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{{Infobox Windows version | {{Infobox Windows version | ||
|name = Microsoft Validation OS | |name = Microsoft Validation OS | ||
|image = | |image = MSVOS-24H2.png | ||
|arch = AMD64, ARM64 | |arch = AMD64, ARM64 | ||
|family = 11 | |family = 11 | ||
|latestbuild = [[Windows 11 build | |latestbuild = [[Windows 11 build 26100|10.0.26100]] | ||
|based-on = [[Windows 11 | |based-on = [[Windows 11 2024 Update]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Microsoft Validation OS''' (internally referred to as '''WinVOS''') is a minimal [[Windows 11]]-based environment intended to be used by Windows device manufacturers as an aid during early design stages.<ref>McClister, Christoper et al. [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/validation-os-overview Microsoft Validation OS overview], ''Microsoft Learn''. 30 May 2022.</ref> It is similar to [[Windows Preinstallation Environment]] in that it runs from a RAM disk and boots into a Command Prompt, although it is considerably more stripped down, leaving the bare essentials needed to bring up the Windows GUI and console. | '''Microsoft Validation OS''' (internally referred to as '''WinVOS''') is a minimal [[Windows 11]]-based environment intended to be used by Windows device manufacturers as an aid during early design stages.<ref>McClister, Christoper et al. [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/validation-os-overview Microsoft Validation OS overview], ''Microsoft Learn''. 30 May 2022.</ref> It is similar to [[Windows Preinstallation Environment]] in that it runs from a RAM disk and boots into a Command Prompt, although it is considerably more stripped down, leaving the bare essentials needed to bring up the Windows GUI and console. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
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WinVOS-22621.1.png|Microsoft Validation OS based on [[Windows 11 2022 Update]]</gallery> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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