Is ReactOS secure?

ReactOS will only be as secure as the more popular apps that users execute. Any attempt to lock the system down beyond what applications expect will cause Vista-style incompatibilities and user complaints.

How good is ReactOS?

ReactOS is all about the porting of Windows applications to a Linux environment which gives the power of open source and freedom to users. Though the OS is not very much user-friendly, it has powerful options for customization, which makes it rather a better option to choose.

Why does ReactOS exist?

With ReactOS, we have freedom from deliberately poor design choices such as the premature opening of the desktop well before the rest of the OS is actually ready to operate. ReactOS can allow vastly improved configuration practices such as the separation of the user profile from the OS system drive.

Can ReactOS replace Windows?

ReactOS (short for React Operating System) is an open-source project to develop a quality operating system that is compatible with Microsoft Windows™ NT applications and drivers. So in effect, ReactOS aims to replicate Windows NT.

Who created ReactOS?

ReactOS

ReactOS 0.4.7 desktop
Developer	Community contributors The ReactOS developers
Written in	C, C++
OS family	Windows-like
Working state	Alpha

What kind of software can I run on rereactos?

ReactOS is designed to run any software that Windows can, but unfortunately, if you check out the website ( FAQs | ReactOS Project ). in the FAQ, they write, “ ReactOS is still an on-going project and not all the apps and drivers run perfect on it just now ”. So in all probability, 90–95\% of apps that run on Windows will also run on ReactOS.

Is ReactOS faster than Windows?

To answer your question: ReactOS is faster than Windows. ReactOS is built with the intention of being fast and light and be able to run MOST Windows apps, without being Windows. If it ever gets out of Alpha and goes to a RTM version, I am sure it will be a Windows slayer.

Is ReactOS a ripoff of Windows research kernel?

Axel Rietschin, a kernel engineer at Microsoft, has claimed that ReactOS, an open-source operating system intended to be binary-compatible with Windows, is “a ripoff of the Windows Research Kernel that Microsoft licensed to universities.”

Can You reverse ReactOS without reversing?

ReactOS developer Alex Ionescu has talked about the methods he uses at the OffensiveCon security conference; one of his sessions there, called “Reversing without reversing”, is available online.