FAQ: Does Kinect for Windows SDK support Windows Embedded Compact?
No, Kinect for Windows SDK doesn’t support Windows Embedded Compact version 7 (or other versions of Windows Embedded Compact).
This is true as of May 2012 (including version 1.0 and 1.5 of Kinect for Windows SDK).
But now it does (for Win 8) – http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/06/windows-embedded-standard-8-ctp2-download/
No. Windows Embedded Standard and Windows Embedded Compact are two different things.
Windows Embedded Standard is very similar in code base to Windows 7 (and the link you gave to Windows 8).
I think of Windows Embedded Compact as what was formerly known as Windows CE.
Thanks, Rob