ReactOS reaches major milestone with NTFS install support
Summary
ReactOS, an open-source operating system similar to Windows, can now be installed directly on NTFS drives, the same type of drive used by most Windows systems. This improvement helps ReactOS move closer to a beta version but still has some performance and security limitations.Key Facts
- ReactOS can now be installed on NTFS partitions, a common Windows file system.
- Previously, ReactOS required a FAT32 partition for installation.
- NTFS has been the standard Windows file system since Windows XP in 2001.
- ReactOS aims to be compatible with Windows Server 2003.
- The new NTFS driver in ReactOS lacks caching, journaling, and security features, which may affect performance and safety.
- Read-only NTFS support has existed in ReactOS since 2016; boot support was added in 2022.
- ReactOS development is mostly volunteer-driven and open to contributors through public platforms like GitHub.
- The project has been in alpha for a long time due to the complexity of recreating Windows from scratch.
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