Linux can sort of run Windows apps but not without jumping through multiple hoops. Imagine an operating system that is designed from the ground up to run Windows apps natively. That’s the promise of ReactOS.
What is ReactOS, and Why Should You Care
Meet ReactOS. It’s a free and open source operating system developed from scratch to run Windows drivers and software. It’s not Linux. It’s not Unix. It’s actually a reverse-engineered Windows clone.
You can imagine how daunting cloning an entire closed-source OS can be. To call it ambitious would be an understatement. ReactOS has been in development for the last two decades, and it’s still in alpha! So we shouldn’t expect a stable release anytime soon. When you log into the ReactOS desktop, you won’t see a Windows 11 look-alike. Or Windows 10, 8, 7, or even XP. It looks and feels a lot like Windows 2000 or 98. Even if a stable ReactOS comes out someday,