When it comes to operating systems, conversations tend to revolve around three major names: Windows, Linux, and macOS. And if you want a free, open-source OS, then those based on Linux are really your ...

When picking operating systems for a closer look here in the Daily Drivers series, the aim has not been to merely pick the next well-known Linux distro off the pile, but to try out the interesting, ...

I spent the day running what feels like to me as one of the weirdest Operating Systems on the planet: ReactOS. A few days ago I started out on a quest to use as many Open Source (but not Linux) ...

ReactOS is an implementation of Windows Server 2003, still in alpha stage, and very interesting. But it is no threat to Windows. None at all. Especially compared with Linux. Here's why. Sponsors.

If you want to run a clone of Microsoft Windows to escape the drama of upgrading to Windows 10, try ReactOS-- but do not expect it to be a fully functional replacement any time soon. ReactOS is a free ...

ReactOS is an open source operating system designed to let you run Windows applications without installing Windows. Under development for nearly 3 decades, it's still in Alpha. But now you can run ...

This is perhaps one of the most Windows-like distribution of Linux. It is somewhat a replica of Windows 7, with the Start menu, Taskbar, etc. The speed of the OS distribution is appreciable. Zorin OS ...

ReactOS is a free, open-source Windows alternative. This OS has merged the Live and Boot ISOs for easier installation. The changes will arrive in the next release. I recently wrote about ReactOS in ...

ReactOS open source Windows clone ran Half-Life in-game for the first time in 30 years of development. A March 2026 GPU driver milestone implementing WDDM and KMDF unlocked the GoldSrc OpenGL pipeline ...