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Download The Updated ReactOS 0.4.13 ISO

We try to cover mostly Linux news but since we love all open source projects, sometimes there are news and gossip not related to a specific Linux distribution. Recently, we reported on Hyperbola becoming a BSD, so the following ReactOS news fit right in here.

The official changelog is bursting with cool additions, critical fixes, and loads of new hardware supported. Read the full changelog here, we'll only provide a preview with the best of the best features:

  • Improved USB storage handling
  • Fixed various boot problems (especially Live CD related)
  • Lots of love for HP laptop hardware (also AMD SB600)
  • Many BSOD issues have finally been closed
  • Fixed hundreds of critical regressions

Another impressive release, although the cynics among the open-source community might not see this.

Download the updated ReactOS 0.4.13 ISO from SourceForge: https://sourceforge.net/projects/reactos/files/ReactOS/0.4.13/

BTW, the ReactOS project recently re-launched their website, now based on the Hugo static site generator. Read more about this here.

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