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'''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== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
WinVOS-22621.1.png|Microsoft Validation OS based on [[Windows 11 2022 Update]]</gallery> | WinVOS-22621.1.png|Microsoft Validation OS based on [[Windows 11 2022 Update]]</gallery> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
== External links == | |||
* [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/validation-os-overview?view=windows-11 Microsoft Validation OS documentation] | |||
{{Microsoft Windows}} | {{Microsoft Windows}} | ||
[[Category:Specialized editions of Microsoft Windows]] | [[Category:Specialized editions of Microsoft Windows]] | ||