Install Windows IoT Core on Raspberry Pi
In this recipe, we will be installing a Windows IoT Core on a Raspberry Pi 2 device. Windows 10 IoT Core is a version of Windows 10 for the IoT device. We can develop a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app using the Visual Studio and install them on Raspberry Pi. This device can act as a gateway or end device depending on the implementation we plan.
Getting ready
You will require the IoT Core dashboard tool that provisions Windows 10 IoT Core and manages devices.
You can download it from here: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=708576.
How to do it...
This recipe, will set the Windows IoT Core upon the Raspberry Pi device:
- Download and install the IoT dashboard.
- Select
Set up a new device
:

Set up a new device
- Connect the SD card via the memory card reader.
- The default name for the device will be
minwinpc
. - You will need to provide the default password, which will be used while managing or connecting the device through the network.
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