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ReactOS Shows Improved Stability and 64-Bit Support at Chemnitz Linux Days 2026

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Why This Matters

ReactOS's recent advancements in stability and 64-bit support showcased at Chemnitz Linux Days 2026 highlight its ongoing progress towards a reliable Windows-compatible open-source OS. These improvements are significant for developers and consumers seeking an alternative to proprietary operating systems, emphasizing enhanced hardware compatibility and performance. The event underscores the growing interest and collaborative efforts within the open-source community to refine ReactOS for broader adoption.

Key Takeaways

Hello to our dear followers.

I came back from Chemnitz today and want to show you some pictures of our booth at the Linux Days 2026 and our apartment and some more stuff.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/1LrSoM4qNecdmpqh6

I will write a Blog post about it tomorrow, but here for you some first impressions.

- We showed not just the 64 Bit port running on real hardware, but also the improvements in stability.

- I had to reinstall ROS ZERO times on my devices over the two days we were there. Of course it BSODed a few times, but a simple reboot later I was able to continue.

- We had hardware accelerated GFX on two of the four notebooks we had there. Sound was active on two, too. LAN was active on ALL four of them. All with the official drivers for the devices coming from the support pages of the manufacturers.

- We showed games running this year and they ran better than I expected.

- We had quite some work to do there. I myself talked to 36 people over the two days and the others had many discussions, too. Some of these discussions were coming from very interested people with interesting questions and best wishes for our improvements and steady progress.

- Libre Office was next to us and we just HAD TO show it running on ROS. Not the newest one, but a 5.x version was running super fine.

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