I&#x27;ve loaded up Windows 10 IoT for RPI 2 previously.  It is a Windows kernel, but otherwise massively cut down.  It limits the system to a single running &quot;foreground&quot; application at a time, plus some system services.
If you wished to dedicate the device to a single purpose, it&#x27;s fine, but don&#x27;t expect a robust shell environment like you would see on a bare bones linux box.  It certainly won&#x27;t support a user using it as a desktop environment.  Think of it more as embedded Windows offering, great for being a single app server, robotics platform or kiosk.