main
<ul><li><a href="http://winhec.com">Official website</a></li></ul>
2006
<ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060621050216/http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/winhec/material.mspx">Press materials from WinHEC 2006</a></li>
<li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070313111200/http://www.microsoft.com/emea/itsshowtime/winhec2006.aspx">Online videos etc. from WinHEC 2006</a></li></ul>
2005
<ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091206160139/http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/winhec_2005.asp">WinSuperSite show report for WinHEC 2005</a></li>
<li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060415045012/http://www.tgdaily.com:80/2005/04/26/winhec_2005/index.html">WinHEC 2005: Microsoft's 64 Bit Promises</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1">"Announcing the return of WinHEC". Windows Blog. Microsoft. Retrieved 27 September 2014. <a href="http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2014/09/26/announcing-the-return-of-winhec/" target="_blank">http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2014/09/26/announcing-the-return-of-winhec/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:2">"Bill Gates Announces the Availability of Microsoft Windows XP Beta 2". PressPass. Microsoft. 26 March 2001. Archived from the original on January 12, 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-04. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090112193345/http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2001/Mar01/03-26XPBeta2PR.mspx" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20090112193345/http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2001/Mar01/03-26XPBeta2PR.mspx</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:3">Richard Fisco (7 May 2003). "WinHEC 2003 Keynotes". PC Magazine. Retrieved 2008-11-11. <a href="https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2132050,00.asp" target="_blank">https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2132050,00.asp</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:4">"WinHec 2003". John Peddie Research. May 2003. Archived from the original on October 31, 2006. Retrieved 2008-11-11. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20061031220259/http://www.jonpeddie.com/dispatches/WinHec2003/winhec2003.shtml" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20061031220259/http://www.jonpeddie.com/dispatches/WinHec2003/winhec2003.shtml</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:5">Thurrott, Paul (7 May 2004). "WinHEC 2004 Show Report and Photo Gallery". SuperSite for Windows. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-12-04. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080513113841/http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/winhec_2004.asp" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20080513113841/http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/winhec_2004.asp</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:6">"Trusted Computing group past events". Archived from the original on October 3, 2006. Retrieved 2006-09-02. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20061003200647/https://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/news/events/pastevents" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20061003200647/https://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/news/events/pastevents</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:7">"WinHEC 2006: Windows Hardware Engineering Conference". Microsoft. Retrieved 2006-09-02. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winhec/" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winhec/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:8">Bruce Byfield (May 23, 2006). "FSF launches anti-DRM campaign outside WinHEC 2006". NewsForge. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2006-05-28. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150706194805/http://archive09.linux.com/articles/54587?theme=print" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20150706194805/http://archive09.linux.com/articles/54587?theme=print</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:9">"WinHEC 2006: Windows Hardware Engineering Conference". Microsoft. Retrieved 2006-09-02. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winhec/" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winhec/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:10">"WinHEC 2008: Windows Hardware Engineering Conference". Microsoft. Retrieved 2008-09-06. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winhec/default.mspx" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winhec/default.mspx</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:11">"WinHEC 2015". Retrieved 2014-12-18. <a href="https://www.winhec.com/" target="_blank">https://www.winhec.com/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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