Windows 10 build 14278.0.RS1 and Windows Nano Server leaked to the web

Two interesting non-official releases of Windows have leaked to the Internet. The first one is a Windows 10 RedStone branch build 14278. The other one is a Windows Nano Server installation image.
It is not clear why build 10.0.14278 has leaked, since it is older than the latest Insider build 14279. The full build tag is 10.0.14278.0.rs1.160228-2349. Only the Enterprise edition 32-bit build has leaked.

Interested people can find the download links at MyDigitalLife forums HERE.

Technical details of the leaked build are as follows:

File: 14278.0.160227-2349.RS1_CLIENTENTERPRISE_VOL_X86FRE_EN-US.rar
CRC-32: dddbc8fd
   MD4: 0f98011e18f4ad62da9b26e7c8f0beb1
   MD5: 81074125caeb1461e83d38833896783b
 SHA-1: 9cfc33ac08363bb379e87f2d8797ba3866244bfd

  File: 14278.0.160227-2349.RS1_CLIENTENTERPRISE_VOL_X86FRE_EN-US.iso
CRC-32: 6768b7d9
   MD4: f07ccdd9aee1b970d23c2090f891fb7e
   MD5: 0aa0b684589b3da5bb16575b171fc908
 SHA-1: 6435c2f03f0819b0656038e3a4b94ef80693def9

Windows Nano Server is the other interesting leak. Nano Server is a deeply refactored version of Windows Server with a small footprint and remotely managed installation, optimized for the cloud and a DevOps workflow. It is designed for fewer patch and update events, faster restarts, better resource utilization and tighter security. Nano Server will allow customers to install just the components they require and nothing more. Nano Server has:

• 93 percent lower VHD size
• 92 percent fewer critical bulletins
• 80 percent fewer reboots

If you want to play with Windows Nano Server, refer to the following Tweet:

Please keep in mind that Windows Nano Server is designed to run in virtualization containers, so you will have issues with installing it on your real hardware.

As usual, we do not recommend you to use any unofficial builds as your primary operating system. We suggest you to try it in a virtual machine, if you decide to play with it.

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