# Lima v2.3.0-beta.0

- Product: Lima (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/lima)
- Vendor: Lima Project
- Date: 2026-09-01
- Version: v2.3.0-beta.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/releases/tag/v2.3.0-beta.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/lima/releases/v2.3.0-beta.0
- Labels: Pre-release; Platforms: macOS, Linux

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- **added** — Experimental support for HCS driver on Windows hosts
- **changed** — Several enhancements for Windows guests

Highlights:
- Experimental support for HCS driver on Windows hosts (#5449, thanks to [LFX mentee](https://lfx.linuxfoundation.org/tools/mentorship/) @mie313)
- Several enhancements for Windows guests (thanks to [LFX mentee](https://lfx.linuxfoundation.org/tools/mentorship/) @mie313)

##### Changes
Full changes: https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/milestone/74?closed=1
Thanks to @MEETNANDA8107 @Nashit-h @PhysicistJohn @SABITHSAHEB @afbjorklund @arixmkii @ekalinin @jandubois @mie313 @ravi-arnan @resker @unsuman

##### Usage
```console
$ limactl create
$ limactl start
...
INFO[0029] READY. Run `lima` to open the shell.

$ lima uname
Linux
```

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The binaries were built automatically on GitHub Actions.
The build log is available for 90 days: https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/actions/runs/33475583477

The sha256sum of the SHA256SUMS file itself is `3dfbc7f32627124dbde7683a0131e25c0a807c850a7b0d56f01e532b2128e09a` .
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Release manager: @AkihiroSuda