The ReactOS open-source operating system has seen its NTFS file-system driver mature to the point that it can be finally used for installing and using ReactOS with it. NTFS formatting support is also finally now possible with this driver too.

Hitting this major milestone of its NTFS driver maturing to the point of installing and using the ReactOS operating system itself with it also puts the project one step closer to its elusive beta release.

ReactOS posted to X today this big goal being realized of the NTFS driver being much more mature for handling ReactOS installations.

It is important to note though that the ReactOS NTFS driver still lacks caching leading to slower performance than other NTFS drivers/platforms, journaling, and security support are also not yet implemented. There is also the possibility of other undiscovered bugs they note.

A nice milestone for ReactOS and the latest in a variety of nice achievements they have made so far in 2026.

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[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 day ago

Another answer already gave you the information you look for, but this is really just a case of "politics makes strange bedfellows".

Russian government officials want to replace Windows with ReactOS because they want Russia to be independent from US companies like Microsoft.

I want to replace Windows with ReactOS because I believe in free and open source software as a movement for individual freedom.

We are not the same, but can still work together on something practical like this.