Windows: Nano10 !new!

By Alex Corren, Senior Tech Analyst

Here is the complete history, architecture, and legacy of the OS that was too efficient to live. To understand Nano 10, you must go back to 2015. Microsoft was terrified of Linux containers. Docker was eating the datacenter. In response, Microsoft created Windows Server Nano —a stripped-down, headless installation of Windows Server 2016. It had no GUI, no 32-bit compatibility, no Local Logon, and no GUI stack at all. It measured roughly 400 MB on disk. windows nano10

If you find a USB drive labeled "Nano 10" at a garage sale, don't install it on your main PC. Fire up a VM. And for two glorious hours, you'll wonder why the future of computing required so much stuff . By Alex Corren, Senior Tech Analyst Here is