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==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
The environment used the [[Windows Classic]] theme up to version 3.0 (based on [[Windows 7]]), as it didn't include support for [[visual style]]s, although it did at first include some elements such as the newer Aero cursors. The theme service was introduced in WinPE 4.0 (based on [[Windows 8]]) together with the [[Windows Aero]] theme, although it falls back to [[Windows Basic]] window frames due to [[Desktop Window Manager]] not being included. Parts of the Aero theme resources were since removed from the Preinstallation Environment as of [[Windows 10 (original release)|the original Windows 10 release]], leaving behind a variant where the font falls back to Segoe UI Italic in most visual aspects (except the [[Windows Setup|setup application]], which has its own font file bundled) and the cursor scheme reverted to the original pre-Vista variation. | The environment used the [[Windows Classic]] theme up to version 3.0 (based on [[Windows 7]]), as it didn't include support for [[visual style]]s, although it did at first include some elements such as the newer Aero cursors. The theme service was introduced in WinPE 4.0 (based on [[Windows 8]]) together with the [[Windows Aero]] theme, although it falls back to [[Windows Basic]] window frames due to [[Desktop Window Manager]] not being included. Parts of the Aero theme resources were since removed from the Preinstallation Environment as of [[Windows 10 (original release)|the original Windows 10 release]], leaving behind a variant where the font falls back to Segoe UI Italic in most visual aspects (except the [[Windows Setup|setup application]], which has its own font file bundled) and the cursor scheme reverted to the original pre-Vista variation. | ||
==Derivatives== | |||
=== Windows Recovery Environment === | |||
{{hatnote|Main article: [[Windows Recovery Environment]]}} | |||
The Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) is a diagnostic tool suite used for troubleshooting system-level issues that prevent a Windows installation from booting properly. It is the successor to the [[Recovery Console]], a command-line tool included from [[Windows 2000]] till [[Windows Server 2003]]. | |||
It was introduced with [[Windows Vista]] as a tool available on the setup disc. Since [[Windows 7]], the Recovery Environment is installed along with the rest of the operating system into a hidden partition. This allows the boot loader to automatically start the recovery environment whenever it deems it necessary. | |||
=== Microsoft DaRT === | |||
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=== Validation OS === | |||
Validation OS or WinVOS is a minimal [[Windows 11]]-based environment intended to be used by Windows device manufacturers during early design stages.<ref>[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/validation-os-overview Microsoft Validation OS overview], ''Microsoft Learn''. 30 May 2022.</ref> Compared to a regular copy of Windows PE, it is considerably more stripped down, leaving the bare essentials needed to bring up the Windows GUI and console. As a side effect of this, various user experience areas, such as the window caption buttons, do not fully render or behave as expected due to the removed components. | |||
==List of versions== | ==List of versions== | ||