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ReactOS 0.4.16 released with improved compatibility and fewer bugs

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The ReactOS project has released version 0.4.16, an open-source operating system aiming to be compatible with Windows NT. This update, developed over 18 months, introduces significant bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements, including a unified bootable and live CD image, enhanced video, audio, networking, and storage drivers, and a new graphical installer. The release also addresses issues with graphics drivers on AMD hardware and improves audio and storage driver stability, while expanding networking support and introducing a headless Server Core installation type. AI

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ReactOS 0.4.16 released with improved compatibility and fewer bugs

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  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    ReactOS 0.4.16 serves '90s Windows nostalgia with fewer bugs

    30 years on, it's still alpha, but 0.4.16 brings plenty of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements - just in time for Windows XP's 25th anniversary

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