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Note You add drivers to the Nano Server image by using using the New-NanoServerImage script. 
Roles and features 
Nano Server also separates the package store from the image. Therefore, none of the role or feature 
binaries are in the WinSXS folder when Nano Server is deployed; you must add them to the image 

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CHAPTER 3 | Application platform 
prior to deploying Nano Server. This makes it possible for you to configure the deployed Nano Server 
image with just what is necessary for the role of the server. 
Note You install roles and features by using the NewNanoServerImage cmdlet. 
Additional roles will be added over time. You can check to validate what are the latest roles added to 
Nano Server Support at 
https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/mt126167.aspx
. 
Applications 
Nano Server has several proven scenarios as we have discussed, but what about running applications 
on Nano Server as a guest VM or container workload? This would reduce the footprint required and 
mitigate a broad number of potential security threats. The big question is how do we get an 
application into Nano Server? 
Remember, Nano Server is a deeply refactored version of Windows, and hence if there are 
components that your application depends on (i.e., GUI components), not included in Nano Server, it 
will not run and you will need to refactor the application to support Nano Server. 
More info For some background reference, you can find a walkthrough example for developing an 
application on Nano Server at 
http://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/nanoserver/2016/04/27/ 
developing-native-apps-on-nano-server and https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/ 
nanoserver/2016/04/27/nanoserverapiscan-exe-updated-for-tp5/
. 
If you have refactored your application to be compatible with Nano Server, you can use a new utility 
called Windows Server Apps (WSA) Installer to help you package an APPX package and install this on 
your Nano Server. APPX and WSA are a new framework for installing applications and overcoming 
some of the limitations we had with MSI Installer. 
More info To learn more about installing Windows Server applications on Nano Server, go to 
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/nanoserver/2015/11/18/installing-windows-server-apps-on-
nano-server
.