Windows Thin PC

Windows Thin PC is the successor to Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs. It is based on Windows Embedded Standard 7, a lightweight version of Windows 7 intended for use in embedded industry devices, and serves as a thin client which can be used on older computers for users who do not want or do not have the option to upgrade hardware. It was released to manufacturing on 1 June 2011 and reached general availability on 1 July 2011.

The operating system is not available in the retail market and is only attainable from the Microsoft Software Assurance program, which is targeted towards the enterprise market.

Features
In a similar fashion to the previous release, many features found in the original Windows 7 release were removed in an effort to reduce the performance impact on older devices. The Desktop Window Manager feature is still present in this release of Windows despite it focusing on older hardware.

Resource usage
Although the OS is designed to repurpose older machines (much like its predecessor), it is not compatible with older hardware, including those from the Pentium 1/2 era.