Windows read-only system?

Question

Windows

is it possible to create a windows system that works in read-only mode (did not write data to the hard disk), and after a reboot it restored its original state?
Solution: we start using windows 8 embedded with the Unified Write Filter function.
How to enable https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj979962%...

Answer 1

There is such MS SteadyState . Among other things, it allows you to reset the state of the disk on reboot.

Answer 2

There is.
1. Install VMware ESXi.
2. Deploy the VM from the image.
3. In the virtual machine settings, set the Nonpersistent Disk option.
www.vspecialist.co.uk/non-persistent-disks-with-vms
4. Your operating system will be reset after each reboot.
It is likely that this functionality is supported by other hypervisors as well. Didn't encounter.

Answer 3

For rollback - Shadow User. But I have little faith in the performance of Windows without the ability to write to disk ...

Answer 4

I thought about winPE, then there will be a very slow and thoughtful system