Remove the CD/USB. The system should boot directly to C:\> with the MS-DOS 8.0 kernel.
By default, it cannot boot directly to a command prompt from a hard drive. ms-dos 8.0 iso
Here’s a for a fictional MS-DOS 8.0 ISO feature set — imagining what a modern DOS release from Microsoft might include for legacy hardware, embedded systems, or retro computing enthusiasts. Remove the CD/USB
(This is a cosmetic holdover from the original kernel.) ms-dos 8.0 iso
MS-DOS 8.0 cannot run on top of Windows NT-based systems (2000/XP/Vista+) as a full OS. It’s mostly a boot environment or a recovery tool.