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Why did Windows 95 setup use three operating systems?

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304 points mooreds | 1 comments | 17 Nov 24 19:54 UTC | HN request time: 0.649s | source
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reddalo ◴[17 Nov 24 21:02 UTC] No.42167210[source]▶
Don't modern versions of Windows do the same? For example, I clearly remember that the Windows 10 installer first launches a Windows 7-like environment.
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1. heraldgeezer ◴[17 Nov 24 21:13 UTC] No.42167331[source]▶
Yes that is Windows Preinstallation Environment (also known as Windows PE and WinPE)

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufactu...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Preinstallation_Enviro...