Microsoft releases a new lightweight Windows 11 verified operating system, and it might not work for you

Microsoft recently released a new lightweight version of Windows 11 without any major announcements. However, this new lightweight operating system is not suitable for the average end user. It's command line-based and called "Microsoft Validation OS" and is designed for hardware or software vendors, developers, and technicians to help diagnose and mitigate problems. It will essentially help build hardware and software around Windows 11 without having to install the entire thing.

Here's how Microsoft defines its new Validation OS:

Microsoft Validation OS is a lightweight, fast, and customizable operating system based on Windows 11. You can use it on the factory floor to diagnose, mitigate, and repair hardware defects during the manufacturing of Windows devices. Validates operating system boot to the command line environment to increase reliability on the factory floor and support running Win32 applications, smoothing the transition from early hardware boot to retail operating systems and application development.

As you can see in Microsoft's description above, Validation OS supports Win32 applications and is designed to help diagnose projects in development based on Windows 11. This is because the Win32 API provides direct access to the system hardware and has various diagnostic tools.

You can find more details and resources about Validation OS at the following links:

• Mounting and Customizing Validation OS Images
• Settings can Booted Verification OS Installation
• Verification OS Feature Pack Reference
• Verification Launching Applications or Commands when the OS Starts
• Debugging Applications in Verification OS

If you want to give it a try, Microsoft Validation OS is available for download as a Windows Image (.WIM) file at this link for ARM64 and AMD64 architectures.

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