Features
What SBOS includes
Each entry points to the page that explains the capability and its boundaries.
Feature reference
| Capability | What it covers | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Core operating system | Star System Kernel, SBFS, immutable core, userland, provisioning, updates, rollback, and recovery. | Technical |
| Native applications |
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bundles, App Registry records, app-local state, lifecycle tracking, movement, removal, repair, reset, and updates.
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Technical |
| Compatibility applications | Separate Windows, Linux, and macOS paths with installers, launchers, dependencies, profiles, local refinement, and updated compatibility data. | Compatibility |
| Application boundaries | Process visibility, files, user data, networking, localhost, devices, capture, resources, and application-to-application access. | Security |
| Diagnostics | Crash, fault, performance, compatibility, lifecycle, and service-health information used for diagnostics and engineering analysis. | Technical |
| SBOS Desktop | Shell, files, browser, media, games, VR, streaming, capture, creative work, development, containers, VMs, settings, and maintenance. | Desktop |
| SBOS Server | Server Suite, App Collections, hosting, mail, file services, remote access, backup, containers, virtualization, monitoring, and deployment management. | Server |
| FST ID | Identity, directory, certificates, enrollment, authentication, policy, federation, delegated administration, and migration or coexistence. | Server |
| SBGS | Policy, routing, firewalling, DNS and web controls, inspection, content scrubbing, threat processing, VPN, QoS, health, and resilience. | Server |
| SBN | Network file sharing, SRWECMFA trustee rights, visibility, creation, modification, deletion, delegation, and share-scoped Supervisor authority. | Server |
| Virtualization | Application environments, the SBOS native hypervisor, and separate VMware or VirtualBox compatibility workflows. | Technical |
| Enterprise administration | Imaging, fleet enrollment, policies, dashboards, identity, certificates, gateway rules, diagnostics, migration, support, and training. | Enterprise |