Microsoft Validation OS is a lightweight, fast, and customizable Windows 11-based operating system that you can use on the factory floor to diagnose, mitigate and repair hardware defects during Windows device manufacturing. Validation OS boots into a
Command Line environment to increase reliability on the factory floor and supports running Win32 apps, smoothing the transition from early hardware bring-up to retail OS and apps development.

This is an intriguing Windows variant I';d never heard of before. Validation OS boots to a command line and sports a basic UI framework, and is supposedly capable to run Win32 applications, but if the early reports on forums are anything to go by, it';s
currently quite broken and effectively useless since Win32 applications do not actually run. As such, I';m not entirely sure who or what this is for, or if this is a very early release that needs a lot more work.

In any event, it';s free, so no harm done in giving it a go.

https://www.osnews.com/story/135092/microsoft-validation-os/

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