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So I wanted to create an operating system that was Purely for running a windows application. Is there any way to do this, and what is the name of an application-based operating system? This application doesn't import to any place like appdata, program files (program files x86) or any %windir% directory, it just stays in the folder with the .exe

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Do NOT just say "OH IT'S SOOO HARD DON'T DO IT" I need a program (That makes an OS) that can be based off of an application.

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I don't think you really want to build your own operating system. There's already an operating system called ReactOS that's pretty much what you're looking to build.

Just to reemphasize that creating an operating system isn't easy (especially one that runs Windows applications), ReactOS development started in 1998 and they're still in alpha stage.

If you still want to have a crack at it, I would recommend having a look at OSDev, Wine source code and ReactOS source code.

Have you considered perhaps making a minimalistic Linux distro that contains the minimum number of programs needed to start up Wine and the Windows application you need?