ReactOS releases 0.4.8 with experimental Vista/7/10 software compatibility

Re:ReactOS releases 0.4.8 with experimental Vista/7/10 softw... by cm2187 on Monday April 16, 2018 @02:38AM (#16847077)

They fixed some UX problems but left others. Two control panels, massive grey buttons that feel odd when used with a mouse, dysfunctional and random start menu, full screen modal notifications (windows server 2016), etc

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Re:ReactOS releases 0.4.8 with experimental Vista/7/10 softw... by michrassena on Monday April 16, 2018 @05:52PM (#16853169)

The two control panels thing is maddening. It's just embarrassing they've let this mess escape beta. It should be one or the other, not an unevenly applied mixture. The lack of cohesiveness makes the whole system look amateurish.

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Re:ReactOS releases 0.4.8 with experimental Vista/7/10 softw... by tracker1 on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @07:37PM (#16872211)

The control panels have been in a constant state of flux since Vista... frankly it wasn't the biggest annoyance until after windows 7 (which at least had semi-clean breaks)... Win8/10 are horrible. I don't have a windows machine currently, running a hackintosh for my home desktop. I may give ReactOS a try in a VM to see how much I can get working.

Does the DOS stuff work? (NTVDM)

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