In IoT, the greatest interest is usually directed to the collection and management of data that has become the gold of the 21st century. However, industry and automation applications in general often need devices to be able to guarantee high standards on other points of view as well. In particular, one of the focal points of the automation world is Realtime. In the Microsoft ecosystem there has always been great attention and interest on these topics, however with the announced end of life of Windows CE this important piece had failed. But something boils in the pot and it looks like it can bring the subject back to the fore. Let's see what it is...